Peter Diamandis Quotes
As humans, we have evolved to compete... it is in our genes, and we love to watch a competition.
Quotes to Explore
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Today's designers don't care if fashion has no relationship to human anatomy.
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I don't know that much about who directs what movies, but I'm definitely inspired by the look of old movies; I find them to be really beautiful.
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We're overpaying him, but he's worth it.
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When you are a successful business person, you are only as good as your team. No one can do every deal alone.
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Homosexuals are riding high in the media.
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I've learned never say never.
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As a woman, I've learned that having a uniform of your staples or setting your look and saying what distinguishes you - like red lips or hair or whatever - leaves so much time for the rest of the day.
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I was cast in 'Thor' and I'm cast as a Nordic god. If you know anything about the Nords, they don't look like me but there you go. I think that's a sign of the times for the future. I think we will see multi-level casting. I think we will see that, and I think that's good.
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In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
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I have made an art form of the interview. The French are the best interviewers, despite their addiction to the triad, like all Cartesians.
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I realized in the early days I just didn't edit at all. But I think you become a little more cagey with your lyrics when you know more people are going to hear them and make assumptions about you as a person. Realizing that, you want to be a little more opaque.
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The Companion of Honour I regarded as an award from the country for 50 years of work - which I thought was okay.
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Habit is a great deadener.
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Politics is the attempt to achieve power and prestige without merit.
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A poet can write about a man slaying a dragon, but not about a man pushing a button that releases a bomb.
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I try to do as many different roles as the system will allow me. That's the benefit of not being in a giant blockbuster where you're the lead and you get typecast in that kind of role. I am able to slip in or out of a lot of different parts.
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Trans people deserve something vital; they deserve your respect. From that respect comes a more compassionate community.
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Now we have new tools for exploring the deep and have to pull together a deep exploration program that takes advantage of them.
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You can finish the day's filming or the whole shoot or watch something months later and think you could have done it so much better. It's frustrating.
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Well, I'm Czech, but Polish, Czech, no matter, it's my name.
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To my surprise, I discovered that I could act, and I liked it even better than boxing.
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We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence.
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As humans, we have evolved to compete... it is in our genes, and we love to watch a competition.
