Peter Diamandis Quotes
I think about things like, 'Will my kids need a college account? Will they even go to college?' I don't know if that will be the case.
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I don't think it is important to be a role model, because if you are a role model, you are pretending to be someone else.
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I want to coach high school football, and that's always what I've wanted to do.
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The thing about Y Combinator that's cool is that most companies won't happen if we don't fund them.
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I spend my own money, not other people's money.
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People more than ever since I can remember are concerned about being out of step and out of line with their political party and won't cross over. There is nobody, man or woman, who wants to be left out, and people are fearful of that. People are fearful of their leadership as well.
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I never want to make a complete, 180 reactional record. I wanted a connection to what I've done in the past but still move forward and evolve.
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The West was involved in toppling the Mossadegh government. That ultimately led to the Iranian revolution.
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'Wet Hot American Summer' was sort of lowbrow genius, you know? But smart in its cultish silliness. It wasn't considered something of great cultural caliber. But like many cult pieces, it sort of became something culturally relevant, which I think is what's so wonderful about it.
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If there's a will, prosperity can't be far behind.
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If I got hit by a truck, I would want to go to hospital, but if something is bothering me I will see my naturopath.
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The surveillance of ordinary people is far greater than I would have imagined and far greater than the American public has been able to debate.
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I have won the most national titles as a German, so what should I do after that? Lay back and take it easy? That's not how I am.
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I have no animus toward digital, though I still pretty much take everything on a silver-based negative, either a wet plate or just regular silver 8x10. But I've started messing a little bit with scanning the negative and then reworking it just slightly.
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In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse to take this oath. I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her.
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You don't fight ideas with bombs.
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I've always been more of a camera hog than anything, and it's just another way to get it all out!
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I love a microphone and a big crowd; I'm an entertainer, I guess.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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To understand a saint, you must hear the devil's advocate; and the same is true of the artist.
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With movement, families get split. With the politicization of religion, spirituality gets diluted. With people intermarrying and falling in love outside of pre-existing defined groups, the tribe is disappearing. I'm not in favor of going back to those things, but you can't take those things away without putting something new in its place. So finding a way to make transience more acceptable, even beautiful is key.
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It's dangerous talking about comedy; it gets to be very tedious and presumptuous.
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I'm lucky: I have very funny kids.
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Kids are so busy with different things and are occupied with other things, so when they do find themselves to be creative, it's often that they can be creative in the kitchen and they get the opportunity to bond with family, friends and talk. It just opens up their lines of communication. We need that now for these young people.
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I think about things like, 'Will my kids need a college account? Will they even go to college?' I don't know if that will be the case.
