Joe Lonsdale Quotes
Those who ultimately shake up an industry are often outsiders who don't know any better.
Quotes to Explore
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Every child needs to have for itself not only its loving parents and siblings and friends of its own age, but a grown-up friend.
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But I like going to church. If you've been brought up in the Church of England, it feels like visiting an elderly relative. And I think it's important that part of the kids' education is knowing about the Bible.
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The thing I don't miss is waking up in the morning, hurting, the grind of the game.
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Education is a way of empowering people; it opens up so many doors and is fundamental to everybody. And teachers are not often appreciated in the way that they should be.
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A key to strengthening spiritual muscles and enduring hardship is finding strength in the Word of God.
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I want to have fun. It's a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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There were definitely curveballs in my growing up, from a family aspect. My parents got divorced when I was in second grade. I moved around a lot. Actually, I went to about four different schools when I was in fourth grade.
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It's actually very important to put a little foundation up into your hairline, or else it looks like your face is not yours - like someone just Photoshopped it on!
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When you discover first love as a teenager, your whole life revolves around it and you open yourself up to it.
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I have met hundreds of young people doing just what George Romney did: using a hand up in tough times to become part of the American Dream.
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I never write my stories as a wake-up call as such. I simply explore the kinds of situations that I find personally challenging by placing characters into situations that challenge them in similar ways.
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Billy Joel is an incredible musician. He just feels like one of the guys, you know. I grew up listening to his music.
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Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat.
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Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.
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I just genuinely feel that that's what you do when you're an artist: You stick up for the people around you.
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I would say probably my least favorite costume ever was in 'Van Helsing.' That was a huge pain because it had thigh-high boots with 30 buckles on them that had to be done up individually.
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It's interesting to see what people are saying about me. I like keep up with the latest rumors! A while back there was a rumor that I was going to do a film with Demi Moore about the takeover of Commodore computers!
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I've got three sisters, five aunties, and my mom. It must have had an influence on me growing up.
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If you were to come to Minnesota, I could have you locked up like that. That's power.
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I'd never put all my chips anywhere, because I don't want to close any doors, but I was raised in a very blue-collar family. I was raised by parents who said, 'If you don't go to work every day, you're not contributing', so that's my mentality. I have to work every day; I have to bring home a paycheck.
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I could try to incorporate or reflect in my models what it is that an employee, manager, or entrepreneur does: to recognize that most are engaged in their work, form expectations and evolve beliefs, solve problems, and have ideas. Trying to put these people into economic models became my project.
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The highest heels I do are six-inch heels - but mostly only dancers can wear them, since they are used to being on point in ballet shoes. Their feet are arched.
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Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out.
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Those who ultimately shake up an industry are often outsiders who don't know any better.
