Joe Lonsdale Quotes
A recipe I've seen work in early-stage startups is a small tight-knit group of passionate people who are obsessed with their vision of how to fix a particular industry. Conversely, teams composed of people with a lot of specialized experience at running a large business are not as likely to do very well in the first year or two of a startup.
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I took my acting very seriously. I did over 40 films, and naturally, some of them were called B-movies because the woman was at the top of the billing. Women couldn't star in their own movies.
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Sweden is a small country, and a Swedish writer can barely make a living as an author. We were able to quit our jobs as journalists only after we had been translated into, among others, German.
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If the 2016 election is any indication, every four years, millions more Americans will continue backing away from their own parties to choose a third party instead.
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There's a lot of things lost in the Digital Age.
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In theory, taxes should be like shopping. What I buy is government services. What I pay are my taxes.
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I am a great believer that a captain is as good as his team.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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More often than not, the experience of shooting the movie has been disappointing and the end product has been a mere shadow of what I hoped it would be. But immersing myself in the story - that's what I like best of all.
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It's about discipline. It's about following instructions. It's about the execution of the plan. That's what sport is.
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Life is going to unfold as it should because life always does.
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I like doing my own stunts.
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The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries.
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Most interviewers are looking for a headline. They're not skilled. They're looking for shock value.
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I was very pleased, obviously, to have outsold such great writers. But I'm not insane - I do realize that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation.
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We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
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Sober up, and you see and hear everything you'd been able to avoid hearing before.
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I want a big house with a moat and dragons and a fort to keep people out.
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I want money; I just don't want that money lying around.
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The atheist market is a very overlooked and powerful market, it turns out.
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You just have to be prepared because in the Premier League, you are not always going to have more than once chance to score. When it comes your way, you have to be ready to take that chance. If you're not calm, you know it might not come again.
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Father Time is whether you're an athlete or not an athlete. Father Time is always around. I think I'm just special.
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I find it difficult to go to museums. I prefer houses.
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Accept the priceless gift - the joy of work. Apply the greatest value in life: love people and serve them. You will attract big and generous portions of success.
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A recipe I've seen work in early-stage startups is a small tight-knit group of passionate people who are obsessed with their vision of how to fix a particular industry. Conversely, teams composed of people with a lot of specialized experience at running a large business are not as likely to do very well in the first year or two of a startup.
