Joe Lonsdale Quotes
A deep concern of mine is that leaders in the technology sector have not developed a culture that insists upon courage, honor, duty, and humility - what we might call a culture of virtue.
Quotes to Explore
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Most modern science fiction went to school on 'Dune.' Even 'Harry Potter' with its 'boy protagonist who has not yet grown into his destiny' shares a common theme. When I read it for the first time, I felt like I had learned another language, mastered a new culture, adopted a new religion.
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Be it a village or a city, education is very important, and it always comes into you.
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A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.
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A few months after NASA was formed, I was asked if I knew anyone who would like to set up a program in space astronomy.
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Gee I don't know, I just want to get home.
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Allowing homosexuality means allowing satanic rights.
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I like the discipline of well-cut, impeccable clothes. I think it's a very healthy discipline.
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Yes, sometimes I think that all my writing is nothing more than the compensatory work of a frustrated painter.
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I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't disregard that. It's a privilege.
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Everybody has values. Now, you know it may be formed in a secular setting, it may be formed in an intellectual setting, but everybody comes forward with values.
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I was raised speaking English and Spanish. And I also speak Danish. And I can get by in French and Italian. I've acted in Spanish and English, but when something has to do with emotions, sometimes I feel I can get to the heart of the matter better in Spanish.
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Political theatre presents an entirely different set of problems. Sermonising has to be avoided at all cost. Objectivity is essential. The characters must be allowed to breathe their own air. The author cannot confine and constrict them to satisfy his own taste or disposition or prejudice.
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Those darker sides, the things that we don't want to admit about ourselves - that's what excites me.
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When a guy tells me I'm cute, it's not something desirable. Cute is more like what you want your pet to be.
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Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
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It's always been my dream to do a dance scene with Anthony Hopkins.
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I don't like reality shows and have never watched them, but I'm addicted to 'Real Housewives' because it's authentic old-time soap opera reborn!
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When it comes to rapacious 19th century capitalism, my family's hands are clean.
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Every relationship between persons causes a picture of each to take form in the mind of the other, and this picture evidently is in reciprocal relationship with that personal relationship.
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I'm always fascinated by the innocence of children and the baggage that we carry as adults which manipulates our decisions.
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The people who talk on the edgier 'Song Exploder' have often made their entire record on their desktop. It's never been easier to compete, but it's never been harder to win, either.
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A deep concern of mine is that leaders in the technology sector have not developed a culture that insists upon courage, honor, duty, and humility - what we might call a culture of virtue.
