Joe Lonsdale Quotes
We use convertible notes a lot at our fund - 8VC - so often that we just call them 'notes' to save time.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not going to roll back anything. Nothing is going to change with respect to reproductive rights.
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I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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I'm a proud family man.
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I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy.
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Anyone can go out on stage and start beating people over the head with rubber chickens. That'll get people's attention.
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If I don't write down a thought - or an image or a line of poetry - the instant it comes to mind, it vanishes, which explains why I have pens and notebooks in my pants and coat pockets, the car, the bicycle basket, on one or two desks in every room including bathrooms and the kitchen.
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Evolutionary psychology tells us that men, especially powerful men, feel invincible and entitled to spread their seed, and that women can't resist the scent of masculine power. Women, by contrast, are said to be more altruistic and collaborative, seeking power so that they can share it with others.
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You don't want to put all your lead on the target. You want to leave some arrows in the quiver.
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But if I have a lot of imagination, I could tell myself whatever I wanted, you know. I handle myself quite well. I'm kind of fascist with myself, you know. There's no discussion. There is an order. You follow it.
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When I was young, about 18 or 19, I read all the Dostoyevsky novels, which made me want to go to St. Petersburg. So I went, and I was so inspired.
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The balance of private good and general welfare is at the bottom of civilized morals; but the morals of the Heroic Age are founded on individuality, and on nothing else.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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When you start talking about sacrifices, pretty soon people start feeling like chumps.
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For me, it was not destiny to make it to where I am now - I thought for a long- time I would become a go-kart mechanic, or a job like this, not an F1 driver.
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It really is, to see that this kind of music is still so popular.
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I like the challenge of creating a world with only sentences.
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People are really upside down. They want a government they can trust. They want one that's not going to raise their taxes by $15 billion and not lay off one state employee.
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People either know Alan Rudolph and love every single one of his films or they don't know him at all.
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When I started out in 1960, I thought it might possibly last a couple of years. I never expected it to last 42. I take great satisfaction in that longevity.
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One of the first members of Congress I met when I was first elected in 2008 was Barney Frank.
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There was a real fear that a euro-zone bank might fail, that we'd have a sovereign debt problem in one of the larger European economies. That's dissipated, thanks largely to the action of the European Central Bank.
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It seems that boredom is one of the greatest discoveries of our time. If so, there's no question but that he must be considered a pioneer.
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We use convertible notes a lot at our fund - 8VC - so often that we just call them 'notes' to save time.
