John Battelle Quotes
Bitcoin woke us all up to a new way to pay, and culturally, I think a much larger percentage of us have become accustomed to the idea that money no longer comes with the friction it once had.
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When think about the Frank Oceans of the world, it's not like we don't have gay men within the hip-hop community.
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The beauty of kids is they don't care who you are, which is why people like the Obamas like them so much - they treat them like normal people.
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You learn on the job. When I was a young lawyer and got a case, I knew nothing about the subject. You start reading, you look for the philosophy behind it, and by the time you are actually in a court of law, you are a master.
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Raquel Welch is someone I can also live without. We've got some love scenes together and I am dreading them!
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One who works for his own profit is likely to work hard. One who works for the use of others, without profit to himself, is likely not to work any harder than he must.
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I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction.
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I don't know the history of my sport. I'm not like those people who know everything.
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If you get something like 'Avatar,' it opens up a lot of big blockbuster doors.
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I'll be a wife and mother first, then First Lady.
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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There are far too many people in university in Britain. If you want to make money, be a plumber.
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We need to do things better, but in a way that makes sense.
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Every character I approach, from 'Forrest Gump' all the way up to 'The Spoils Before Dying,' has a different set of requirements and always fascinates me.
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I contribute my best in my sport and I also have a ton of respect for myself and my family.
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What I wanted to do was use literature and different kinds of stories and poems as a springboard, tapping into the creativity of our teens - I wanted teenagers to come up with their own creative responses to literature - using books themselves as a starting point.
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In 1973, America imported 30 percent of its crude oil needs. Today, that number has doubled to more than 60 percent. Gas prices are as high as they are now in part because we've had no comprehensive national energy policy for the past few decades.
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When we first met, I was trying to put a band together. I asked around at school for other guys who wanted to play in a band. Someone told me about a juvenile delinquent they knew who played bongos.
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I consider myself more a European director who is from Iceland than an Icelandic director.
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In the old days the studios guided your career. Now it's all up to you.
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I only write about stuff that sort of happens to me, and then I blow it up into a much funnier version.
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Would people cheat on climate science? Sure. Because all it is a model into which there are 2,000 variables, and if I want this outcome, I nudge that one up a little and down a little bit, and there you go.
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I have a lot of weird interests, but everything I do is artistic.
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I love voice work.
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Bitcoin woke us all up to a new way to pay, and culturally, I think a much larger percentage of us have become accustomed to the idea that money no longer comes with the friction it once had.
