John Battelle Quotes
Bill Gates has become the patron saint of philanthropy and the poster child of rebirth, and from what I can tell, rightly so.
Quotes to Explore
-
As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for the newly rich, the world often becomes a darker, narrower, less generous place; a paradox that elicits scant sympathy, but is nonetheless true.
-
The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
-
So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
-
Greetings and death to our enemies.
-
I love Jonathan Richman - I love a lot of his music, and the thing I really like about him is his attitude. He seems very happy, and the way he performs is like, 'Don't worry, everybody, just get into it. I'm just having fun; I like when you guys are having fun.'
-
Marching thus at night, a battalion is doubly impressive. The silent monster is full of restrained power; resolute in its onward sweep, impervious to danger, it looks a menacing engine of destruction, steady to its goal, and certain of its mission.
-
Even when you're 50, you can make the effort to improve your standards.
-
I like pastels and lighter shades on darker skins. I feel like it lifts everything and accentuates being chocolate.
-
I don't think that modesty is the outstanding characteristic of contemporary politics, do you?'
-
Agathon: One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace. (tr. Athen. 1912, vol. 2, p. 278) (tr. O'Neill 1938, Perseus)
-
The devil ain't got no music. All music is God's music.
-
We were kinda rebels. From the wrong side of the tracks. Down where we were raised, it was a tough town.
-
An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.
-
I believe that all of us are born heterosexual, physically created with a plumbing that's heterosexual, and created with the instincts and desires that are basically, fundamentally, heterosexual.
-
I wanna be a nice guy.
-
Growing up I played in garage bands and cover bands with my older brother, and he got us a gig opening up for some hippie jam band. I was 15. I felt like such an adult!
-
When I was in my 20s, I learned not only how to work hard but about the importance of focus.
-
Rather than disliking theatre, I've expressed a preference for television because it tends to deal in its small way much more with issues and is able to reach a broader church of people than theatre.
-
Stringent standards of self-evaluation [can] make otherwise objective successes seem to be personal failures.
-
When you look at all the miracles attributed to Jesus, they're all about change.
-
I do a lot of swimming, both in the ocean and in the pool.
-
The point of justice and mercy anyway is not ‘they deserve it’ but ‘this is the way God’s world should be’, and we are called to do those things that truly anticipate the way God’s world WILL be.
-
Bill Gates has become the patron saint of philanthropy and the poster child of rebirth, and from what I can tell, rightly so.
