John Doerr Quotes
Green technologies - going green - is bigger than the Internet. It could be the biggest economic opportunity of the 21st century.
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It's a great event to get outside and enjoy nature. I find it very exciting no matter how many times I see bald eagles.
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One school invited me down, as two pupils had come out, and the headmaster didn't know what to do about it. I said, 'How many students here are gay?' and he said, 'Just these two.' Clearly not. 'How many gay members of staff have you got?' He had no idea. And this was a concerned man.
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We in the Middle East like to talk politics, we like to argue. Just look at the three prophets - Moses, Jesus and Mohammad. They are all from this small region which creates problems all the time.
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First, I was Bavarian State Minister of Justice, and after the ministries of justice in the various states were dissolved I became Reich Minister without portfolio.
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Even in the angels there is the subordination of one hierarchy to another, and in the heavens, and all the bodies that are moved, the lowest by the highest and the highest in their turn unto the Supreme Mover of all.
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I write to please me, and I've been very lucky. It's like playing baseball. You just keep swinging, and eventually you get a hit.
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Google never knew how successful key words would be. Facebook didn't know how successful Zynga would be.
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I love the idea that I planned my career. I did not. It started out by getting invitations from artists that I really love and respect, to share a stage... I've been very lucky in that I haven't had to create a five-year plan. It's evolved.
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I feel like, when I'm 100% healthy, I can do anything.
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I have a feeling when I'm 80 years old I'm going to get a phone call: There's going to be another Rocky.
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That's what the sari is about. Everything is covered, yet a peep of an ankle can be a turn on for men.
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Together, the Jenner sisters have left their mark on the jewelry and fashion accessories industry, first with The Kendall & Kylie Collection at PacSun in 2012, the Metal Haven jewelry collection in 2013, and a line of shoes and handbags for Steve Madden in 2014.
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The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
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Like everyone else in the first weeks after the tragedy of 9/11, I was looking frantically for some way to help.
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I enjoyed history at school. I'd always had a sense of pagan England.
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The stage is where I feel most comfortable, and I miss it all the time.
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A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
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I used to work at a punk venue in Pennsylvania because I wanted to be near music.
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It's important to know what motivates you, not what motivates somebody else.
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Those who are troubled by our existing programs are not interested in a repeat of 9/11, and those who defend these programs are not dismissive of civil liberties. The challenge is getting the details right, and that's not simple.
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Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.
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I'm never gonna change the skin, right? I'm very proud of what it implies and what it has meant to me... but then again, in Congress, I hope to make my mark as a colleague and as a leader.
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I am a socialist; of course I am a socialist. To hold a vision that society can be fundamentally different, to believe that all people can be equal - that is not a new idea.
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Green technologies - going green - is bigger than the Internet. It could be the biggest economic opportunity of the 21st century.
