John Maeda Quotes
I don't like creating software anymore. It's too exact. It's like karate; there's no room for error.
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You don't go into politics unless you want to win.
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This is a learning in the business life that first of all you need to have commitment, dedication and passion for what you are doing.
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I love action films. I'd love to do an action drama. I'm always looking to give my character something action-oriented to do.
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I've always been DJing; it's just I'm making more of a push for it, making it more public.
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I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed.
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I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.
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People say, 'Well you know the economy's bad, so China consumption will be low. No, totally different. You Americans love to spend tomorrow's money, and other people's money maybe... We Chinese love to save money.
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I haven't had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God.
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We have to keep in mind that it's not just about the numbers of people who died; it's also the manner which many of these victims met their deaths.
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We had a saying at Blockbuster: 'If you don't come in on Saturday, don't bother coming in on Sunday.' We worked hard.
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It is a grievous sin in the sight of God for any man to presume to baptize, unless God has authorized him by new revelation to baptize in his name.
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The world's a scene of changes, and to be constant, in nature were inconstancy.
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I could never change the overall feel of my music. That's why people like me - I don't follow trends, and I don't follow crowds.
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It takes a lot of intellect to have faith, which is why so many people only have religiosity.... I'm against people taking the Bible absolutely literally, rather than letting some of it be real fantasy, like Jonah... Faith is best expressed in story.
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Fez gave her a squeeze. 'You’re a genius, Sam-I-Am.' She squirmed away from him uncomfortably. 'It just makes sense, is all.''Sometimes that’s all it takes to be a genius.'
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It's not a moment I want to remember, or see again.
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I am prepared to believe that a dry martini slightly impairs the palate, but think what it does for the soul.
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I have to credit high school for allowing us to mess around with movie stuff at a time when it was a novelty. Experimenting with that and having a very good group of friends to work with made it a very easy decision that this seemed like something I wanted to do with the rest of my life.
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I'm a happy man because whatever I'm doing, I do for myself and I do a little creating here and there for others, and they work out very well.
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Social media is less about technology and more about anthropology, sociology, and ethnography.
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I didn't play after the Grateful Dead stopped playing. I didn't touch anything for three or four months, and I just got pretty crazy.
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The 1911 pistol remains the service pistol of choice in the eyes of those who understand the problem. Back when we audited the FBI academy in 1947, I was told that I ought not to use my pistol in their training program because it was not fair. Maybe the first thing one should demand of his sidearm is that it be unfair.
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I don't like creating software anymore. It's too exact. It's like karate; there's no room for error.
