Simon Sinek Quotes
The Democrats' response throughout the healthcare debate? Give the people more statistics.
Quotes to Explore
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I think it's flattering when people say I'm a role model, but I don't think I am. It depends on your outlook on the word 'role model.' I'm not perfect or anything. I just consider it a great compliment.
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My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.
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I've always exuded some connection to my sexuality even as a kid. So to me, being sexy means staying connected to that part of me.
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Speaking is physically difficult for me.
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I wanted to be Beetlejuice. I watched nonstop 'Beetlejuice' and 'The Princess Bride' growing up.
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Nothing heightens chaos more than a berserk wild animal right in the middle.
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Eventually, I decided that if I was going to really write a novel, I couldn't do it in New York City while holding down a job. You need a constant money source to live in New York City unless you're independently wealthy, which I'm not.
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When I write a song, it comes from the heart and is based on a specific experience. You can't really say that one experience is greater than another, because all of your experiences take you through life on this journey.
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I came from Canada, where it's freezing cold for seven months out of the year.
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Don't know if I'm a nerd - I'm more of a geek.
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I want to write songs and play them for people - live.
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Sometimes people think Y Combinator has big ideas about themes. But really, we just fund the best startups.
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Live theater is my favorite of all the mediums that I have worked in, so I have every intention on coming back to Broadway.
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The real force of Silicon Valley is the mentality, the spirit. There's no reason at all that can't be replicated in Paris.
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A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
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Beethoven and Beatles, Mozart and Michael Jackson, Paganini and Prince - I like them all.
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Because Social Security has not contributed to our debt, Americans should be skeptical of any politician who says that benefits Americans have earned must be reduced in order to address our national debt.
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There are directors you never, ever want to get close to. Lubitsch was one. Outside of the work, I don't think I ever said five words to him. Mamet was pretty much the same thing. His mind is working all the time.
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I had great faith in Irish actors, that they'd be hip to the whole theatre thing, and they are. I had no illusions of coming over here as some kind of big shot. It's been a learning experience for me too.
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It's incumbent on us to reach beyond the confines of the institutions that traditionally produce art and find new ways to get it to the people.
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Besides great climates and lovely beaches, California and Greece share a fondness for dysfunctional politics and feckless budgeting.
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Everyone should be treated fairly no matter what they look like.
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The Democrats' response throughout the healthcare debate? Give the people more statistics.
