Steve Crocker (Stephen D. Crocker) Quotes
Seriously, we are in the midst of the convergence of voice and data and that is challenging the infrastructure of the telephone companies. There are huge commercial interests in the basic technology, but even more so in content delivery and control of content.
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When I was 15 years old, I read an article about Ivan Boesky, the well-known takeover trader - turned out years later it was all on inside information! But before that came to light, he was very successful, very flamboyant. And I thought, 'This is what I want to do.' So I'm 15 years old, I decide I'm going to Wall Street.
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I have a theory that there are still parts of our mental worlds that are still based around the age of between five and eight, and we just kind of pretend to be grown-up.
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It has not been easy to wake up every single day at 6:30 in the morning to then head to the gym and start a full day of work. But you have to have that kind of dedication if you want to achieve the goals you have set for yourself.
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I think people respect governments that take decisions and act decisively.
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No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
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I went to Australia and did a three day hike with my fiance through the wilderness, which was nice.
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When I was a kid, I wanted to be a baseball player.
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The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.
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I'm understated in my approach.
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I tried to use words that were dealing with the emotional quality that any human being could recognize in the way that they felt about their country. It's to do with the world we live in. That world is a brutal one and full of war. It's also full of many wonderful things and love and hope.
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You can instantly spot a Chanel woman, so I want to develop the Dior woman.
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My friends started having children after college, while I was pursuing this crazy acting career and living hand to mouth. Plus, all my boyfriends were artists struggling to make a living. Having kids didn't make any sense - why would I take on more of a financial burden when I couldn't even afford a dog?
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I know why jobs go, and I know why they come.
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The government will always tell you that it wants low inflation. The real issue is the horizon over which to bring inflation down.
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My father was a painter and he taught art. He once said to me, 'I never knew an Indian child who could not draw.'
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The reason it has relevance is because I, as a popular Arab personality - the Arab people like me and respect me - thought it was time for me to make an ever so tiny statement about what I thought about this whole thing.
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I try to pick characters that I find interesting and complex and that I feel I can bring something of myself to.
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The Clinton administration has coddled dictators as few have coddled before.
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I don't like to act because my life is a pantomime anyway.
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My grandma used to make syrup for us because we couldn't afford it and I just played around with her recipe. I made strawberry syrup and that didn't really work out but I made strawberry-vanilla and that sold. Then I just went out and took marketing classes, went to seminars, learned about marketing a product and striking deals. It ended up taking orders of $1.5 million.
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Many companies forget what it means to make great products. After initial success, sales and marketing people take over and the product people eventually make their way out.
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A 'conservative believer' must be someone who believes that Jesus was truly human as well as truly divine.
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Seriously, we are in the midst of the convergence of voice and data and that is challenging the infrastructure of the telephone companies. There are huge commercial interests in the basic technology, but even more so in content delivery and control of content.
