Steve Jobs Quotes
The problem with the Internet startup craze isn't that too many people are starting companies; it's that too many people aren't sticking with it. That's somewhat understandable, because there are many moments that are filled with despair and agony, when you have to fire people and cancel things and deal with very difficult situations. That's when you find out who you are and what your values are.
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When you really start figuring things out as a quarterback, you realize you don't have to be perfect every time, but you do have to be quick and decisive.
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I'm not afraid of failing. I don't like to fail. I hate to fail. But I'm not afraid of it.
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The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt.
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Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether you let it affect you or not.
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Maybe I'm just purely lucky. If I've come up against obstacles I've always found another way around it.
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I consider myself West African, among other cultural identities, and a writer, among other creative ones.
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I don't quite have the luxury of cherry-picking - I have to see what comes my way. But I have always been picky.
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OkCupid has users from 18 to 80 on the site. And we get to observe all of their actions. We get to watch how they use the site, how they interact with other people.
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I've just sort of jumped into relationships and moved in with people way too soon.
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I used to go in for Disney auditions, and they'd tell me, 'You're cute and nice but just not funny.'
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I think it's the actor's job - when you think of being typecast or getting out of the shadow of whatever you've had success in - it's up to you as an actor. The industry will always want to hire you for what you were successful in last and what made money. But you can say no to that and look for other parts.
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I used to do little sketches into my cassette tape recorder when I was a little boy. I would just turn it on and just start doing voices and characters. I just loved it.
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If there is one constant to my life, it is that you cannot tell me 'no.'
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I like ground and pound; I don't know if it is like a technique or discipline. I like to be on the ground, but I don't necessarily go for submissions or anything.
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'The Devil's Dictionary' reads like a collection of great Twitter posts. And as people do with tweets, they can swipe Bierce's best lines and recite them as nearly their own. The reflected glory of reposting.
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I thought they know that I was the Commander in Chief, not that I know that I am the Commander in Chief, and they should behave; know how to behave to the Commander in Chief.
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I don't like modeling, but in terms of the places I got to visit, it was great.
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So you don't have to take us too seriously; I mean, we're already intimidating enough on stage.
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He wanted pure compliments, just as he wanted unconditional love.
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Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export.... Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea -- in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders.
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My favorite game shows were 'Password' and '$25,000 Pyramid.'
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The problem with the Internet startup craze isn't that too many people are starting companies; it's that too many people aren't sticking with it. That's somewhat understandable, because there are many moments that are filled with despair and agony, when you have to fire people and cancel things and deal with very difficult situations. That's when you find out who you are and what your values are.
