Steve Jurvetson (Stephen T. Jurvetson) Quotes
It is this breathtaking image of success that motivates us and motivates kids to follow and understand rocket science: to understand the importance of physics and math and, in many ways, to have that awe at exploration of the frontiers of the unknown.
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I would just die if some little girl saw me jump into bed with someone in the movies, and then she did it and got AIDS and died.
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When I was six, the Korean War broke out, and all the classrooms were destroyed by war. We studied under the trees or in whatever buildings were left.
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People more than ever since I can remember are concerned about being out of step and out of line with their political party and won't cross over. There is nobody, man or woman, who wants to be left out, and people are fearful of that. People are fearful of their leadership as well.
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Above all, I try to create an emotion to which others can respond.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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Emmitt Smith is a great running back. One of the things I like about him along with Edgerrin James is that neither one of them 'show out' when they run a touchdown.
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When we began Qualcomm, it had become quite clear that it was very important to patent new ideas.
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My giving story started with my parents - my late mother, Frances Arrillaga, who dedicated her life to philanthropic and community service, and my father, John Arrillaga, whose daily generosity of heart, mind, and hands-on contributions make him one of the most extraordinary philanthropists I know.
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There was a time in my life when one aspect of my lifestyle called for watching a lot of television.
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I never want to play the same character twice. I like to do different roles. I have fun with that.
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My swing is no uglier than Arnold Palmer's, and it's the same ugly swing every time.
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My parents have sailed around the world; they know what can happen and that it's not always fun, but because I want to do it so much, they agreed and supported me.
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Es giebt keine Selbstkenntniss als die historische. Niemand weiss was er ist, wer nicht weiss was seine Genossen sind.
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I remember when I was like 19 years old and I started a desk calendar company to pay for my first short film, just so I could say one day that my daddy didn't pay for my first short film. And I really established myself in the film festival world.
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Our society cannot progress while our constitution stands still.
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I treated myself to a £700 Chloe bag after one of my first acting jobs. Then my friends pointed out that, for the same money, I could buy a flight to India. So I took it back.
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Individuality or Unity? I say there's room for both.
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...and I longed to return to the peak to explore some of the many ridges and faces which as yet had never been attempted. I now realise how lucky I was to have had this extraordinary peak virtually to myself;...
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The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.
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The biggest problem with American music right now, is that kids don't listen. They come by it honestly, Americans don't listen anyway. When people go to concerts, they say I'm going to see... not, I'm going to hear.
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I grew up watching my sisters and seeing kids at the local mountain hit jumps. After I hit my first jump, I knew this was something I was going to pursue.
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It is this breathtaking image of success that motivates us and motivates kids to follow and understand rocket science: to understand the importance of physics and math and, in many ways, to have that awe at exploration of the frontiers of the unknown.
