Samuel Pepys Quotes
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When I meet someone who I really admire, I enjoy nothing more than trying to connect with them and asking them about their career. I want to know who the people are behind the performances and how they relate to their performances. But it's maybe not as novel as it once was.
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I don't like losing a ballgame any more than a salesman likes losing a sale.
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I think that we are trying to put data communications, telecommunications and media communications together and be the No. 1 player there.
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We are two brothers: I am a doctor; my brother is an engineer.
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As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic.
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The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
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I take nothing away from my existence in the 'hood, because it sharpened my instincts. We had a different way of living that developed our survival instincts, and I use those to this day when I make films. You can't buy that.
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I don't use the voice of Bart when I'm making love to my husband, but Marge's voice turns him on a little.
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As you might have gathered, I prefer the honest, decent and genuinely accepting friends and family I have in the conservative world.
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My fans don't feel like I hold anything back from them. They know whatever I'm going through now, they'll hear about it on a record someday. They'll hear the real story. There's a little bit of lag time. It's not as instant as going on a gossip blog. But it's much more accurate.
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A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment.
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The Gili Islands gave me some of my best scuba diving experiences, including tons of turtles.
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Most of the largest software companies in the world today are based on Oracle, and they were once startups.
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It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.
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There are far too many people in university in Britain. If you want to make money, be a plumber.
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Any one who wants to live in peace and freedom will be to live by toil, demonstration of high levels of discipline and tolerance for one another.
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I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other.
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Cuba never had advisors in Vietnam. The military there knew very well how to conduct their war.
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It's a pretty important conference regarding Internet trends, because people are talking a lot about what's really happening. Not just the technology, but what it means for our culture in general.
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As an entrepreneur, you tend to see the opportunities where others see none.
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I'd like my super power to be puns; I'd like to be great at puns: pun power. Then I could go on loads of panel shows and live off that forever.
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I spend my life essentially alone at a computer. That doesn't change. I have the same challenges every day.
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In the last recession, 99 percent of us have lost wealth, but did you know that the top 1 percent increased their wealth five times? It tells you they create recessions so they get wealthier.
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Pretty witty Nell.
