William Prescott Quotes
Some people learn by the mistakes of others, but most of us are the others.
William Prescott
Quotes to Explore
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What's surprised me most about the demands of blogging - the relentlessness of it. 24-hour news cycle, every media imaginable right here in New York, totally fair game.
Rachel Sklar
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My father taught me many important giving lessons, but two stand out. First, always give as much as you possibly can. And second, give equally from among your resources - your time, your mind and your capital. These are principles I live by.
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
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World music is about taking things from different places and bringing them together - which is great.
Youssou N'Dour
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I know what poverty is.
Manny Pacquiao
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To have so many years in the rap industry and so many number one songs, and sold so many millions of records, introduced the world to people like Cool & Dre, DJ Khaled, Pitbull, Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, Remy Ma, Big Pun, Rico Love... I could go on and on. Having been able to influence the rap game for so long is very important to me.
Fat Joe
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There's always a version of me who is the narrator. And I make myself look better than other people.
Pat Conroy
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It's harder, but we're still finding oil in Oklahoma today. The bar has been raised on startup companies, but it can still be done. Every regulation and every rule limits you, but, yes, it can still be done. That's the beauty of living in a free country and having the freedom to have an idea and become an entrepreneur.
Harold Hamm
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Napster was predicating its business model on violation of copyright.
Dan Farmer
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People think that young people don't care about things, but I think they do care; they just aren't super interested in conforming to what older people think are the right way to do things.
Olivia Wilde
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My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
Abraham Lincoln
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Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved.
D. H. Lawrence
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These days, many people are unwilling to see their dog as an animal. Let's face it: they are cute, but they will bite. Not only do I look at dogs as animals, I look at myself as an animal, which explains why, since I got my permit, I drive with my head out the window.
Taylor Negron
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When I was at Brown, I wanted to write the great American novel, but I was too scared to take a creative course. I signed up for one, got in, and just didn't have the courage to go. I was a tremendously shy person, almost pathologically shy. The thought of peers critiquing my work - oh, God.
Nathaniel Philbrick
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There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.
Haruki Murakami
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Why is it that if you hit a shot to within a tenth of an inch of the hole, it's a great shot, but if it goes in, it's luck?
David L. Wolper
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Most of the hip-hop people are very straight.
Andy Bell
Oasis
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Some people learn by the mistakes of others, but most of us are the others.
William Prescott
