Reed Hastings (Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr.) Quotes
About half my work in education is U.S. political reform around school districts and charter schools, and creating more room for entrepreneurial organizations to develop. And about half on technology, which I look at as a global platform.
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Immortality is really desirable, I guess. In terms of images, anyway.
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I had such a normal and amazing childhood. I've been so lucky. My parents are cool and normal. They don't talk about the business, and I still have stuff to do at their house.
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As far as female vocalists, I love Heart, Joan Jett, Courtney Love, Laura Branigan, Linda Ronstadt, Barbra Streisand - or going back to when I was a child, Aileen Quinn, the original Annie.
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I think television has betrayed the meaning of democratic speech, adding visual chaos to the confusion of voices. What role does silence have in all this noise?
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Each man has an equal social right to multiply his power of motion by all the social factors of civilization. Private property in any of these factors is inconsistent with this fundamental right; it must, obviously, prove a source of economic despotism and industrial slavery.
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A visual understanding of great composition and how to use a camera and expensive lenses can be learned, but drive and a real hunger for making photos and telling stories... I don't think that part can be learned. You either have that inside, or you don't.
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My mom was an artist, and she had this amazing ability to transform everything into something beautiful.
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At the end of the day, who you are as a man is more important than who you are as a football player.
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People tend to think about God more when the clock starts to wind down.
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William Atherton has a very different acting style to Bonnie Bedelia; she has a very different style than Bruce Willis.
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With time, I've got more used to grass, and I think my style of game helps.
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In the NFL, you have a short shelf life. As a running back, if you're the first pick, and you're NFL life expectancy is only 3.5-6 years, your first big contract might not come until three years in - well, you might never get there. They need to get those signing bonuses up front because nothing is guaranteed.
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There's not too many things I'm afraid of, but I'm not too brave when it comes to sitting in a chair getting my teeth drilled.
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A water route to Chinese trade replacing the long, arduous Silk Road was a great dream of the Renaissance.
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A novel is a static thing that one moves through; a play is a dynamic thing that moves past one.
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Some writing and production projects will be a great way to spend my elderly rock years.
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I read 'The Hobbit' only when I was an adult. I had a lot of friends, teenagers, who discovered reading through 'The Hobbit,' but it wasn't something that I discovered until later in life.
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I like eggs. My favorite way of cooking eggs is old school French.
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I'm really happy I went to a Catholic school because a lot of the repressive tactics they use make for great senses of humor.
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There is something, yeah, I mean traditionally it's more fun to play bad guys than it is good guys and when you're playing a bad guy, yeah, the fun in it is to see how scary you can be, how horrible you can be. And it's surprising what you come up with.
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Molti consigli de le donne sonoMeglio improviso, ch'a pensarvi, usciti.
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I was entirely natural and in many ways I have the same attitude now. I don't mourn the loss of my youth because I believe you should enjoy what you have while you have it.
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About half my work in education is U.S. political reform around school districts and charter schools, and creating more room for entrepreneurial organizations to develop. And about half on technology, which I look at as a global platform.
