Richie Benaud Quotes
Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.
Quotes to Explore
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Always write as if you are talking to someone. It works. Don't put on any fancy phrases or accents or things you wouldn't say in real life.
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The Internet is fascinating but also stupid in a way. You only see two-dimensional images, and you think you've seen it and know it.
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When I was in South Africa, I was meeting with people who never heard of Lego bricks. And yet, when I was like, 'Here they are,' they immediately got it. They saw the appeal, were snapping bricks and creating their little creations right there immediately.
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A P2P business is a company that creates a platform which allows individuals or 'peers' to directly buy and sell from each other. This activity has sometimes been called the 'sharing economy.' Some are wary of these new companies and the challenge they pose to the established market.
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My ideal summer day was reading on the porch.
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If it's a big hit, fantastic. If it's not, then it's not. I don't worry about my work.
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In the '70s, my playing was completely untutored, but it sounded good to me, and I tried to find ways to make those very simple things work in more ambitious contexts.
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I really looked up to Tina Fey as a writer, and because I did have a background in writing, she is someone whose career I really did admire.
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I am so romantic about Gypsies. They're not allowed to do anything until they get married. So they all get married really young, at sixteen.
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We live in a society where nothing is sacred.
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We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.
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It's as simple as you can explain all of 'Dallas.' We're a dysfunctional family forced to stay together.
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Directors get to fire on many more cylinders than an actor.
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I realized quickly what Mandela and Tambo meant to ordinary Africans. It was a place where they could come and find a sympathetic ear and a competent ally, a place where they would not be either turned away or cheated, a place where they might actually feel proud to be represented by men of their own skin color.
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I love to entertain, I love to make people laugh, cry, and move them, perhaps moving them in their lives.
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Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
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I'm not a left-wing nut pushing for single-payer!
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I'm very inspired by nature - you could say Mother Nature. I look at things around me and get all kinds of inspiration daily.
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I'm a Nickelback guy.
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They will accuse me of stealing from my father. They already stand in baited judgement, waiting for my first move, waiting to dump their loads of garbage on me.
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At HBO, my leadership had to inspire and gain the respect of employees in a large company with over 100 external business relationships in dozens of countries.
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I could never really choose a favorite book, but whenever I'm asked what my favorite movie is, I always say 'Withnail & I,' a British film from 1987. It's funny and sad and absolutely gorgeous to look at. It's the film I can watch over and over again.
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Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.
