Chris Barnes Quotes
I've had some good fortune in this building. It's always challenging. The two sides upstairs and downstairs play differently. There's a lot of obstacles here and a lot of things that keep you on your toes. But the fans here are great and I think it's our most prestigious tournament.
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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
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In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
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I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.
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Unfortunately, if you don't want to be in the spotlight, get out of it.
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I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people.
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I intended to be famous by the time I was 16 and rich by the time I was 20. Curiously, it didn't pan out!
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Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.
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People think your success is just a matter of having a pretty face. But it's easy to be chewed up and spat out. You've got to stay ahead of the game to be able to stay in it.
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Theories that go counter to the facts of human nature are foredoomed.
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So many people have asked me about getting their own LEGO Oscar that I submitted it to LEGO Ideas so that everyone has the ability to get one.
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You know, if it weren't for these fans, I wouldn't have gotten as far as I did.
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I spend a lot of time on my music.
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I don't feel that electronic music has to stand on the back of urban artists or anyone else to be recognized. It's great music.
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We've only explored about 5% of our ocean. There are great discoveries yet to be made down there - fantastic creatures representing millions of years of evolution and possibly bioactive compounds that could benefit us in ways we can't even imagine.
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Who I have fought and how I have fought, it says something about me.
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I've always driven big SUVs. I'm from Maine, and there's a point to driving a big SUV in Maine. I don't really need a 4WD in L.A., but on the 405, people are crazy, and you need a tank. I like the visibility factor.
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Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.
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This is why fiction is an art, and life is not - how much more affecting is the lie than the truth.
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One day my 3-year-old daughter said 'Your very handsome, Poppy.' That was the best compliment ever.
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'Gifts' was just a short little one-verse song that I used to close shows in the '60s.
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Space and time may have a structure as intricate as the fauna of a rich ecosystem, but on a scale far larger than the horizon of our observations.
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There needs to be more deliberate effort on the part of folks at VC firms to bring in a more diverse team of talent. You have to make a more concerted effort to bring in people who are different and who may not be in your network.
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I basically see two reasons for a going public: Glencore gets access to more money. It is a way of funding your business and to finance growth. Plus: You have more liquid shares. It is easier to leave the company and redeem your shares. The 'going public' may also be an exit strategy for the top management.
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I've had some good fortune in this building. It's always challenging. The two sides upstairs and downstairs play differently. There's a lot of obstacles here and a lot of things that keep you on your toes. But the fans here are great and I think it's our most prestigious tournament.
