Walter Munk Quotes
People should treat the oceans like we do anything else that we care about - with consideration, with care, and affection. That's it. For that we must educate.
Quotes to Explore
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I believe that dogma is often evil.
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To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people's views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it's also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do - bad or good.
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In North Germany, a troublesome ghost is bagged, and the bag emptied in some lone spot or in the garden of a neighbour against whom a grudge is entertained.
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Not every woman has time to go to a salon and have her hair blow-dried every day.
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I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
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Good God, do you mean to say this place is a club?
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English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed.
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There is a fundamental notion at the core of American identity that, in this country, any little boy or girl can grow up to be president.
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I was always trying to get people to fix things that are wrong. Now, it was, 'How do I make things that are going good go better?
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For the first five years of my life, things felt pretty good. A lot went wrong after that, family-wise.
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Which country in the world has the kind of talent India has in numbers?
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We know that flat and non-hierarchical systems use information best. I've tried to do that with my own company because it works better that way. And society at large will work better as well if we can get rid of these old institutions and hierarchies. New innovations like the block chain can make this possible.
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My life was made easy - I lived in a village, and by writing for some newspapers and magazines, had enough to live on. I was happy to be there and write.
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In my day job, I worry non-stop about making wise investments for long-term gains.
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Alibaba is an ecosystem that helps small business to grow.
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The process of getting conscious, for me, was a very, very uncomfortable, disturbing, and sometimes physically painful process. And so that's the standard to which I write, because it was what I've experienced over my time.
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Everybody has a job to do, and you just know that every day you have to do what it takes to get there. Of course, everybody has those days where you don't feel like doing it. I'm just like anybody else in that respect. But there's a difference between not feeling like doing it and not doing it period.
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It's difficult to say what attracts one person to another. It's always a combination, isn't it? I've always found people interesting because of the way they think, and a sense of humour is irresistible.
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The world ultimately is what we say it is.
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There is a vast difference between living according to one's idea of what it is to be good, and actually being that way.
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Novels are like paintings, specifically watercolors. Every stroke you put down you have to go with. Of course you can rewrite, but the original strokes are still there in the texture of the thing.
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You become a worrier by practicing worry. You can become free of worry by practicing the opposite and stronger habit of faith. With all the strength and perseverance you can command, start practicing faith.
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The key to organizing an alternative society is to organize people around what they can do, and more importantly, what they want to do.
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People should treat the oceans like we do anything else that we care about - with consideration, with care, and affection. That's it. For that we must educate.
