Sam Altman Quotes
Sometimes people think Y Combinator has big ideas about themes. But really, we just fund the best startups.
Sam Altman
Quotes to Explore
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Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and he will be indifferent, or even actively resentful.
Irving Babbitt
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
Rakul Preet Singh
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A Nicklaus Design golf course is done by the guys in my company that I work with, that have been trained in my vision, and they do what they think I might do. They might come in the office and ask me questions and I'd certainly answer their questions, but I'm not involved in the site visits or anything else.
Jack Nicklaus
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My parents have been with me every step of the way.
Haley Reinhart
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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
C. S. Lewis
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Then you had people who wanted to get into comedy just to get a TV deal.
Wanda Sykes
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What I'm still grappling with and learning how to do is to be looking and thinking cinematically, having come from television.
J. J. Abrams
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I'm not telling you what to do on the Sabbath, and you won't tell me.
Yair Lapid
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When you're a kid, to be honest, you could be in the worst situation ever, but you're still going to have ways to enjoy it.
Halima Aden
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What we have done, the result of that comes to us whenever it comes, either today, tomorrow, hundred years later, hundred lives later, whatever, whatever. And so, it's our own karma. That is why that philosophy in every religion: Killing is sin. Killing is sin in every religion.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
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There's nothing called a perfect pick-up line. Men always have to face the risk of rejection.
Kabir Bedi
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I love Dr. Hauschka's blue mascara. It's not so blue that it's like, 'What's wrong with you?' It's more like a secret that you're wearing it.
Lake Bell
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When you have a movie, you know who they start out as and where they go. But this is constantly changing, and you're growing with the character.
Bailee Madison
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I feel very English. I'm proud of it. I wanted there to be a thread connecting everything, the songs, clothes, artwork, even the string arrangements. It all creates a certain atmosphere.
Gabrielle Aplin
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I want to be able to do work where I think it's very forward, but I also want it to exist in a big way and have an effect on a lot of people.
Jack Antonoff
Fun.
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First and foremost when you're doing comedy, you gotta be relevant and applicable to the times that you're living in. When you try and just do comedy about who is dating who and lifestyle jokes, it gets tiring after a while. It's hard to be funny in that realm.
Adam McKay
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The political process is rough and tumble by definition, and being grounded in faith in a Higher Power has proven helpful in navigating the difficult terrain.
Hakeem Jeffries
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All you have to do is to dream big and try to fulfil it.
Kapil Dev
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When I was about 12 years old, I knew I had to take the game more seriously if I wanted to be able to provide for my family.
Brandon Jennings
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Just having the internet is a weird and dangerous thing because people become accustomed to knowing things when they want to know them and not having to work for it. I definitely see the value in not knowing everything and having mystery in life and mystery in people.
Adam Driver
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When I first started going to Portland, people told me about Stumptown. They were like 'Oh, it's the best coffee,' and I thought, 'How good could it really be?' I'm like, 'Sure, great, uh... I'd love to see it.' But then when I went, it truly, I am not kidding, is the best coffee I have ever had.
Fred Armisen
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The minute I stop singing, I'm back to being shy. I'm soft-spoken because I never really talked to people. I didn't learn to do it.
Benjamin Clementine
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I used to make snap judgments, moved quickly. It's more important to be thoughtful, think of the consequences of your decisions.
John Hickenlooper
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Sometimes people think Y Combinator has big ideas about themes. But really, we just fund the best startups.
Sam Altman
