J. Paul Getty Quotes
The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations.
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One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.
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Remixes are so much fun. For me, it's like this great release of energy. I like producing stuff for myself, but I also enjoy making music that wouldn't really suit my own vibe.
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I worked at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, lived there for three years, and lived in Baltimore for 12 years.
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It's great, I guess, when your paintings are hanging up in a museum.
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The American school system's a little warped, so anyone can get a degree if they have a little money.
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I am a beneficiary of the American people's generosity, and I hope we can have comprehensive immigration legislation that allows this country to continue to be enriched by those who were not born here.
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People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
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Sony is the coolest studio. They are really amazing. I think part of it comes from they're not an American corporation. They don't work by quite the same rules. And their studio heads have a lot of autonomy.
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Think of Bitcoin as a bank account in the cloud, and it's completely decentralized: not the Swiss government, not the American government. It's all the participants in the network enforcing.
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American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.
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I'm the first American designer who went all over the world.
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Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.
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Standing as I do, with my hand upon this staff, and under the folds of the American flag, I ask you to stand by me so long as I stand by it.
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I definitely think being a young girl, there's a time where - like when you're in middle school or when you first start liking boys - you don't really feel comfortable. You remember that time when you first got your period, or when your boobs started coming in, that you were like, 'This is weird.' You have to grow into yourself.
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I don't really know what the Great American Novel is. I like the idea that there could be one now, and I wouldn't object if someone thought it was mine, but I don't claim to have written that - I just wrote my book.
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I will go to my grave being known as Marge Gunderson. It'll be on my gravestone if I have one. I don't mind that, because it was a great character.
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Have I done more business-related things to help my career grow? Yeah. I took the business end more seriously, hooked up with a manager, got some help, because at a certain point, you get frustrated when you go do auditions, and people say you did a great job, and then you don't get he part.
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Surprisingly, I am great at kiteboarding, but I'm not great at surfing.
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Google was like the only company that was like, 'We're making so much money; let's take a picture of every street in the world.' Nobody does that.
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Nobody likes to be judged, including me, but I am the first to say that I am far from perfect.
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You know, times change and the elements change along with it. The elements of success. And my son's very successful. He's doing very well. And I have a younger daughter who sings.
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I always hated school.
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I got kicked out of all Gwinnett schools 'cause I got in a fight, and I had to go to military school.
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The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations.
