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		In 1986, Microsoft and Oracle went public within a day of each other, and I recall telling one of my colleagues that the software business will become big. So I started working with software companies in the mid-'80s and never turned back.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Safra A. Catz 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		Many scientists have been drawn to Buddhism out of a sense that the Western tradition has delivered an impoverished conception of basic, human sanity. In the West, if you speak to yourself out loud all day long, you are considered crazy. But speaking to yourself silently - thinking incessantly - is considered perfectly normal. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Sam Harris 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		We are driven to win a title. We want to see that day when everyone celebrates because we finally brought a title home to Northeast Ohio. It's what we want, what LeBron wants, what all of us want. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Dan Gilbert 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There's precedent for adjudicatory proceedings on technology issues to have massive consumer and business benefits. One of the most famous was the so-called Carterfone decision in 1968. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Walt Mossberg 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Neither science, nor the politics in power, nor the mass media, nor business, nor the law nor even the military are in a position to define or control risks rationally. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ulrich Beck 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I love making smoothies post-workout. My favorite - depending on the day - is either a chocolate whey protein shake with banana and peanut butter, or one with vanilla and berries. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Parker Young 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The most important fact is that gays have been here since day one. To say otherwise is a gross denial and stupidity. We played an enormous part in the history of America. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Larry Kramer 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
		
	
	
	
	
		Business creates jobs; government does not. Government creates a whole slew of jobs each time a new program or scheme is implemented, but always at the expense of the taxpayer. Small businesses invest in new businesses, which results in more jobs. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ralph Norman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I always think the most romantic books or films are the ones where the romance doesn't happen, because it makes your heart ache so much watching it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Natalie Portman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		One thing that we learned that we published on our blog post is that uniformly, men lie about their height by almost exactly two inches. So if you look at a plot of census bureau data on the distribution of men's heights in the U.S. and you plot men's heights on OKCupid, it is exactly shifted two inches to the left. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Sam Yagan 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think it just helps to be very aware that fundamentally, there are no adults. Everyone is making it up as they go along. You have to find your own path, picking, choosing, taking and discarding as you see fit. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Naval Ravikant 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				W. C. Fields 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		In 1986, Microsoft and Oracle went public within a day of each other, and I recall telling one of my colleagues that the software business will become big. So I started working with software companies in the mid-'80s and never turned back. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Safra A. Catz