Karl E. Weick Quotes
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The first thing I ever invested in was Twitter. Blaine Cook, former CTO, was leaving the company and asked me if I wanted to buy his stock.
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I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.
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When I designed my first house in L.A., I didn't have any money - I did it all on my own. I liked that.
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Since there are only so many ways to kill a person, a good portion of homicides look pretty much alike.
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I've never been a size 0.
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You don't have to show a lot of skin to be beautiful.
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I had discovered journalism to be my life's ambition.
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I have smelled some very famous and undoubtedly sexy boys. And sometimes, as cute as they are, I'd rather have them as a friend - just because of the way they smell!
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Never criticize, condemn or complain in a conversation with a customer or prospect.
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Youth! There is nothing like youth. The middle-aged are mortgaged to Life. The old are in Life's lumber-room. But youth is the Lord of Life. Youth has a kingdom waiting for it. Every one is born a king, and most people die in exile.
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I like to hike and play with my dogs and spend time with my family. We go out to family dinners a lot.
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Be careful what you’re doing, because no one is ever who you want them to be. And the less you really know them, the more likely you are to confuse them with the girl or boy in your head
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I am pretty well retired, ... I run Slinger and Milwaukee and certain other shows. It's kind of like a hobby.
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The music of an unhappy people, of the children of disappointment; they tell of death and suffering and unvoiced longing toward a truer world, of misty wanderings and hidden ways.
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The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
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Confusion is not an ignoble condition.
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If you have no shame, and it’s your goal to get people into bed, how much higher could your success rate possibly be?
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'Mr Selfridge' is a lot more accessible than shows like 'Downton.' Everyone knows the store, but not everyone knows the story. Having this store as the backdrop with all of society working under one roof, I think it really captures people's imaginations.
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In a story, you have to have a theme and an angle, you have to have a beginning, middle and an end. You have to have a defining moment and kick it to death. You gotta be able to recognize that, by the way. It probably takes experience.
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You are old Father William,' the young man said, 'and your hair has become very white; and yet you incessantly stand on your head-do you think, at your age, it is right?
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Simply pushing harder within the old boundaries will not do.
