Buck Martinez (John Albert) Quotes
There were times last year when people looked at the scoreboard and thought my batting average was the temperature.
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As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for the newly rich, the world often becomes a darker, narrower, less generous place; a paradox that elicits scant sympathy, but is nonetheless true.
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Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths.
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I forced myself to think what is the new concept and it became clear to me that it was risk, not only in technology and ecology, but in life and employment, too.
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I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.
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For me, the greatest good fortune I have being raised by actors is I came in knowing that a career is the ebb and flow.
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Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write.
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From my experience and understanding, I believe money follows name and fame, while recognition calls for a huge amount of sacrifice. To get something, you have to lose something. That's the rule of life.
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Someone told me, 'When you go see Pearl Jam, it's going to be a spiritual experience,' and it was. It was my first time seeing them live, and I've been a lifelong fan. Eddie Vedder's voice is a million times better live, and I couldn't believe the passion he put into every single song.
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The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding challenges.
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We just here to do our job.
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To get promoted, company executives need to be able to see you as one of them.
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The biggest rival I had in my career was me. I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me.
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The Technion didn't teach students how to open a start-up.
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Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.
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You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
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You cannot govern, you cannot administrate, with an ignoramus.
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If I had a spreadsheet on my computer, it looked like I was busy.
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I prefer the countryside to cities. This is also true of my films: I have made more films in rural societies, and villages, than in towns.
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I think media people know we're good at making content and how we can be smart about how to consume it. It's always a balance.
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My grandmother was the daughter of pioneers, as was my grandfather, and they were farmers. And they worked the land, and there is a grounded value system that becomes inherent in knowing what's real and what's powerful. And understanding the material nature of not only man, but beasts and profit and all of those things that you fight for.
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Whether in services or in manufacturing, the trick is to stay ahead of the curve. I believe we should not wait to be disrupted - we should become disruptors ourselves.
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Virgin Galactic, which will be operating SpaceShipTwo, will be only one of several spacelines. The competitors for Virgin include the Russians, Bezos's Blue Origin, and possibly Rocketplane Kistler. And likely a couple of others who are smart enough not to tell people what they are doing!
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Our people's faith is strong and sustains them even in times of challenge.
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There were times last year when people looked at the scoreboard and thought my batting average was the temperature.
