Tyler Winklevoss Quotes
We may have been born on third base, but we worked like we were starting from home plate. You know: batter up.
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I am not content to entrust our free-speech rights to the good graces and whims of Congress and hope that politicians don't abuse their power.
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Not only is self-regulation largely a fantasy, but repeated scandals across multiple industries have proved that companies are fundamentally incapable of self-regulating for the greater good.
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.
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For decades, scholars have studied the ways in which implicit biases affect how we perceive other people in this multiethnic society of ours. The data consistently shows that about 90 percent of us possess some implicit prejudices - and, unsurprisingly, people typically favor their own group.
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Often what we do is open our house for various charity events. I don't seat according to protocol. I don't invite people because of who they are in the administration or their positions of power. The few who do come, are there because I like them.
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In Germany, of course, the Holocaust will always be in our history and a big stain on our lives.
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I have always battled injustice. As a child, I used to fight on the side of my friends when boys terrorized them.
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There is still a funny notion that women should not write violent fiction.
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Some people need sequins, others don't.
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My life is what a salmon must feel like. They are always going upstream, against the current.
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Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.
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If an alien with an accounting degree touched down in America, it might conclude that we're a weird cult that spends 11 months living frugally and four crazy weeks buying tons of stuff we don't need. It wouldn't be entirely wrong, either.
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If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.
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My most annoying habit is complaining about my aches and pains. It's the new ones that I haven't identified yet that make me nervous. According to my wife, I complain way too much. I may be a borderline hypochondriac, or you could say I am fascinated by the body - at least by mine.
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In his first 100 days, Mr. Obama has put the fate of his presidency in the hands of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He may come to regret that decision.
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I'm at the age most people are sending their kids off to college.
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People want to imagine I spend every night going to premieres and putting on frocks and getting into limos, and yet I do that maybe twice a year, if that.
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Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to worry about their grades but to enjoy learning.
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The material body has a practical reality that is accessible. It is here and now, and we can do something with it. However, we must not forget that the innermost part of our being is also trying to help us. It wants to come out to the surface and express itself.
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Some people do crossword puzzles. I do books.
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I think husbands and wives should live in separate houses. If there's enough money, the children should live in a third.
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It's great to have all this stuff at home. But when you want to make it for real, there's still nothing like making music with a bunch of other great musicians in the same room. That's one thing that'll never change.
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We may have been born on third base, but we worked like we were starting from home plate. You know: batter up.
