Bill Gates Quotes
I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this: “Dad, I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.” I want to thank Harvard for this timely honor. I’ll be changing my job next year … and it will be nice to finally have a college degree on my resume.
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Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.
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There are persons who, when they cease to shock us, cease to interest us.
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My family and friends treat me as they always have.
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I'm kind of embarrassed by how quickly I adjusted to L.A. I really love it. It's so pleasant.
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Stay calm and aggressive.
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The celebrity aspect is nothing short of ridiculous, and auditioning is brutal and dehumanizing. Every time I see a pretty young girl on the subway reading sides for an audition, my only thought is, 'Man, am I glad I'm not doing that anymore.' I never feel nostalgia, just relief.
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In junior high, I was still writing poems and stories. In college, I was a journalism major. When I got out of college, I went to work for an educational publisher, so I was still writing, developing curriculums.
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Kashmir is the real test of secularism in India.
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Well, if you pick a fight with somebody that's smaller than you and you beat them, where's the honor in that?
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When I left I just played in rock bands, and started playing acoustic, washed dishes, but pretty much supported myself with music.
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I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this: “Dad, I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.” I want to thank Harvard for this timely honor. I’ll be changing my job next year … and it will be nice to finally have a college degree on my resume.
