Luke Nosek Quotes
We had a mission at PayPal - which was to create a new financial system, a new world currency, and we failed. We were a financial success, but we didn't succeed at the purpose of our company.
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We are not accepting that countries just get to sit back and let the United States meet threats that are going to roost in their worlds just as easily as they are in ours.
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In order to raise money from somebody, you have to understand who is this person, not to deceive them but to understand them. What would be their motives for contributing money? Why do these people contribute money to some places, but not to others? That's attunement - treating everybody well, but not treating everybody the same.
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For me, a play is a form of writing which isn't complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it's still a form of writing. And so most of my time is spent thinking about how to write a sentence.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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The Department of Justice will continue to pursue those that travel to fight against the United States and our allies, as well as those individuals that recruit others on behalf of ISIL in the homeland.
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I have always said that often the religion you were born with becomes more important to you as you see the universality of truth.
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When I was really young, I wanted to grow up and be the sun. Which shows an early penchant for ambition or narcissism or grandiosity or delusion - all of which are bellwethers for becoming a writer.
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It's really important to find something you really enjoy - something you can focus on and be good at.
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We all have our strengths and our failings.
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I've always been DJing; it's just I'm making more of a push for it, making it more public.
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I take a lot of pictures.
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Sufficient for me is that honour which is not seen of men but is felt in the heart, as faithful is He who hath promised and who never lies.
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Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
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I just consider being one of the luckiest people in the sense that creativity came to me and it flowed.
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The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.
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If anybody's getting a shot, somebody's getting a shot against me because I'm the guy to beat.
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I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults. On the one hand, God was calling me. On the other, I was following the way of the world. Doing what God wanted made me happy; but I felt bound by the things of this world.
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I look at my music in the beginning, and the sexual songs, the partying songs, those are the realities because those things happen.
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History is one damn thing after another.
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Things are fluid in this world, and if you don't remain fluid, you get lost in the sauce.
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We're Americans. We celebrate success. We just don't want the game to be rigged.
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The CIA maintains prepackaged stocks of foreign weapons for instant shipment anywhere in the world.
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I like not being noticed. It has been a struggle because I love performing, but if I'm in a group of people and someone has a bigger personality, I'm like, 'Go ahead, and have fun!'
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We had a mission at PayPal - which was to create a new financial system, a new world currency, and we failed. We were a financial success, but we didn't succeed at the purpose of our company.
