Ben Silbermann Quotes
The whole reason Pinterest exists is to help people discover the things that they love and then go take action on them, and a lot of the things they take action on are tied to commercial intent.
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A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas.
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I took my acting very seriously. I did over 40 films, and naturally, some of them were called B-movies because the woman was at the top of the billing. Women couldn't star in their own movies.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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My neighbors think I do nothing because I don't go to a job, which is fine and good.
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I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot.
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When I was a kid, I had two great guilty pleasures. One was horror movies and the other was martial arts movies.
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Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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Gun owners and non-gun owners alike agree on expanding background checks, making gun trafficking a serious crime with stiff penalties, making it illegal for all stalkers and all domestic abusers to buy guns, and expanding mental health resources so the mentally ill find it easier to receive treatment than to buy firearms.
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Ending wars is very simple if you surrender.
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To be honest, as an actor, job security is not a trait.
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It's quite absurd to act against a smoke creature that is not there.
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Booksellers are the bartenders of the reading world. People share thoughts and interests they keep private from others in their lives.
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'Game of Thrones' has multiple story lines, multiple countries, and it's complete fantasy.
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My family didn't have any money growing up. I'm just a girl from the ghetto; from Indio, California.
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Sometimes the only way you can feel good about yourself is by making someone else look bad. And I'm tired of making other people feel good about themselves.
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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So I felt, well, I'll make the money and, with the money, do what I want to do.
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A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.
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I always had the ability to throw a frisbee pretty well. I don't why.
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My family means different things to different folks. I think, for most people, they have very fond memories and believe my family made important contributions to the country.
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Foreign policy is now a huge field. It isn't just people who are studying political science. There are so many aspects to it in terms of understanding hard science for people who are studying climate change, or people who are interested in health policy or food security, or people who care about education.
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The whole reason Pinterest exists is to help people discover the things that they love and then go take action on them, and a lot of the things they take action on are tied to commercial intent.
