Ben Silbermann Quotes
No amount of technology is going to change the fact that people process information visually.
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I'm an actor, and I like having attention, I guess. There's a reason I like being on stage. There's a reason I like being in front of a camera. It's that interaction.
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I was never conscious that I was becoming an icon or I'm not an icon, because my family, my kids, my husband keep me down-to-earth.
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people's views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it's also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do - bad or good.
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I'm a Ninja. I'm not scared of death.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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If you ever meet an actor who's the child of actors, they'll never tell you that they wanted to be a star. But what I did realise early on was that I just wanted to be in that tribe.
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The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another.
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I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you're doing.
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I'd wanted to be famous for as long as I could remember.
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My father was an electrical contractor, while I used to deliver video cassettes on a cycle to people in Juhu and Bandra, including celebrities like Mithun Chakraborty. Mithunda remembers me and is very proud of me. He can't believe that the guy who used to come to his house in short pants has become so successful.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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People always accused me of not smiling like my rival Olga Korbut, but that was just my personality. When you're balancing on a nine-inch beam, you have to concentrate. But if you look back at the footage, I was always smiling and waving at the crowd after my performances.
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Even a genius cannot completely resist his Zeitgeist, the spirit of his time.
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Some of the best ideas that we've invested in have made no sense to conventional sources.
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And of course I've got kids of my own now, and they love me being in the Harry Potter films. I'm now part of a phenomenon. You become incredibly cool to your kids, and you get a young fan base. So you became the cool dad at school. You're suddenly hip.
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I can see myself always writing songs - but I'm not sure if I'll always want to perform.
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No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of spring.
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I've done music as a hobby, either in musical theater or just jamming with friends, pretty much for as long as I can remember.
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It's not how long a man lives, but how well he uses the time allotted him.
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There are lots of actors, and you need a way to stand out. Writing comedy sketches was a way of doing that.
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When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic.
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I have always liked the idea of going to print because a big part of what we are about is to disseminate knowledge throughout the world and not just to people who have broadband.
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No amount of technology is going to change the fact that people process information visually.
