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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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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Many ethnic minorities chafed at the postcolonial nationalism of India and Pakistan, and some rebelled.
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My parents noticed my love for clothes and encouraged me to study design abroad. I decided to join the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York but never ended up there.
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I decided that it's either, you know, if I want to have children, have a family and - and live a long life, I've got to make some real, real serious changes.
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We're more familiar with what economists call an English auction - prices start low and rise as people bid. However, there is also the Dutch auction, where prices start high and go lower until somebody bites. Movies are sold to the audience via a very slow Dutch auction, where each phase between price drops can last weeks or months.
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Some comics don't like it when people talk during the set, and it does get a little bit annoying after awhile, but I basically let people dictate what jokes I'm going to do.
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In an increasingly competitive technology world, VCs must work more and more closely with portfolio companies to develop superior technology, talent, and operations.
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No amount of technology is going to change the fact that people process information visually.
