Jeff Bezos Quotes
The common question that gets asked in business is, why? That’s a good question, but an equally valid question is, why not?
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Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.
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I like to write with a lot of emotion and a lot of power. Sometimes I overdo it; sometimes my prose is a little bit too purple, and I know that.
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I do love pasta. It gets me into trouble. If I could give up pasta and bread, I'd look like Cate Blanchett.
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I do make a good ragu pasta, which everyone seems to like. Or that could be just me talking; who knows what they really think. I actually stole the recipe from my older sister Vera, who also loves to cook. I took all my recipes from her.
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It should be no surprise that religion in the non-western world has failed to disappear under the juggernaut of industrial capitalism, or that liberal democracy finds its most dedicated saboteurs among the new middle classes.
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Years ago, I carved out an identity, and it has always been about having a voice to tell people about stuff I love.
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I love having wine with my meals. And if I splurge, I'm going to splurge big, because if I deny my cravings, it just ends up backfiring on me, you know?
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When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing.
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This ain't a football game, we do this every day.
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Well, the thought that everybody might have a personal computer at their desk or their home was certainly not on the mainstream of anybody's activity at that time.
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Roc Nation has an army. I'm happy because this is what I needed. I have the music, but they have the muscle.
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I like friends who are honest and loyal. They also shouldn't be afraid to be a kid. I like having fun.
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I am always watching old films and trying to fill gaps in my knowledge.
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Jazz really does try to include everything. It's always been popular music. But the wonderful thing about jazz is its willingness to take chances.
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If I have the TV on, it's either a Mets game or 'SportsCenter.'
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I'm definitely somewhat of a tomboy. I grew up a pretty big tomboy, actually, and was really obsessed with basketball.
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I was never a monist - always a diversitarian.
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He who knows himself is enlightened.
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Print is at the very, very top in the fashion business - of course it is.
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There are a million great books out there if you just go to Google. There's a lot to pull apart. A lot of crazy, unbelievable stuff that's all completely true. I get into little obsessions, and I read everything I can find on one thing, and then I move onto another.
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Today's audience knows more about what's on television than what's in life.
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People in business are uniquely unqualified to see their own companies and product objectively. Too much product knowledge causes them to instinctively answer questions no one is asking.
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My long hair and the sideburns made me stand out, really, because my hairstyle was completely different to the other footballers of that era.
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The common question that gets asked in business is, why? That’s a good question, but an equally valid question is, why not?
