Jeff Bezos Quotes
If you invent frequently and are willing to fail, then you never get to that point where you really need to bet the whole company.
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If you're going to maintain true authorities over a subordinate organization, you have to have some control over policy formulation of that organization and also the resources that are applied to it.
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When you are young, hone your craft and write shorter pieces instead of novels, because it's really hard to finish a novel.
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In politics, the reaction to a controversy is very often more enlightening and important than the details of the allegations themselves.
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The thoughtful soul to solitude retires.
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Where I am, I don't know, I'll never know, in the silence you don't know, you must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on.
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Playing music is a beautiful thing. But listening to music is just as great.
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I am a sound freak. I could play around with sound forever.
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Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.
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People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According to this logic, we should not try to prevent people from murdering other people, since this has also been done since the earliest of times.
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In general, when you have success on the field, you're more popular, and you have that fame that comes with it. You realize you're in the public eye more, and you've got to be a little bit more careful about some of the things you're doing out in public and make sure you're smart about the things you say.
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I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal.
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If I had a spreadsheet on my computer, it looked like I was busy.
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On television, I tried to absolutely hew to the middle of the road and not show any prejudice or bias in any way.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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There are not as many women who support the national defense budget now as men. I really think there is a gender gap in the support for the large expenditures that are necessary to modernize the force.
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You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the others and how to back them up at all times. That's jazz.
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The public is even more pessimistic about the economy than even the most bearish economists are.
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All the music that I play today, I actually heard either at home or in my neighborhood when I was growing up in the '40s and '50s.
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My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me.
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Although I love to chat, I will not say anything superfluous.
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I had not known before that love is obedience. You want to love, and you can’t, and you hate yourself because you can’t, and all the time love is not some marvelous thing that you feel but some hard thing that you do. And this in a way is easier because with God’s help you can command your will when you can’t command your feelings. With us, feelings seem to be important, but He doesn’t appear to agree with us.
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A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.
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If you invent frequently and are willing to fail, then you never get to that point where you really need to bet the whole company.
