Jeff Bezos Quotes
I'm going to go do this crazy thing. I'm going to start this company selling books online.
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I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
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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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Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer.
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It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.
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The thoughtful soul to solitude retires.
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The thing I find frustrating about rock music is, how different can you make an acoustic drum kit sound, an electric guitar and vocals? It's very stuck, whereas with electronic music, new sounds are being created.
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Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places.
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I was sent the script for 'Silver Linings' when I was doing a play in D.C. at The Kennedy Center with Cate Blanchett and I was sent the script and asked if I was interested, and I said 'Oh, boy am I!'
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Playing music is a beautiful thing. But listening to music is just as great.
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I've always loved projects where I can combine acting and music.
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To mistrust science and deny the validity of scientific method is to resign your job as a human. You'd better go look for work as a plant or wild animal.
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There is hope and a kind of beauty in there somewhere, if you look for it.
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Certainly there are great men whose age circumscribes them so completely that we lose interest.
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I'm not saying 'I have cerebral palsy, pay attention to me.' We all have problems, and we have to figure out how to live our best life.
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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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Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their transition into words must be done deliberately and with rigid artistry.
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We couldn't pitch the show without having created one, at least one 20 to 25 minute version of 'Broad City.' We wouldn't know how to describe it.
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It's about a father and daughter and the daughter's friend and her relationship with her current husband.
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Good-humor makes all things tolerable.
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We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.
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We're watching the effort being made by the market leader, the company that has been proactive to reaching out to software companies.
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I'm going to go do this crazy thing. I'm going to start this company selling books online.
