Adi Godrej Quotes
We own only a small percentage in Omnivore, but we manage it. It is basically a venture capital fund to help newer enterprises and provide them with the funding they require in their early stages of development.
Quotes to Explore
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Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.
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I worked three and then six hours a day in my studio with strict discipline and emotion. I obtained awards usually granted to other foreigners during the end-of-year admission tests.
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The earth laughs in flowers.
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Flipping through the 'Toronto Star' one day in 2008, I noticed a piece about a phenomenal boxer from the Philippines who had won several different titles in several different weight divisions. Manny Pacquiao's rise from heart-crushing poverty to the top ranks of his sport was astounding.
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Developing new products is labour- intensive. So is producing the capital goods needed to make them. These jobs disappear when innovation stalls.
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Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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The beauty about living in Atlanta is that there aren't too many paparazzi here; you can just relax. And that really works for me and my children.
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Intellectual Ventures is a company that invests in invention.
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What counts isn't the frame, it's what you put in it.
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Jail is definitely not cool. Education is.
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You can't say what the outcome of a competition is going to be, so now I am ready to accept any result that comes my way, if I give my best shot.
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I don't sleep. I hate those little slices of death.
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Near the end of my career, I saw things that didn't make too much sense to me when I was a kid.
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I play some fighting games, but mostly I just play sports.
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Singing in Yiddish was a great thrill for me and came about through Joe Papp, the founder of The Public Theater.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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I do a medley of hymns in all of my sets, whether I'm in an arena, in a theater, in an amusement park.
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Russia is a big polluter.
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I have been luckier than anyone I know or even heard of. I had a very happy childhood, a good education, I enjoyed working as a teacher, journalist and author. I have loved a wonderful man for over 33 years, and I believe he loves me, too.
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My least favorite subject? Uh... I didn't have a least favorite subject because, I mean, high school is so much fun.
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Growing up, I was always prancing around and singing... and I just never really stopped.
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We own only a small percentage in Omnivore, but we manage it. It is basically a venture capital fund to help newer enterprises and provide them with the funding they require in their early stages of development.
