Kimbal Musk Quotes
After my accident, the stuff that mattered was stuff that made a difference in the world, not the stuff that made money.
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When I was on 'Trauma,' the first order was six, which turned to 12, and then there were rumors of getting cancelled. I'm used to that.
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Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
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The deadliest foe to virtue would be complete self-knowledge.
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Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian employer.
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Dinner is often a stew of beans or legumes, which are awesome for dieting; they give you that meaty satisfaction and both are excellent with whole grain rice or bread.
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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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My basic feeling about military intervention is that it should be a last resort, undertaken only to stave off large-scale bloodshed.
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He was just trying to tease me - I knew that later - but he said he'd have to leave because it wasn't fair to have anyone in the room who was going to make fun of what he had to say. He had a good sense of humor, really.
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Our approach to banking is very different from the traditional banks or even some of the new banks. We do not necessarily go out and write single-cheque, large-ticket loans.
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It's really important to find something you really enjoy - something you can focus on and be good at.
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It's a great feat for me to have broken my world record.
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If you're not in it you can't win it.
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It never occurred to me that I'd be on a television show or in feature films but when those came into play my dreams changed along the way.
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I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.
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I would never walk off any show.
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'Bagdad Cafe' was a film that changed many, many people's lives... how they saw themselves and how they looked at their life situation. I thought I made a little movie. All the mail that I get is about how it changed lives, and that's wonderful.
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I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's here or in California or when I'm traveling. It's more a part of my life. People recognize me from my play or a commercial I've done. It's just a normal part of life now.
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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
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Poetry is one of the oldest of all art forms, and one of its powers for shamans and tribal leaders was the mnemonic.
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Joseph Smith was true to his calling and fulfilled his duty even in the face of severe persecution and great personal sacrifice.
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It's actually very easy for democracy to disappear.
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A lot of people write and tell us what The B-52s meant to them - straight, straight-A students, those who were a little awkward, weren't always the ones who fit in. People have told us that just having us and our music was beyond important and really made me feel that what we were doing was worth something big.
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After my accident, the stuff that mattered was stuff that made a difference in the world, not the stuff that made money.
