Kenneth C. Griffin Quotes
My fantasy is to break up the big banks. I wish we would end 'too big to fail' in our banking system.
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My legs are nice, my lips are shapely, and my breasts are pretty. They popped up when I was 11 and they weren't small then. I was teased, but now those kids wish they had what I have!
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Even if you throw your hair up in a quick topknot or ponytail, you can add instant polish by wearing a headband or bejeweled barrette.
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I have freckles; I don't like covering up too much. I like things dewy and natural, and I think that having moisture in your skin is really beautiful and youthful - sometimes that's more important than coverage.
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For me, I can't watch violence when it's too grotesque, and it's just like, that's revolting to watch. I don't enjoy it. But when it's a Tarantino film, I'm lining up outside the door to see it, and I'm expecting to see something really crazy, a lot of blood, and for it to be funny.
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I want to learn about a different religion. I grew up Catholic, but my grandfather was Jewish. Knowledge about other religions can help you understand your own better. I think it's kind of hypocritical to believe one thing and don't know about any others.
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A lot of my creative energy is spent coming up with a concept that, once I get it, I feel like it writes itself.
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Every day, you get up, and the world is changing; your customers are expecting more from you. Your competitors are putting pressure on you by doing more and trying to beat you here and beat you there.
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I wish people would be a bit more aware of how their actions affect everyone around them.
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I'm being mocked because I don't live up to a socially determined view of what other people think a person should look like.
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
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I have given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself.
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My first encounter with Marx's writings came very early in life, as a result of the strange times I grew up in, with Greece exiting the nightmare of the neofascist dictatorship of 1967-74.
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A lot of people forget how important it is to be creative. We get caught up in getting ahead and in day-to-day minutiae. But creativity is a fundamental mode of expression, as is being tenacious and standing by your own convictions and passions, even if it's not the 'popular' choice.
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I was brought up largely by my grandfather because my father only returned from a prisoner-of-war camp in 1947 and worked in the nearest small town, so I hardly ever saw him.
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It's such a small industry here you inevitably end up working with the same people over and over again. There are only so many actors to go around, which is good for us.
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I refuse to buy a PS3 or Xbox for my home for fear that it might ruin my life. I think I would cease to accomplish anything productive, would quickly dispense with all human contact, and would very well end up with a nasty case of arthritis in my over-used digits from constant gameplay.
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Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard.
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What do we want our kids to do? Sweep up around Japanese computers?
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As with all the other rappers I've worked with, Biggie and I shared common ground. Even though Biggie grew up in Brooklyn and I grew up in Chicago, we came from the same 'hood.
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It may be a coincidence, but from the minute I took anti-depressants, I didn't pick up a guitar or a pen for seven years.
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In fantasy land, I wish I could be a pro golfer. I love golf - the most frustratingly brilliant game on the planet.
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If you've lost focus, just sit down and be still. Take the idea and rock it to and fro. Keep some of it and throw some away, and it will renew itself. You need do no more.
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I can play with Florida Georgia Line. We can throw down with people. I think that's what sets me apart.
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My fantasy is to break up the big banks. I wish we would end 'too big to fail' in our banking system.
