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Quotes by Businessman
"Let me diefrom having being drunk onindigo skies, my liver...overflowing with stars."
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"I have to say that it was a very strange experience when, later in life, I represented Byron Scott and was negotiating with West - whose picture I used to have over my bed! That took some getting used to."
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"The only problem we've had is the amount of time it's taking people to develop titles."
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"Well, we know that people in Australia love the idea of both Impulse and Virgin Blue getting up and adding a bit of competition, and it's fun to be able to deliver it."
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"Spend a lot of time talking to customers face to face. You'd be amazed how many companies don't listen to their customers."
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"I remember the mentoring experiences of some teachers that I had, like a second term home room teacher in public school that really was very helpful to me."
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"I very seldom worry about other systems. I concentrate pretty fully on just making Linux the best I can."
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"Whatever you're ready for is ready for you."
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"Most men who have really lived have had, in some share, their great adventure. This railway is mine."
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"Creativity is a highfalutin word for the work I have to do between now and Tuesday."
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"Forty years ago the chances of journalists reporting - or the authorities even prosecuting - a pro athlete were practically nil."
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"Even if you do something that others might consider wrong, you should at least be willing to talk about it and tell your parents what you're doing because you believe it's right."
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"It's hard to build a brand, competitively, and tell people what you do as well."
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"Sportswriters. They were all my friends. They were racetrack guys and so was I."
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"I think that stocks have been this tremendous, tremendous equalizer for people in this country. Guys who can't make a lot of money at their jobs have been able to make a lot of money in the stock market."
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"I didn't know I was a conservative when it didn't matter to me growing up."
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"A bigger business is like a cruise ship: There are lots of amenities and you can go a lot further, but it's harder to turn quickly."
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"I don't think events in your life affect your music."
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"Business leaders shape public opinion."
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"We've got to figure out a way to cause communities to also want them, the political, organized bodies."
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"It must not be forgotten in fairness to the National Government that apartheid is not just a policy of oppression but an attempt - in my opinion an attempt doomed to failure - to find an alternative to a policy of racial integration which is fair to both white and black."
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"If there are things you don't like in the world you grew up in, make your own life different."
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"The fundamental problem with vi is that it doesn't have a mouse and therefore you've got all these commands."
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"There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give."
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"The heart and soul of the company is creativity and innovation."
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"My brother and I had saved $15,000 by working many years nailing fruit crates together."
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"Yahoo! is the only company with both scale and leadership in branded and search advertising."
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"It always helps to be a good programmer. It is important to like computers and to be able to think of things people would want to do with their computers."
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"The past several months I have been able to meet with people across this country. One thing is clear: America craves for real solutions to the problems we face. That's why I'm running for President of the United States."
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"We own 18 percent of just the PC business. Now that's only about 60 percent of our business today."
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"A journalist and an information architect face exactly the same problem - how to give shape to the pile of information in front of you in a way that will make it easy and natural for people to comprehend. I can't imagine any better preparation for the work I do now."
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"We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better."
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"My basic approach to interviewing is to ask the basic questions that might even sound naive, or not intellectual. Sometimes when you ask the simple questions like 'Who are you?' or 'What do you do?' you learn the most."
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"There could be no better time to fully integrate Infinity with Viacom's tremendous portfolio of assets. Infinity is performing at record levels and continues to generate a tremendous amount of free cash flow that will now fully benefit Viacom."
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"And the greeter is what sets the tone for this company and I've been on TV a little bit this morning."
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"The ability of our people to think quickly and create great products in this whole new world of Internet open standards is not only essential to our success but is also one of the things that impresses me most about Netscape."
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"It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure."
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"I find it odd that there's such strong objection to what is a clear way to assure that our elections are reliable and we can do a recount if there are any questions."
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"There are three things I always forget. Names, faces and... the third I can't remember."
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"Is God a man with two arms and legs like me? Does He have eyes, a head? Does He have bowels? Well I do, and that makes me more wonderful than He is!"
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"The time has come for justice at the ballot box, and justice in the courts, and justice in the legislative halls, and justice in the governor's office."
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"Design, in its broadest sense, is the enabler of the digital era - it's a process that creates order out of chaos, that renders technology usable to business. Design means being good, not just looking good."
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"In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems."
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"Right now we have a closure rate between discovery and exploitation of four to six months. We need to be more in the realm of seven to 10 days. That is an enormous challenge."
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"If you have a dream, give it a chance to happen."
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"It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime."
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"Even more importantly, it's wine, food and the arts. Incorporating those three enhances the quality of life."
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