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Jimmy Wales Quotes

Things work well when a group of people know each other, and things break down when it's a bunch of random people interacting.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: August 7, 1966

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Work People Random Down Know Group

No matter how bad any situation, cynicism has no positive impact. Watching the news, you might notice that cynicism and victimhood often seem to go hand-in-hand, but not for veterans.

Positive Impact You Bad Situation

In a long story like 'Weathercraft,' it becomes kind of convoluted. It can become perhaps difficult to remember what led up to whatever point you're at. I worried a little bit about people being able to keep the shape of the story in their heads while they were reading it, and not wonder how they got wherever they were.

People Reading Story Remember You

I try to not be too hard on myself regarding my diet. I've always been a workout-to-eat kind of a girl. I like to eat, to say the least.

Girl Myself Diet Say Kind Try

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.

John Kenneth Galbraith

Leadership Great Time People Anxiety

'Secretariat' was such a magnificent animal, unbelievably beautiful and powerful. It's always nice to see something that close to perfection, a reason to celebrate.

Beautiful Perfection Animal Celebrate

It's a rule when you're welcomed in the Marvel family that you have to understand that you're going to be living in a code of silence.

Maurissa Tancharoen

Family Silence You Living Understand

Besides Hindi and English, I can speak in Maithli, my native language, and in Bangla and Nepalese too. But I can just about make a smattering at Marathi.

Speak Language I Can English Just

I think books with spiritual themes simply point to the deeper mysteries of life - to what lies beyond us, to what's hidden inside of us, or perhaps to an understanding of what truly matters.

Life Spiritual Think Understanding

If you think hard enough about it, Rowlf the dog playing the piano on 'The Muppet Show' - what kind of insanity was happening underneath the cameras to make that happen? His mouth is moving, and he's got two hands playing the piano. That's two people under there!

Dog People Moving Think Hands Mouth

Before every show, I have to put perfume on. I know the crowd's not necessarily going to smell me, but when I smell good, I feel like I can dominate the room.

Good Me Feel I Can Perfume Know

Some of the things you read you get an immediate reaction to so I've stopped reading things now. I do worry about my family though. Some people do try some nasty things to get at them and try and get a reaction from them.

Family People Reading Worry You Try

The Democrats can engage in the most reprehensible, mean-spirited, vile, vicious verbal attacks known in politics, and they get praised for it.

Politics Engage Democrats Get Most

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