Joe Lonsdale Quotes

Inasmuch as there is a useful purpose to what we do as VCs, I tend to think it's our duty not only to mentor entrepreneurs and executive teams, but also to learn from them and the others involved. We can then pass on lessons to aid the startup ecosystem and help businesses succeed and grow their impact.

Joe Lonsdale

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I wanted to sail when I was in grammar school and well remember memorizing the names of the sails from the Merriam-Webster's ponderous dictionary in the library. Now I am actually at sea - as a passenger, of course, but at sea nevertheless - and bound for Ecuador.

Jim Elliot

SeaSchoolI AmSailLibrarySails

I believe the relationship you have with your government is not so different to a love relationship.

Jill Scott

LoveRelationshipGovernmentBelieve

I was born in America, but I consider myself a Filipino.

Jessica Sanchez

MyselfAmericaBornFilipino

There's times when one play makes the whole difference, one calls makes the whole difference. And tonight it was that call.

Johan Santana

PlayDifferenceCallWholeTonight

My dad builds houses, and, for the earlier portion of my life anyway, we moved around quite a bit. It took us to some just really amazing places.

John Gourley

LifeAmazingMy LifePlacesUsJust

The first point to remember is that attempts to clone mice have actually been very unsuccessful for at least a decade. Sheep have been successful. So one asks, 'Where do humans lie?' Most people think they are somewhere between the two, but at least there's a reasonable chance they might be clone-able.

John Gurdon

LiePeopleChanceThinkSheepFirst

Nothing in the world in perfect. Even a still photograph.

Roger Rees

WorldPerfectNothingPhotograph

I think one of the odd things about public life, coming from the outside, is that people seem to be paranoid. Maybe they were quite frank initially, but then they did one thing which went wrong.

Rory Stewart

LifePeopleThinkWrongOutside

As a small child, I could watch anything happen and tell a story, and it was funny.

Ron White

FunnyChildSmallStoryAnything

Make no mistake about it. Gun control is not about crook control. It's about America control.

Derrick Grayson

MistakeControlGunAmericaMake

I'm very knowledgeable of the challenges before me.

Cory Booker

MeChallengesBeforeVery

I'm more of a Cristal Connors than a Nomi Malone.

Brad Goreski

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