John Battelle Quotes

As the border between physical and digital gets more permeable, a new kind of literacy emerges. And that literacy is built on a foundation of code - whether it's the codes of letters and words, or the code of bits and algorithms.

John Battelle

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Politics, where fat, bald, disagreeable men, unable to be candidates themselves, teach a president how to act on a public stage.

Jimmy Breslin

MenPoliticsFatBaldTeachStage

Everyone has areas they're not comfortable with, and mine are my bum, thighs, and legs.

Jessica Biel

ComfortableLegsEveryoneMineBum

Think about how much it costs to incarcerate someone. Do we want them just sitting in prison, lifting weights, becoming violent and thinking about the next crime? Or do we want them having a little purpose in life and learning a skill?

John Ensign

LifeLearningPurposeThinkThinking

There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.

Andre Gide

FearMonstersWhoFewVeryThem

'Downton Abbey' is just one cliche after another, and it is a really, really poor piece of drama. But that's only me talking. That's just my take on it.

Michael Hirst

MeTalkingDramaPoorTakeJust One

I'm a very competitive person... I've run 12 marathons! I kayaked around Manhattan 29 miles in October! I ran the Berkshire Hathaway 5K! And I want every part of the business to compete - and play to win.

Steve Burke

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I've been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good character.

Stefan Edberg

GoodCharacterThinkTroubleOut

When I was younger, I did not have the strength to jump well enough, but over the years I have gained that, worked on it. But the sensibility you simply have to have.

Simon Ammann

StrengthEnoughYouJumpOverYears

I have adopted an 80/20 rule when it comes to my delicate relationship with food: 80 percent of the time, I make good choices; 20 percent of the time, I let myself splurge a little.

Trisha Yearwood

GoodRelationshipTimeMyselfFood

The politics of division are not what we want in New Jersey and Virginia and elsewhere.

Tom Perez

PoliticsNewWantDivisionJersey

From the boys' point of view, scouting puts them into fraternity-gangs, which is their natural organisation, whether for games, mischief, or loafing; it gives them a smart dress and equipments; it appeals to their imagination and romance; and it engages them in an active, open-air life.

Robert Baden-Powell

LifeImaginationSmartDressView

I've been blessed because there are a lot of great singers out there that didn't make it past their first album.

Ruben Studdard

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