John Collison Quotes

People tend to pay too little attention to history - the history of Silicon Valley and American business - and think they're the first people to come across a problem.

John Collison

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I'm still a fiscal conservative, and I'm inclined to pay down debt.

Jim Flaherty

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I am not - thank heavens - one of those 'driven' writers who spend a fortnight buckled with empty fright over an untouched page only to wake at two in the morning feverish with paragraphs.

Jim Crace

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One of the great things about wrestling is how it interrogates this silly idea that you have one authentic self.

John Darnielle

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In terms of PPV, you've got to have the right dancing partner.

Andre Ward

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I do find the sight of small children eating very moving. Watch the way their tiny fingers clamp the cutlery. The exaggeratedly precise way they move cups or glasses to their lips.

John Niven

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I think of myself as a writer with a sense of humour rather than a comedy writer. Happy to tell a story with lots of jokes in it - I wouldn't know how to do jokes without the story.

Steven Moffat

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I think we're always doing something for teenagers and youngsters because BTS originally performed itself as a socially conscious band. We always wanted to sell our performances like we did with our debut.

RM

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What do you say to your sister who poses in the nude? It's not like you are really itching to see photographs of your sister naked. I mean, it's just something that is not too exciting.

Ron Reagan

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Cruelty is one fashion statement we can all do without.

Rue McClanahan

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I'm the worst person to ask about how to get noticed. It took me 25 years.

Dirk Benedict

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Running was a part of my hardwiring, and that's what I wanted to do. So this is what I tell people who talk about wanting to follow their passion. 'It doesn't have to be running. It can be basket weaving. Be the best basket weaver in the world. Throw your heart and soul into it.'

Dean Karnazes

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I like to explore a lot of textural, arrangement aspects in the studio.

David Sylvian

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