Austan Goolsbee Quotes

When I was at MIT, they had a beta test of Mosaic, the first popular browser. I remember looking at it, and there was a weather map or something. Now, in fairness to me, there weren't any websites then. But I remember saying, 'This is stupid - what's the point?' Now, of course, it's obvious.

Austan Goolsbee

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: public
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 18, 1969

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Whenever we come back from another project, we're always so stoked to see each other and play with each other again. I really feel like that's been the key to why we're still together as a band. I remember a period five or six years ago feeling a little burnt out and wasn't sure whether I wanted to keep doing it.

Jim James

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Comedy can take you a lot further in getting your point across. People are entertained, and then, by being entertained, they get your point.

Maz Jobrani

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Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.

Max Euwe

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Many Americans, and many more people around the world, have been outraged by what they see as President George W. Bush's radical reordering of American foreign policy.

Stephen Kinzer

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But I am an optimist about Britain; and the difference between an optimist and a pessimist is not that the optimist believes the world is wonderful and the pessimist believes it's beset by challenges; the difference is the pessimist believes we will be defeated by them; the optimist thinks the challenges can be overcome.

Tony Blair

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We believe in personal choice, rather than society dictating how we must live our lives.

Mike Peters

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Meditation doesn't have to be complicated. What I do is about as simple as you can get. You could just count the beads, one, two, three, with your eyes closed or open, whatever makes you happy.

Lou Reed

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All my life I've been rowing against the tide. What can I do? It seems I was born that way.

Jose Mujica

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A modern fleet of ships does not so much make use of the sea as exploit a highway.

Joseph Conrad

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I love my parents. But I'm almost 28 and it's not fun to be asked, 'What are you doing today? What do you want for dinner? When are you going to be home?' It just makes you feel like a kid. It's this juxtaposition of feeling annoyed and really lucky to have people who love you so much.

Jonah Hill

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It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love having a company that makes films and to be prolific and have a place to put all the ideas that are constantly bubbling up inside of me and that don't let me sleep at night.

Drew Barrymore

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I want people to know when I'm taking care of them I'll give it all that I've got.

Debi Thomas

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