Rick Bass Quotes

Even the largest of my dreams and ambitions, I realize with increasing dismay, were puny, measly, compared to the object of my dreaming. I would not say my life to date has been built overmuch of compromise, but still, it surrounds me.

Rick Bass

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 7, 1958

Topics

LifeDreamsMeCompromiseMy Life

I grew up as a dancer, and music and dance are so closely tied that in ballet class, you're listening to all this classical music, and in modern class, you're working with a live drummer. It was something that always made me feel really comfortable, and I've had a connection to since the beginning.

Jillian Hervey

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When it broke out in the mid 1990s, the web was society's first at-scale digital artifact. It spread in orders of ten, first thousands, then millions, then hundreds of millions of pages - and on it went, to the billions it now encompasses.

John Battelle

SocietyNowDigitalFirstOutWeb

I stay away from big chunks of carbs and try to keep it lean, even when I'm competing.

Joel Parkinson

TryCompetingBigStayKeepLean

If Roger stopped right now and never won another match, to me he'd already be one of the greatest players to ever play the game. To me, he's the greatest all around talent that I've ever seen.

John McEnroe

TalentMeGamePlayNowNever

President Donald Trump's policies are not global but inward-looking.

Anand Mahindra

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I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.

Sonia Sotomayor

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All Norwegian children learn to swim when they are very young because if you can't swim it is difficult to find a place to bathe.

Roald Dahl

ChildrenLearnYouFindPlaceYoung

Our strategy in dealing with patents in Mono is the same strategy that any other software developer would take. In the event of a patent claim, we will try to find prior art to the claim of the patent.

Miguel de Icaza

ArtStrategyFindWillTrySoftware

When I moved to L.A. a few years ago, my sister hung out with a couple of people with big followings. I'd hang out with them, too, and eventually was tagged in a picture with Acacia Brinley, who does a lot on YouTube. She got me from, like, 6,000 to 17,000 followers over a couple of days.

Lucky Blue Smith

PeopleMeSisterPictureSheOver

Joan Rivers broke down barriers, advocated for free speech, and never apologized for who she was.

Judy Gold

FreeSpeechDownNeverBarriersShe

On January 21st of 2017, the day after I take the oath of office, Americans will finally wake up in a country where the laws of the United States are enforced. We are going to be considerate and compassionate to everyone. But my greatest compassion will be for our own struggling citizens.

Donald Trump

JanuaryDayCompassionWake UpWill

I just happen to like the action-adventure movies. No law that says you can't work in all types of dramatic stuff.

Brandon Lee

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