Gil Penchina Quotes

When I first started as an angel investor, I was excited to start investing in startups - but I didn't know much. I couldn't tell the good ones from the bad; I didn't understand all these venture capital terms, so I would invest somewhat blindly.

Gil Penchina

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GoodAngelStartBadKnowFirst

I'm a bit of a coward, and lazy, oddly enough.

Stephen Fry

EnoughLazyCowardBitOddly

I don't care what anybody says: Nothing is better than a tomato you grow. There's something about it that's different than a tomato you can buy. It's a great thing.

Tom Vilsack

GreatCareGrowBetterYouNothing

There's actually something interesting about having no rehearsal time - you have to just walk in and go with your gut, which is exciting.

Josh Hutcherson

TimeWalkInterestingYouGoGut

We look at the number of engineers coming out of India; we look at the growth of the economy, and it's clear that India is a place we want to be.

Douglas Leone

GrowthLookIndiaPlaceEngineers

Death seems to provide the minds of the Anglo-Saxon race with a greater fund of amusement than any other single subject.

Dorothy L. Sayers

DeathRaceMindsSingleGreater

I mean, first of all, let me say whichever superhero first came up with the idea of wearing a cape, he wasn't really onto anything good. The number of times I'm treading on that damn thing or I throw a punch and it ends up covering my whole head. It's really not practical.

Christian Bale

GoodMeSayDamnMeanFirst

I don't want to be remembered as 'the son of Bruce Lee'.

Brandon Lee

SonWantRememberedBruce LeeBruce

I never get hung up on the past - the memories are too negative.

Brigitte Bardot

MemoriesPastNegativeNeverUpGet

You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.

Brian Tracy

ChangeAttitudeControlYouWill

I don't want something special. I want something beautifully plain.

Anne Lamott

WantSpecialSomethingPlain

The grand old lady of bluegrass? Well, wouldn't that be a wonderful title to have? I hope I do enough to earn it some day.

Alison Krauss

HopeDayEnoughLadyOldEarn

I want to live and work in Chicago for the rest of my life. You know when you were growing up and you wanted to become president? What I want now is to be mayor of this damned town in ten years.

William Petersen

LifeWorkLiveGrowing UpRestYou

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