David Hoffman Quotes

For days after the launch, Sputnik was a wonderful curiosity. A man-made moon visible by ordinary citizens, it inspired awe and pride that humans had finally launched an object into space.

David Hoffman

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SpaceMoonCuriosityPrideAweDays

The core of Wikipedia is something people really believe in. That is too valuable for the world to screw it up.

Jimmy Wales

PeopleWorldBelieveUpSomething

When I first started acting in college, at Cal, the thing that I loved about acting was not being onstage but going into rehearsals. The thing, as I look back on it now, that I was most attracted to, was that I felt like I'd found my family. It was just a bunch of loonies.

John Cho

FamilyCollegeLovedLookActing

I did the first study because I had been exposed to something that I took to be important and interesting - this thought reform process - in the military.

Robert Jay Lifton

ThoughtProcessInterestingImportant

Nobody understands how the world will change. The only way you can plan for the future is to have scenarios. You have to have the courage to take a leap of faith on one of them.

Anand Mahindra

ChangeFutureFaithCourageWorld

When I was little, my parents really only wanted me to be a scientist or a doctor; they had never even heard of law school. I think even these days if you were to tell your mother you want to be a fashion designer, or an artist or a writer, a lot of Asian parents would be alarmed because they don't think that's a secure career.

Amy Chua

MotherSchoolParentsLawFashion

Most people believe that their listening skills are where they need to be, even though they aren't. A study at Wright State University surveyed more than 8,000 people from different verticals, and almost all rated themselves as listening as well as or better than their co-workers. We know intuitively that many of them are wrong.

Travis Bradberry

PeopleListeningBelieveBetterKnow

I don't mind it so much if I get type cast as an authority figure. I get to do comedy no matter what it is, so it doesn't bother me.

Rob Riggle

MindMeComedyAuthorityMatterGet

I have to tell you, you can't have an ego when you're an actor. A lot of actors have them, but in reality most of those people are just sensitive artists dying for a hug and a compliment.

Josh Brolin

PeopleEgoRealityYouHugActor

I'd encourage anyone at any level to take lessons, as it really can turn you into a different kind of skier.

Dean Cain

YouKindTurnTakeLevelDifferent

I genuinely don't care about the 'number one' tag. That's not my goal. You know, no one does that with heroes, but with actresses it's the same number game. It's not a bloody pageant. Everyone has something unique to offer.

Anushka Sharma

GameCareYouUniqueGoalKnow

I believe in the gold standard. I like solid lumps of things. You can always melt them down.

Suzy Parker

GoldBelieveYouDownI Believe

In fact I have nightmares about having children. I want to carry a baby and feel the life within me and in my dream, I do. But every time after it's born, there's this incredible fear, this pounding pulse of fear. It's a real bad nightmare.

Sharon Gless

LifeFearChildrenTimeMeBaby

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