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Nicholas Negroponte Quotes

Give One, Get One generated about 100,000 zero-dollar laptops. Somebody else paid for them, but from the recipient's point of view, that's zero.

Nicholas Negroponte

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: December 1, 1943

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View Point Of View Point Paid Get

I want to be able to speak every language. If I could have any talent and I get to choose it, and be naturally gifted and speak every language. It's not going to happen, but it sure would be nice. It's a good wish.

Andie MacDowell

Good Talent Speak Language Wish

I've kind of had to make a career of playing villains. In order to stay employed, I had to figure out how to play bad guys.

Bad Career Play Kind Out Playing

I've actually cut my personal pay individually; we didn't vote on that, but I've done that individually. It's important that folks know that we're going to roll up our sleeves and work on things, and members of Congress are going to sacrifice our own budgets first.

Work Sacrifice Know Done Personal

The belief is growing on me that the disease is communicated by the bite of the mosquito... She always injects a small quantity of fluid with her bite - what if the parasites get into the system in this manner.

Me Small Growing Belief What If She

Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that's more productive.

Walk Fight Winner Enough You More

People don't like it when you compare the miracle of childbirth to writing a book, but I think there is some overlap in the two because they are both pure agony.

Colson Whitehead

People Writing Book Think You Pure

There is always a point when one senses one's lack of skill, the doubt.

Doubt Skill Always Point Senses

I can put all the idols on my bed and sleep, I'm so fond of them.

Sleep I Can Bed Idols Fond Them

I have a film I want to direct. Gena Rowlands was going to do it with me a long time ago. It's about an older woman who's running a ranch in the west the old fashioned way.

Time Woman Me Long Long Time Want

If you embrace that the things that you can do are limitless, you can put your ding in the universe. You can change the world.

Change Change The World World You

I imagine if aliens came down to Earth, they'd actually be quite tall; people seem to get everything right about extraterrestrials but the size!

People Down Earth Tall Right Size

I read an article somewhere that stated 1 in 4 American women will be considered clinically depressed in their lifetime. This should be more than a gold mine for pharmaceutical companies - it should be a wake-up call.

Marianne Williamson

Women Gold American Will More Call

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