Dave Chappelle Quotes

You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous.

Dave Chappelle

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FamousYouBecomeInfamous

Poetry is a pure meritocracy. There's no room for ambiguity: either a poem moves you and opens up new vistas in life, or it doesn't. It's completely objective, and the best always rise to the top.

Jim Goetz

LifeBestPoetryYouRiseNew

I spent my summers in a war zone because my parents were afraid that if we didn't go back to Palestine every single summer, we'd grow up to be Madonna.

Maysoon Zayid

WarParentsGrowBackSummerGo

There's a massive opportunity as more and more millennials and others in cities switch over from car ownership to transportation as a service. They are picking Lyft, and we want to stay focused on that big opportunity.

John Zimmer

CarOpportunityServiceStay Focused

I was suited for fame, and I mean that in the most non-egocentric way. I don't mind gearing my life towards privacy. It's my nature.

John Travolta

LifeNatureMindMy LifePrivacy

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their brains.

John Philip Sousa

PeopleFeetLongJazzWillEndure

I wish I could believe that one person could make a difference.

Tracey Ullman

BelieveMake A DifferenceWishPerson

I spoke at TED Global 2010 about the ways that video games engage the brain, and in particular, the idea of reward structures: how a challenge or task can be broken down and presented to make it as engaging as possible.

Tom Chatfield

ChallengeBrokenBrainVideo Games

Music for me is a bit more spiritual. There are moments when I'm sitting at my piano, and I don't realize that I've been playing for two hours - it feels like divine power. I know it's so cheesy.

Mary Lambert

MusicPowerSpiritualMeMoments

I always say what's on my mind. No need to second guess with me.

Joy Fielding

MindMeSayNeedAlwaysSecond

I grew up in a town of 30,000 people, and 'Queer Eye' was a beacon of light.

Jonathan Van Ness

LightPeopleEyeUpBeaconQueer

What makes a great standalone piece of hardware is not the same thing as what makes a great networking device. One can work as an essentially closed system. The other is absolutely dependent on its openness.

Douglas Rushkoff

WorkGreatNetworkingSameSystem

With the recent news that the State of Florida has agreed to purchase 181,000 acres of U.S. Sugar land, we have an historic opportunity for our larger restoration efforts and for the people of Florida. This too will not come without difficult challenges, but it reminds us that anything is possible.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

OpportunityPeopleChallengesSugar

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