I hated the fact that I had to read 'Moby-Dick' as a senior in high school.
Nathaniel Philbrick
Recitation: by Male by Female
What I have always wanted for myself is much more primitive. It is probably nothing more than the affection of the people with whom I am in contact, and their good opinion of me.
Anna Freud
GoodMyselfI AmPeopleMeOpinion
I wanted to quit Nichia. I didn't care about anything. It was OK for them to fire me. I was not afraid of anything.
Shuji Nakamura
FireMeCareQuitAfraidAnything
I like America. I think it's pretty cool.
Mary Lynn Rajskub
CoolThinkAmericaPrettyLike
Everyone who has ever asked for asylum in Slovakia was granted asylum if that person met the conditions. There was never any discrimination based on religion.
Miroslav Lajcak
ReligionDiscriminationPersonNever
I got to feel like what I'm giving the fans is 100 percent and that it's game-changing.
Missy Elliott
FeelGivingFansGotLikePercent
I know that plenty of folks have issues with Social Security, but I'd urge them to confront it on its own terms. Calling it a Ponzi scheme is misleading and does more to cloud the issue than it does to illuminate it. And yes, I do know that unless changes are made, the current system is unsustainable. But that doesn't mean it's fraud.
Mitchell Zuckoff
CloudSecurityKnowMoreMeanFraud
We always had a sense that we were the underdog. There's lots of competition and niche players. But we have every type of event on Eventbrite, whether you're a consumer or you're organizing a bacon festival. Our identity is our users.
Julia Hartz
CompetitionIdentityUnderdogYou
To me, music has to be about freedom. It's the most important thing in my life.
Joss Stone
LifeMusicFreedomMeMy LifeMost
We've never much liked the idea of charging a participation tax, a phrase we coined to represent what it feels like when a software company charges you more money for each additional user. Participation taxes discourage usage across a company.
Jason Fried
MoneyYouTaxParticipationNever
I, like many members of my generation, was concerned with segregation and the repeated violation of civil rights.
Joseph Stiglitz
GenerationSegregationCivil Rights
The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate.
Doug Larson
LearningExperienceYouTrouble
I don't get high, but sometimes I wish I did. That way, when I messed up in life I would have an excuse. But right now there's no rehab for stupidity.
Chris Rock
LifeStupidityWishMessed UpWay
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