Nathan Myhrvold Quotes

In market research I did at Microsoft Corp. in the early 1990s, I estimated that the 'Wall Street Journal' took in about 75 cents per copy from subscribers, $1.25 at the newsstand and a whopping $5 per copy from ads. The ad revenue let them run a far bigger newsroom than subscribers were paying for.

Nathan Myhrvold

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I don't think there are beautiful women out there trying to lure men into any kind of conspiracy. I think people are out there just trying to meet someone new and interesting and live in the real world.

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe

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I have a great many shortcomings, but writing for something on time has never bothered me.

Andre Previn

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When I was 14, my dad came home one day and told us he had cancer. It was looking pretty bad. And I remember him saying how afraid he was that he hadn't gotten to do the things he wanted to do during his life. He had surgery and survived. And he's still alive today, thank God. But it made a big impact on me.

Jeffrey Skoll

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I pray almost every day, and you can see that I pray on the pitch. I pray in the dressing room. That is just part of my life.

Mesut Ozil

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Democrats and Republicans alike support our military personnel.

John Spratt

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I'm world famous, everywhere I go there are people who love me because of I've been able to bring them some joy from the movies I've made.

Tony Curtis

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Do you notice that all presidents have a dog? There is always a First Dog. Or two or three. You have to have a dog to be president, I guess.

Robert Fulghum

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That morning of 11 September 2001, as we watched the twin towers crumble on live television, America and I would develop a bond that has proven deeper and more enduring - for better or worse, through sickness and health - than the one I had with my now ex-husband.

Mona Eltahawy

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We had a mission at PayPal - which was to create a new financial system, a new world currency, and we failed. We were a financial success, but we didn't succeed at the purpose of our company.

Luke Nosek

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Andy Paley got us a show opening for his band at an outdoor show at Simmon's College, on a Friday.

Jonathan Richman

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I remember the people who mentored me, and I just love being able to do that for other people.

Chris Gethard

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We don't think the blockchain can do most of what's been ascribed to it. But we're entering the Internet of value - and that is very much underhyped.

Chris Larsen

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