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The successful are those who have been given opportunities.


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The visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper, and re-imagines the world.

The visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper, and re-imagines the world.



We don't know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don't always appreciate their fragility.

We don't know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don't always appreciate their fragility.



The great accomplishment of Jobs's life is how effectively he put his idiosyncrasies - his petulance, his narcissism, and his rudeness - in the service of perfection.

The great accomplishment of Jobs's life is how effectively he put his idiosyncrasies - his petulance, his narcissism, and his rudeness - in the service of perfection.



If everyone has to think outside the box, maybe it is the box that needs fixing.

If everyone has to think outside the box, maybe it is the box that needs fixing.



An aggressive drug-testing program would cut down on certain abuses, but its never going to catch everyone - or even close to everyone.

An aggressive drug-testing program would cut down on certain abuses, but its never going to catch everyone - or even close to everyone.



There will be statues of Bill Gates across the Third World. There's a reasonable shot that - because of his money - we will cure malaria.

There will be statues of Bill Gates across the Third World. There's a reasonable shot that - because of his money - we will cure malaria.



Outlier are those who have been given opportunities-- -and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.

Outlier are those who have been given opportunities-- -and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.



When you're an underdog, you're forced to try things you would never otherwise have attempted.

When you're an underdog, you're forced to try things you would never otherwise have attempted.



If we are to learn to improve the quality of the decisions we make, we need to accept the mysterious nature of our snap judgments.

If we are to learn to improve the quality of the decisions we make, we need to accept the mysterious nature of our snap judgments.



A radical and transformative thought goes nowhere without the willingness to challenge convention.

A radical and transformative thought goes nowhere without the willingness to challenge convention.





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It can't be anyone but youI understand the reason nowLike an angel gently descending, You taught me the meaning of living on earthWhispering, "I want you to protect me, "You supported my heart

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I feel like with every character, you try to put yourself in that person's position and just completely use your imagination. That's what I do, at least. Everything is just pretend.

I feel like with every character, you try to put yourself in that person's position and just completely use your imagination. That's what I do, at least. Everything is just pretend.



I was tall from minute one. Always the tallest kid by a large margin. And my fantasy was to take up less space in the world.

I was tall from minute one. Always the tallest kid by a large margin. And my fantasy was to take up less space in the world.



It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future.

It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future.



Orwell couldn't see that Big Brother would not be The State, but The Corporation.

Orwell couldn't see that Big Brother would not be The State, but The Corporation.



Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he can do no wrong.

Good directors can bring certain things out of you, with their intensity or gentleness or sensitivity or understanding. They can make an actor feel he can do no wrong.



Thirst drove me down to the water where I drank the moon's reflection.

Thirst drove me down to the water where I drank the moon's reflection.



I guess tennis is my main art, but fashion is definitely very close.

I guess tennis is my main art, but fashion is definitely very close.




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