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A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.
Intrinsic motivation is one of learning's most precious resources. It bolsters us to stick out the tough moments of a challenge and pursue what we love to do.
God didn't bless me with success so I could eat caviar every day.
I have embraced crying mothers who have lost their children because our politicians put their personal agendas before the national good. I have no patience for injustice, no tolerance for government incompetence, no sympathy for leaders who fail their citizens.
The phrase 'change the world' is tossed around Silicon Valley conversations and business plans as freely as talk of 'early-stage investing' and 'beta tests'.
Whenever you're out of town, no matter modern communications, you feel a little bit out of touch.
Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They're keeping up with their friends and family, but they're also building an image and identity for themselves, which in a sense is their brand. They're connecting with the audience that they want to connect to. It's almost a disadvantage if you're not on it now.
We all have a responsibility to protect endangered species, both for their sake and for the sake of our own future generations.
Food is not just eating energy. It's an experience.
Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth.
My eyes were made to erase all that is ugly.
It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law.
Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.
The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.
When we adopt a dog or any pet, we know it is going to end with us having to say goodbye, but we still do it. And we do it for a very good reason: They bring so much joy and optimism and happiness. They attack every moment of every day with that attitude.
'The Voice' was the first real job I've ever had that wasn't just messing around with music.
I felt there was a need for us to build a new programming language. I also had come to see that Microsoft functions best when it controls its own destiny.
Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.
My first encounter with Wu-Tang Clan came when I ordered six CDs from those throwback catalog orders, from Columbia House or something, and '36 Chambers' was one of them. It was on from then.
