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Quotes
Playing ball with other normal college students
In 1660, the sugar plantations of tiny Barbados were worth more than all other English colonies combined.)
Ben Ryder Howe on liking convenience store work
For me, its the set of pleasures I most look forward to – for instance, the satisfaction of beholding well-stocked shelves after the deliveries
Alibaba Group Holdings CEO and billionaire Jack Ma
Ma told the folks in the audience he is often asked why he puts in so many hours on planes and at the office
TV pitch success rate
500 pitches for new TV series 70 scripts 20 pilots 4-8 new series 1-2 shows with more than one season
Pablo Escobar burning cash to cook
London art dealer on auctions
Between you and me, everyone is so full of shit. The people are all runnning after each other. The chat is full of subterfuge
Non profits vs for profits
Non profits are actually result in cost increases; compare education, govt, and medical services, with airlines, computing, etc.
Fabio Luisi , Metropolitan Opera conductor, on difference between NY and Europe
There’s a feeling of wanting to be alive and be productive for oneself, family, neighbors and society. In Europe, the growing tendency is “I