Peter Thiel
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MARTIN I go back five generations in Jamaica. My dad grew up in Port Royal, and my mom grew up in Kingston.... DULE HILL SIGOURNEY WEAVER JOSH GAD I think certainly that looking for love is a big part of the show, but I think that if - there's... DARREN STAR ALFIE ALLEN And in the future, you know, maybe there's kids in the future for me, I don't really know. T... TRISH STRATUS I'm still growing, still learning. I'm still open and vulnerable enough to know there's ... SAVION GLOVER I don't like the word 'autobiography.' I rather like the term 'autofiction.' The... MARJANE SATRAPI I think one of the reasons 'Gremlins' lasts and some other films don't is because I don&... ZACH GALLIGAN BLAIR UNDERWOOD GARRETT HEDLUND ELIZABETH MOON LAURA MENNELL The funniest people I know were, not necessarily troubled, but had a harder time in school or were s... KAITLIN OLSON There's no artist in this world that doesn't enjoy the dream that if they have bad reviews n... 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I loved literary science fiction. In fact, as a kid, when I was reading science fiction, I thought &... 
And by the way, I wanted to point out that Kindred is not science fiction. You'll note there'... 
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I think that prog rock is the science fiction of music. Science fiction speculates on what the futur... 
Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... 
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In a perfect world, I only act when I really want to. I don't do most of the stuff that is out t... 
By the law of averages, there has to be life elsewhere. The universe is so huge, and I don't thi... 
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My biggest concern is that America is drifting towards mediocrity and that people don't recogniz... 
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I think there's a stereotype of what a biker is, and I think that's one of the reasons peopl... 
It cannot be said often enough that science fiction as a genre is incredibly educational - and I'... 
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There's always going to be silly stuff out there in the media that you can't worry too much ... 
I don't think music is my job - I don't think about it that way, because I don't really ... 
I don't understand computers. I've been unable to construct a working mental model of how th... 
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I find a lot of feminist reading quite confusing and that often there's a set of rules, and peop... 
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Darwin's theory of evolution is a framework by which we understand the diversity of life on Eart... 
He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself 
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Melissa McCarthy just opened this new movie, 'Identity Thief,' and Rex Reed, who's a kno... 
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I think one of the most difficult challenges in show business is the challenge of longevity and to c... 
'Love Don't Let Me Down,' which is the original title of 'Country Strong,' was j... 
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I don't believe there's anything in life you can't go back and fix. The ancient Vedas - ... 
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I don't know if I have a favorite color. 
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Shouting at people keeps you alive, healthy, young, fresh. 
Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. 
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To make crime unprofitable, let the government run it. 
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The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation. 
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New Zealand is not a small country but a large village. 
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Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans. 
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There are no training courses to make people bishops. You have to learn on the job. 
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Always have a sense of humor about life - you'll need it - but always be courteous to boot. 
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