Ricky Jay I think a lot of people just assumed I came to L.A. to do more television and get into show business. – Ricky Jay Assumed Quotes Business Quotes Lot Quotes People Quotes Television Quotes Sitting with a deck of cards in your hand all day is an obsession. Visiting print shops and bookstores and libraries is an obsession. And writing about this is an obsession. I think, in general, most collectors are obsessed. I think the only form of a rationalized greed is when you’re collecting something you are supposedly serious about. For me, the most exciting thing is to create good magic that’s entertaining for an audience, and it would be lovely if a magician was fooled as well.
Jason Patric You know how many movies it took Tom Cruise before he was making 5, 6 million dollars? It probably took a billion dollars in box office. – Jason Patric
Baiju Bhatt We want to say in unambiguous terms that we’re a different type of financial services company. – Baiju Bhatt
Craig Venter Knowing what your parents have gives you hints of things, but your genome is a totally unique combination of and interchange of DNA from your parents. There is no one else like you genetically. – Craig Venter
Anne Applebaum Russian scorn for liberal democracy has a long history, and a certain kind of Russian disdain for the West is nothing new. As far back as 1920, Lenin declared that parliaments were ‘historically obsolete’ and predicted that it was just a matter of time before they disappeared. – Anne Applebaum
Marc Randolph Like Netflix, Looker started as nothing more than an idea. Lloyd Tabb and Ben Porterfield were two brilliant engineers who had figured out a better way for businesses to see and analyze their data, and they asked me to join them to help out with the ABCs – that’s short for Anything But Coding. – Marc Randolph
Carol Drinkwater Although I still think of myself as an actress, most of my time is spent writing novels or memoirs about my adventures and travels. – Carol Drinkwater
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