"One thing I learned in '97, when I thought the right time to found a company was during a swing-up, is that it's much better to start during an economic downturn. Partnerships are easier; hiring is easier; and the competition starts later."

-- Reid Hoffman

#Swings Quotes #Competition Quotes #Partnership Quotes

“Some people thought we were presenting Archie as a false character. President Nixon thought we were making a fool out of a good man.”
“Our life is like a land journey, too even and easy and dull over long distances across the plains, too hard and painful up the steep grades; but, on the summits of the mountain, you have a magnificent viewâ€”and your eyes are full of happy tearsâ€”and you want to singâ€”and wish you had wings! And thenâ€”you canâ€™t stay there, but must continue your journeyâ€”you begin climbing down the other side, so busy with your footholds that your summit experience is forgotten”

Source : Lloyd C. Douglas (2012). “The Robe”, p.179, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“We have Trumpist (ph) tendencies in Europe. Look up Marine Le Pen in France. Look at the Five Star Movement headed by a clown by profession, Beppe Grillo, in Italy.”
“Concrete is heavy; iron is hard - but the grass will prevail.”
“The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude.”
“Pressure is an emotional paralysis. It's hard enough to do the dishes when you're feeling pressured, let alone make a movie.”
“My life had been defined by the apartheid years. Now we were going into an era of democracy... and I believed that I didn't really have a function as a useful artist in that anymore.”

Source : "Playwright Fugard Bucked South Africa's 'Racist Ideas'". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. August 1, 2012.
“I just left wishing that it was longer because I enjoyed it so thoroughly.”

Source : Source: www.esquire.com

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