Quotes
Authors
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

"A sacred pride should grip us of not being satisfied with the mediocre but to strive (for we can do it, if we want to) with the exertion of all our strength to attain the highest. Let us scorn what is of this earth, let us ignore what is of heaven, let us leave absolutely everything worldly behind us in order to hasten to the abode out of this world, in the proximity of the sublime deity. We do not need to think of stepping back. Of being satisfied with second rank, let us strive for dignity and glory. To attain the highest."

-- Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

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“I would have gone to law school, or gotten a psychology degree. I wasn't interested in sleeping on a futon forever. And what happened is I walked into auditions, and I had nothing to lose, because I had a backup plan.”
“I have as much chance of becoming Prime Minister as of being decapitated by a frisbee or of finding Elvis.”

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“I'm just the type of person that realizes that someone is always going to have something to say so I could care less about it.”
“I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds.”

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