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David Plotz

"You're talking to investors - and investors, they look at you and they realize, you know, not every business they invest in are the founders or the people running it going to have every bit of skill - and I think they looked at me and realized, OK, this is a guy who's got a lot - I'm much older than the usual run of people they fund."

Source : "How Does a Host of Working Work?". "Working" with Adam Davidson, www.slate.com. May 18, 2015.

David Plotz

#Running Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Talking Quotes

“We need an economics fit for purpose in a finite and entropic world.”
“I actually feel most relaxed when I'm working.”
“In Britain, a cup of tea is the answer to every problem. Fallen off your bicycle? Nice cup of tea. Your house has been destroyed by a meteorite? Nice cup of tea and a biscuit. Your entire family has been eaten by a Tyrannosaurus Rex that has travelled through a space/time portal? Nice cup of tea and a piece of cake. Possibly a savoury option would be welcome here too, for example a Scotch egg or a sausage roll.”

Source : "Mr. Stink". Book by David Walliams, www.mirror.co.uk. 2009.
“When you grind & work hard, you don't ever have to tell anyone what you're up to, the results will speak much louder than anything else.”
“When I am in pain, I must know that beauty always has been and always will be. This is as close to eternity as I need to be.”
“I am not about fringing, cow girl boots, that kind of Coachella vibe. I just wear something comfortable.”
“Historians will likely give Obama credit for steering the country away from the brink of economic collapse in 2009.”
“There'd been studies over the years supporting the proposition that groups composed exclusively of women usually made intelligent decisions, that exclusively male groups did a bit less well, and that mixed groups did most poorly of all, by a substantial margin. It appeared that, when women were present, testosterone got the upper hand and men took greater risks than they might otherwise. Correspondingly, women in the mixed group tended to revert to roles, becoming more passive, and going along with whatever misjudgment the males might perpetrate.”

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