#less

I wanted to be president of the United States. I really did. The older I get, the less preposterous the idea seems. ↗

— Alec Baldwin

#get #i #idea #less #older

Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing less than a conspiracy against the cultivation of his talent. ↗

— James A. Baldwin

#any #born #conspiracy #cultivation #feels

But I learned that there's a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there's not much else that can really get to ya. ↗

— Christian Bale

#certain #character #else #embarrassing #embarrassment

I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway. ↗

— Christian Bale

#fearless #i #recognize #scared #should

I've always felt that I would rather see an actor, writer, or musician's work, rather than actually know the person. If you know too much about an artist, it somehow lessens their ability to do their work as well. ↗

— Christian Bale

#about #actor #actually #always #artist

Look, I've got incredible pride for my family. I've absolutely fallen into that cliche of a dad who could just happily talk about my daughter endlessly. ↗

— Christian Bale

#absolutely #cliche #could #dad #daughter

Forever may it remain that way. And may God bless these now-found souls. ↗

— Robert Ballard

#forever #god #god bless #may #remain

I think it would be absolutely reckless and irresponsible for anyone to try and break up Microsoft. ↗

— Steve Ballmer

#anyone #break #break up #i #i think

The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave ↗

— Aravind Adiga

#life #beauty

We can believe that we know where the world should go. But unless we're in touch with our customers, our model of the world can diverge from reality. There's no substitute for innovation, of course, but innovation is no substitute for being in touch, either. ↗

— Steve Ballmer

#believe #course #customers #either #go