#met

But it is just two lovers, holding hands and in a hurry to reach their car, their locked hands a starfish leaping through the dark. ↗

— John Updike

#imagery #inspirational #love #lovers #metaphor

As an investor, what we're not looking for is 'oh this is a cool app,' it's 'is this something that can become a big business?' You need to find those that can become real businesses. ↗

— Niklas Zennstrom

#big #big business #business #businesses #cool

If you want to be an entrepreneur, it's not a job, it's a lifestyle. It defines you. Forget about vacations, about going home at 6 pm - last thing at night you'll send emails, first thing in the morning you'll read emails, and you'll wake up in the middle of the night. But it's hugely rewarding as you're fulfilling something for yourself. ↗

— Niklas Zennstrom

#defines #emails #entrepreneur #first #first thing

It is very similar to companies like Google and other internet companies. When you go and search on Google you don't pay for that. But sometimes you click on an advert and Google makes money on that. ↗

— Niklas Zennstrom

#click #companies #go #google #internet

Surround yourself with smart, dedicated people - to build something isn't a one-man show. It's more important to have smart people who really believe in what you're doing than really experienced people who may not share your dream. ↗

— Niklas Zennstrom

#build #dedicated #doing #dream #experienced

The telephone is a 100-year-old technology. It's time for a change. Charging for phone calls is something you did last century. ↗

— Niklas Zennstrom

#calls #century #change #charging #did

The runway symbolizes something in society that's very intimidating to women. ↗

— Tyra Banks

#runway #society #something #symbolizes #very

My concentration was really on getting to university and becoming a doctor. My parents let me know that school marks were important. Achievement was something which came by hard work. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#becoming #came #concentration #doctor #getting

I think every player listens out for his name being sung and it's something I really enjoy. ↗

— Steven Gerrard

#enjoy #every #his #i #i think

Sometimes movies gloss over things, and it was important to me that this was realistic. ↗

— Jami Gertz

#important #me #movies #over #realistic