#pro

There are over 2,000 direct clones of the Groupon business model. However, there's an equal amount of proof that the barriers to success are enormous. In spite of all those competitors, only a handful are remotely relevant. ↗

— Andrew Mason

#barriers #business #business model #clones #competitors

He taunted me, "Pony boy, pony boy," because I liked ponies. Pony boy. He always came to vent his anger of dragons on me. They must really like us. They hide behind their Wasp Queen and pretend to hate us dragons, but in truth they love us. Why else would they bother with fucking us? That sentence probably turned you off. Thing is, I'm a very vulgar boy. -Chance Karrucci (the Sweet Dragon) ↗

— L'Poni Baldwin

#dragons #prostitution #society-on-da-run #anger

Your dear baby has died innocent and blameless, and has been called away by an all wise and merciful Creator, most probably from a life to misery and misfortune, and most certainly to one of happiness and bliss. ↗

— George Mason

#baby #been #blameless #bliss #called

Here's a news flash: No soldier gives his life. That's not the way it works. Most soldiers who make a conscious decision to place themselves in harm's way do it to protect their buddies. They do it because of the bonds of friendship - and it goes so much deeper than friendship. ↗

— Eric Massa

#bonds #buddies #conscious #conscious decision #decision

There is no relation to sound for deaf people. It is a totally different mental process. ↗

— Richard Masur

#deaf people #different #mental #people #process

I am not a total, complete nitwit when it comes to selling books. I promise you there will be unexpected things. Some of them I don't know yet. She's writing it all herself. ↗

— Mary Matalin

#books #comes #complete #herself #i

I think a commission set up to examine slavery and the consequences of it, would probably be a very fruitful, important dialogue for the United States to be involved in. ↗

— Bob Matsui

#consequences #dialogue #examine #fruitful #i

So our problem is not Labour, it is us, is making us attractive enough to gain disillusioned Labour support and to compete effectively with the Lib Dems for those loose votes. ↗

— Francis Maude

#compete #disillusioned #effectively #enough #gain

I can't even explain to you how terrible that feels, that I equate dating a woman with punishment, shame, guilt, disappointment, reproach, reprimand, persecution. It's a nightmare. ↗

— John Mayer

#disappointment #equate #even #explain #feels

You don't think about it at the time, but there are certain responsibilities that come with being the vicar's daughter. You're supposed to behave in a particular way. I shouldn't say it, but I probably was Goody Two Shoes. ↗

— Theresa May

#behave #being #certain #come #daughter