#ted

My mother wanted me to be friends only with children she considered socially suitable. ↗

— Brigitte Bardot

#considered #friends #me #mother #only

When we started Skype, if you look at analyst reports, no one forecasted it as a big business. Also when Google started, it was not fashionable to be in search. It's not trying to do the obvious - that's the hard part. ↗

— Niklas Zennstrom

#analyst #big #big business #business #fashionable

You shouldn't be afraid of failure - when something fails, you think, 'What did I learn from that experience? I can do better next time.' Then kill that project and move on to the next. Don't get disappointed. ↗

— Niklas Zennstrom

#better #did #disappointed #experience #fails

I wanted to say thanks... and share my gratitude for everything I've been blessed with. Family, friends, and continued support from everyone. ↗

— Travis Barker

#blessed #continued #everyone #everything #family

I was a kid, and I wasn't even sure if I wanted to play the drums, you know? All I wanted to do was skateboard, but I was still learning and taking it in, so it was good. ↗

— Travis Barker

#even #good #i #kid #know

I was told once if I kept breaking things on my legs, that I wasn't going to be able to walk soon, you know? I wanted to be a pro skateboarder, but it was too hard. I was trying, but it wasn't going to happen. ↗

— Travis Barker

#breaking #going #happen #hard #i

We all liked the Descendants and stuff like that, so we started playing it. It's not that it was really hard, well, it does take skill to play fast and keep up your stamina. But it was something that just happened. ↗

— Travis Barker

#does #fast #happened #hard #just

I'm just curious, who's more fit to raise a child? A loving committed same-sex couple or an unmarried 15-year-old with no income and really no skills to parent? ↗

— Ellen Barkin

#committed #couple #curious #fit #i

I'm Method trained. How is this character like me? What does she think of her mother? What does her mother think of her? It's like construction, and then, yes, you hope you're talented and that the universe aligns and captures the kind of laborer's work you've done and whatever else sprinkles down on you, and it's all caught on film or onstage. ↗

— Ellen Barkin

#caught #character #construction #does #done

A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape. ↗

— Mark Twain

#cannot #expected #fit #his #hole