Venture Quotes - Page 8

• But as the old Confusion of tongues was laudable, when men who were of one language in wickedness and impiety, even as some now venture to be, were building the Tower; for by the confusion of their language the unity of their intention was broken up, and their undertaking destroyed; so much more worthy of praise is the present miraculous one. For being poured from One Spirit upon many men, it brings them again into harmony. And there is a diversity of Gifts, which stands in need of yet another Gift to discern which is the best, where all are praiseworthy.

  Gregory of Nazianzus

  Men, Broken, Diversity

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• There is not one pink flower, or even fifty pink flowers, but hundreds. Snowflakes, of course, are the ultimate exercise in sheer creative glee. No two alike. This creator looks suspiciously like someone who just might send us support for our creative ventures.

  Julia Cameron

  Flower, Exercise, Two

  Julia Cameron (2002). “The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition”, p.145, Penguin

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• We want to encourage investors to target businesses that focus on achieving more than just profits - by placing their money into businesses that also positively contribute to social or environmental benefits in Ontario. Angel investors can help social enterprises grow and succeed, and through our partnership with the Network of Angel Organizations and the Impact Angel Alliance, we are making it easier for social ventures and angel investors to connect, contribute, and make our society a better place to live.

  Brad Duguid

  Angel, Organization, Impact

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• I try getting in front of as many opportunities as possible, but in the late '90s, I had no idea that I'd end up being CFO of a technology company. I'd no idea what venture capital was.

  Roelof Botha

  Technology, Opportunity, Cfo

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• I never suffered for lack of confidence. I knew I would succeed; you have to. I think I couldn't go into any venture any other way.

  Brian Williams

  Thinking, Way, Succeed

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• A capitalist economy hums when leading businessmen are bubbling with animal spirits and are prepared to sink their money into risky ventures.

  Paul Johnson

  Animal, Capitalist Economy, Spirit

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• The venture industry is both quite vibrant and quite competitive.

  Douglas Leone

  Industry

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• Now the music industry is sort of like a Craigslist venture, right? Where you're making your own records and selling them online.

  Gus Van Sant

  Records, Selling, Online

  Interview with Madonna, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 3, 2010.

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• The desert tells a different story every time one ventures on it.

  Robert Edison Fulton, Jr.

  Different, Desert, Stories

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• A man may have intelligence enough to excel in a particular thing and lecture on it, and yet not have sense enough to know he ought to be silent on some other subject of which he has but a slight knowledge; if such an illustrious man ventures beyond the bounds of his capacity, he loses his way and talks like a fool.

  Jean de la Bruyere

  Men, May, Way

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• There is nothing more lonely than eternity. And nothing is more cozy for us than to be a human being. This indeed is another contradiction-how can we keep the bonds of our humanness and still venture gladly and purposefully into the absolute loneliness of eternity?

  Carlos Castaneda

  Lonely, Loneliness, Cozy

  Carlos Castaneda (2013). “Fire from Within”, p.97, Simon and Schuster

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• Long sentences, awkward constructions, and fuzzy-wuzzy words that seem to apologize for daring to venture an opinion are part of the price the law reviews pay for their precious dignity.

  Fred Rodell

  Law, Long, Awkward

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• As the avenues and streets of a city are nothing less than its arteries and veins, we may well ask what doctor would venture to promise bodily health if he knew that the blood circulation was steadily growing more congested!

  Hugh Ferriss

  Doctors, Blood, Cities

  Hugh Ferriss (2012). “The Metropolis of Tomorrow”, p.18, Courier Corporation

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• The ventures that keep things light and fun, easy to understand, that have a compelling story, a sexy retail product, will have an easier time getting people to rally around them and contribute. A start-up doing something that's difficult to communicate or doesn't offer any kind of retail product will have a tougher go at it.

  Jessica Jackley

  Sexy, Fun, Light

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• Ask ourselves: How can we serve, nurture and sustain the planet and its people in our business ventures?

  Horst Rechelbacher

  People, Planets, Nurture

  Horst M. Rechelbacher (2005). “Aliveihood”

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• The biggest secret in venture capital is that the best investment in a successful fund equals or outperforms the entire rest of the fund combined.

  Peter Thiel

  Successful, Secret, Investment

  Peter Thiel, Blake Masters (2014). “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future”, p.68, Crown Business

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• In Puritan thinking, the Christian life was a heroic venture, requiring a full quota of energy.

  Leland Ryken

  Christian, Thinking, Energy

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• Don't just do something because it's a trendy idea and will make you a lot of money. The reason I say that is because any kind of venture involves going through difficult times. If you're doing something you are passionate about and really believe in, then that will carry you through.

  Jerry Greenfield

  Believe, Ideas, Passionate

  "Ice-cream icon Jerry Greenfield shares his top tips for business startups". Interview with Matthew Jenkin, www.theguardian.com. June 21, 2013.

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• The essence of the expert is that his field shall be very special and narrow: one of the ways in which he inspires confidence is to rigidly limit himself to the little toe; he would scarcely venture an off-the-record opinion on an infected little finger.

  Louis Kronenberger

  Essence, Inspire, Special

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• I design my start-up ventures around my own personal beliefs and values.

  Cindy Gallop

  Starting Up, Design, Beliefs And Values

  "Interview With Cindy Gallop, Feminist Founder of MakeLoveNotPorn.com". Interview with Katie Goodman, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 12, 2013.

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• I started a business with two guys I played with, Ronnie Lott and Harris Barton: Champion Ventures, it's a fund of funds. We have $400 million or so under management.

  Joe Montana

  Two, Guy, Champion

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• There is no country in the world where it's as easy to find venture capital in the stock market as the United States.

  Ron Chernow

  Country, United States, World

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• The privilege of prayer to me is one of the most cherished possessions, because faith and experience alike convince me that God himself sees and answers, and His answers I never venture to criticize. It is only my part to ask. If it were otherwise, I would not dare to pray at all.

  Wilfred Grenfell

  Prayer, Answers, Privilege

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• I'd like to expand on doing what I love and venture out a bit more. I would like to play consistantly good music. Eventually someday I would like to open up a school and teach kids about music.

  Bo Bice

  School, Kids, Play

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• I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds.

  Ehud Barak

  Lectures, Finance, Bigs

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