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Andrew W.K.
Singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
"This counts as partying."
David Macklovitch
Musician and singer; one half of Chromeo
I'd have a quote from the French philosopher, Pascal. I know it in French so here's a loose translation of it in English: "When he gets arrogant you bring him down. When he gets down on himself you bring him up and you always contradict him until he understands that he is himself an incomprehensible monster." That isn't monster in the sense of the monsters in the 'Thriller' video though, it's a quote about the power of rhetoric and the ever-changing nature of man.
David Vélez
Co-founder and chief executive of Nubank
The simplicity and yet profoundness of the above logic leads us to conclude that for us the most natural and truthful path is to invest this wealth until "our last check bounces", as one of our personal heroes, Chuck Feeney, likes to say.
Damon Gough
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; records as Badly Drawn Boy
My grandfather's epitaph: 'To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die.'
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