Joe Lonsdale Quotes

A lot of people who were the best in their fields. I was fortunate enough to be friends with Sammy Davis, Jr. - I spent a lot of time with Sammy. I was over at his house almost every night. Those people were very special and very special for me.

The people that are close to me, the people that I spend most of my time with, they're all really like-minded people.

I've got a really good family; I've got great friends around me.

Because books are written by individuals, it has often made knowledge seem like the product of individuals, even though everybody has always understood that individuals are working within the social network.

I have a wonderful family and wonderful friends.

We're a really close family. And actually, we see each other and speak on the phone all the time... the odd Sunday lunch, or pop in for coffee or something like that.

I'm lucky I've got such a strong group of people around me - my friends, my family who I talk to every day, and it's important that I stay in touch with them.

I'm on backslapping terms with everyone from Sanjay Dutt to Sanjay Kapoor. That's why wives never feel threatened by my presence in their husband's lives. They know if I'm their husband's friend, I'm the wife's buddy as well.

In any relationship, there's multiple moving pieces. Not just one.

Being in Motley Crue really made me value friends and family.

I wouldn't say I'm a friend of David Byrne, but I guess I'm an acquaintance. I'm obviously an admirer, and we've met, but we don't call and chat about 'Breaking Bad' or anything.

I keep my family around me.

We are what we are because of the people in our lives. What would I be without my family and close friends?

My family has always been important to me.

Walter Isaacson attracts the best and the brightest to Aspen. It is exhilarating to listen to the likes of David Rubenstein and constitutional scholar Jeffrey Rosen speak about George Washington and Newt Gingrich and the original intent of the Second Amendment.

In more than 10 years, I've formed three real friendships. Mousa Dembele, for example. We've known each other since we were 12, our wives are from Amsterdam, he lives in London and we both have a kid.

One thing about when I came back into Dinosaur that was really cool was that pretty much anybody that J. was working with who had a long-term relationship with J. were people I really liked and that I actually may have already known.

We all contribute to The National, and it's like a familiar family. Matt is dad, Brian's like the dark horse uncle, Scott's the long-suffering mum, and Aaron and I are the bratty twins.

The most influential people strive for genuine buy-in and commitment - they don't rely on compliance techniques that only secure short-term persuasion.

All my ex-boyfriends, bar one, are my best friends.

I still speak with David Silva. We have a personal relationship, and we talk about personal things, but we've not got into football that much.

I think the idea that the community you live in is an extension of your family is a really nice thing for people to think about and to wish for in their own lives.

We have doctors and lawyers and CEOs as fans.

I have great support from my family, friends and teammates.

The nice thing about really intelligent people is that when you talk with them they make you feel intelligent too.