Common Threads quotes

Common Threads

25 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

25 quotes
Melinda Gates
Melinda Gates Philanthropist, businesswoman

"I am Catholic, I was raised Catholic, I am a practicing Catholic. But I say we need to agree to disagree. We have a shared mission around poverty, and I focus on that, because we do a lot with the Catholic Church around poverty alleviation. I'm always looking for: what is the common thread? What do we care about? What do we believe in? We believe in women around the world. We believe in all lives have equal value."

J. Cole
J. Cole Rapper, songwriter

"When composing music, I just start spilling things out and then wait until they take form, you know what I mean, until I see like a common thread or something."

Bill Gates
Bill Gates Business Magnate, Philanthropist

"The common thread for everything I do is this idea of a Web-services architecture. What does that mean? It means taking components of software and systems and having them be self-describing, so that you can aim them, ask them what their capabilities are, and communicate with them using a standard protocol."

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