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Art is really a minority interest. Once you put things in the public realm, it becomes for everyone, which is really interesting. You get a whole different level of engagement and debate. Often, the people who walk down the street are underestimated. Some of the most interesting ideas come from people who aren't in the art world. Marc Quinn

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Horology is an industry that relies on selling a story.

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Mechanical watches are eternal, whereas the Apple Watch---I got one for my birthday 10 days ago, my fourth----will become obsolete. A Royal Oak or Submariner still works and has value. Obsolescence cannot compete with eternity. Who competes with eternity? God, may be.

- Jean-Claude Biver

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Certainty is boring.

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If someone told me I had just a couple of fit, robust years left, I would dedicate that time to walking.

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There is a time in everyone's life when you resign yourself. I haven't resigned myself yet. When are you old? is really the question. And, when you stop dreaming of what you can do, then you are old. I haven't stopped dreaming yet.

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I love the wind because it is the only thing you can't buy.

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Authenticity and credibility is now the only way to reach consumers anywhere in the world.

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Would you get buried with your favorite timepiece on your wrist? Is death the moment to choose your ultimate exit timepiece?

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Ocean exploration have huge implications for marine biology, marine virology but also geology, looking at the rocks and plate tectonics and all that. And then there is just mapping---80% of the ocean seafloor is unmapped. The beauty of the ocean is because it's so unexplored, it's like a tragedy of riches. Where do you want to go now? Anywhere you go is going to be new. Where do you start?

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The world is not only driven by greed but also by envy.

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If we keep abusing nature it will collapse, and take us with it. I don't know if a new mindset will make any difference. 

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We only live once, but if we do it right, once is enough.

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Traveling is something you can learn from. It's nice and fun, but it also can be really hard. You can be uncomfortable. You can be tired. There's frustration. So there's a lot that you can learn from travel itself. You just need to adapt. That's all.

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The word adventure has gotten overused. For me, when everything goes wrong---that's when adventure starts.

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If you had a chance to change the world, what would you do?

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I said yes to almost any opportunity that I got. Even if I didn't know how to do a job being offered to me, I would always accept the challenge and figure it out as I went.

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Our relationship with alcohol differs depending on our social class. Alcohol can be an activator for social celebrations, but for others it can be a relief from loneliness and stress. 

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I like being right, but sometimes it is good to be wrong.

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As you get older, less is best.