“The most valiant thing you can do as an artist is inspire someone else to be creative.” Quote by Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“Should men and women be equal in all things? Absolutely. But I'm old-fashioned in that I like the differences between the sexes. My male characters are neither Neanderthals nor Prince Charmings. They're flawed.” MenShouldCharacterSexDifferencesEqualMen And WomenAll ThingsMalesOld FashionedFlawedNeanderthals Author:Sandra Brown
“The one thing I will say is management is management. Culture is culture. You have to have a formula for those things. You have to believe in what you do and how you do it, but then you go to different environments and you have to be willing to adapt. You have to be willing to tweak things based on where you are.” BelieveDifferentCultureEnvironmentOne ThingWillingManagementWhere You AreFormulasTweakDifferent Environments Author:Pete Lembo
“As a songwriter, you're never off - for me, anyway. There's a certain mentality of people that decide, "Oh, we're going to try to write songs from this time of the day to this time of the day." Almost treat it like a real job. I can't do that. I've never been able to write songs like that. You never know when something creative is going to hit you, or emotion or whatever. You can take it, and turn it into something that makes somebody feel something. I love that about my job.” PeopleKnowsFeelsWritingTryingI CanRealAbleJobsCertainSongTurnsEmotionCreativeTreatsMentalitySongwritersReal Jobs Author:Kenny Chesney
“I've been fortunate to meet and work with a lot of really smart people. The thing that strikes me most about them is how they continue to explore and learn every day. I have tried to apply that approach in my modest career as well.” PeopleWellsCareersApproachSmartStrikesFortunateModestSmart PeopleReally Smart Author:Bill Russell
“That's something that I just can't underestimate the importance of, the staff continuity. I really think that the players feed off the coaches.” ThinkingPlayerImportanceCoachesStaffUnderestimateContinuity Author:Pete Lembo
“I think I've become more relaxed throughout my career. I don't feel the need to jump up and down and make a big noise to get people to pay attention to me. I don't need to do punk rock gestures or eat a cockroach or do something weird to say I exist.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFeelsBigsPayAttentionCareersRocksDown AndNoisePay AttentionPunkGesturesRelaxedUp And DownPunk RockCockroaches Author:Nicolas Cage
“I find children inspiring. The way they look at the world. The magical world they live in, to me, is inspiring.” WorldWayLooksChildren Author:Nicolas Cage
“You need a government that believes in government. It also believes in markets and wants to give markets the best, the greatest opportunity, but is trying to govern well.” WantNeedsGivingTryingBelieveWellsGovernmentOpportunity Author:George Soros
“Every bubble has two components: something - some real trend, and a misconception about that trend.” TwoRealTrendsBubblesComponentsMisconception Author:George Soros
“I really try hard to keep a good bead on the pulse of the team. Am I pushing the right buttons? When do I need to be harder on them? When do I need to have a little more fun with them? It's all about timing. The more I can do that the better chance we have for these guys to be hitting on all cylinders and reach their potential.” NeedsTryingLittlesI CanHardGuyFunCan DoChanceTeamHarderPushingTimingHittingButtonsPulseBeadsCylinders Author:Pete Lembo