“Everything is the director's fault - you can quote me on that. There are no excuses.” Quote by Steven Soderbergh
“The more time goes on, the closer I am to the ground. I've been exposed to so many issues and people living under different pressures. It's helped me realize that a lot of glamorous things that people prioritize really don't matter.” PeopleDifferentMatterRealizingIssuesGoes OnPressureMore TimeExposedGlamorousPrioritizeTime Goes On Author:Queen Rania of Jordan
“Every time you make something that somebody likes, your impulse is to remind them that if you hadn't made some of these other things that they hated, you wouldn't have been able to make the thing that they liked.” IfsHas BeensMadeAbleLikesImpulseHated Author:Steven Soderbergh
“I think musicians are always supportive of each other because they want the groove to keep going on. They just basically want to play music.” ThinkingWantPlayMusicianKeep GoingSupportiveGroove Author:Linda Ronstadt
“First of all, in many Muslim countries women have incredible amounts of freedom, sometimes more than in some countries in Europe. So you cannot just make a generalized statement about women. Second, Islam is not the problem. It's tradition. It's culture. It's age-old mind-sets that need to be changed.” NeedsMindFirstsCountrySometimesProblemAgeCultureChangedAmountEuropeTraditionIslamIncrediblesStatementsMind Set Author:Queen Rania of Jordan
“What I think is the universal, wonderful thing about music, is that it's very inclusive.” ThinkingWonderfulMusic IsUniversalWonderful Things Author:Linda Ronstadt
“I think there's just a lot of compassion in art. Again, when you're doing something that resonates with somebody else, you're going through an experience another person has had, whether it's been a painful experience or a joyous experience or a happy experience.” ThinkingPersonsArtCompassionPainfulJoyousPainful ExperiencesHappy Experience Author:Linda Ronstadt
“I don't know if I'd put labels on myself, but I do feel that when women are empowered, they have the power to transform society.” IfsKnowsFeelsLabelsEmpowered Author:Queen Rania of Jordan
“The human spirit is extraordinary. If we give the 3 billion people who live in poverty the opportunity to change their lives, they will. For too long, we've looked at needing to "save" these people - with an emphasis on "these people" - rather than removing the constraints keeping them from solving their own problems.” PeopleIfsGivingHumansLongProblemSpiritOpportunityPovertyExtraordinaryBillionsEmphasisHuman SpiritConstraintsOpportunity To Change Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“1.5 billion people lack proper access to electricity. Many buy kerosene, which can cost 30 percent of their income. It sends millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year. And often the lamp will fall over and catch the house on fire. So mothers hate it, but it's their only option.” PeopleYearsMotherHateFallHouseMillionsFireCostPercentAccessBillionsIncomeAtmosphereElectricityCarbonLampsCarbon DioxideMetrics Author:Jacqueline Novogratz
“I place a higher value on work ethic than talent, because, in certain areas, you just need to cast, you need to cast actors with talent, you need to hire directors with talent, but I've worked with very talented people who have a poor work ethic, and the outcome is less desirable than people who are less talented and have an incredible work ethic.” PeopleNeedsCertainValuesActorsPoorTalentHigherDirectorsEthicsAreasIncrediblesCastsOutcomesWork EthicDesirable Author:Damon Lindelof