“The suburbs are incredibly oppressive. I actually believe that the suburbs are much more dangerous than the ghettos.” Quote by Aaron Rose
“I do know that for all the artists it's very important to speak in a vernacular that can be understood by everyone.” KnowsImportantArtistSpeakUnderstoodVernacular Author:Aaron Rose
“I thought it was a huge conflict of interest to be the director and the subject - it's very sketchy territory to be in. I've seen what's happened to other directors who have done that.” DoneInterestHappenedSubjectsHugeDirectorsConflictTerritoryConflict Of InterestSketchy Author:Aaron Rose
“My first sense of myself was as an artist, a painter. I would see a Van Gogh painting and just love it, the more emotional and passionate the more it attracted me.” FirstsArtistEmotionalPaintingPassionatePainterVans Author:Philip Schultz
“My father's death when I was eighteen and his struggles as a Jewish immigrant provided me with the raw material, but for a long time I went from painting to fiction and then finally to poetry before I could find the right way of telling this story.” WayLongStoriesFatherFictionStrugglePaintingMaterialsLong TimeImmigrantsPoetry IsRight WayEighteenRaw Materials Author:Philip Schultz
“I look for things that no one I know, even myself, would ever come up with. If your solution is something that your friends or family might come up with, throw it away.” IfsKnowsLooksMightSolutionsCome Up Author:Jeff Goodby
“There are three processes every company has to have: Somehow you've got to set strategies; you've got to have a budget, so you need an annual operating plan; and somehow you've got to do succession and people planning.” PeopleNeedsThreeProcessCompanyPlansStrategyPlanningBudgetsSuccessionAnnuals Author:Noel Tichy
“There are all sorts of ways a leader can foster interactive teaching and learning if he starts thinking, Where do I socially architect myself?” IfsThinkingWayLeaderTeachingArchitectTeaching And LearningInteractive Author:Noel Tichy
“Too many people are confusing charisma with autocrat, fat cat. So I think we have to be a little more sophisticated when we hold up or tear down these stereotypes. Whether we call it charisma or not, a leader cannot be self-effacing to the point of being wimpy.” PeopleThinkingLittlesSelfLeaderTearsCatFatsSophisticatedStereotypeConfusingCharisma Author:Noel Tichy
“Effective leaders are willing to use power and authority, but they're doing it in the service of the collective good, as opposed to self-aggrandizement.” SelfUseLeaderWillingAuthorityCollectivesCollective Good Author:Noel Tichy
“If you want to build a great company, get the hell out of Silicon Valley.” IfsWantCompanyHellValleysSiliconSilicon ValleyGreat Company Author:Bill Gates