“We don't get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? So this is what we've chosen to do with our life. We could be sitting in a monastery somewhere in Japan. We could be out sailing. Some of the team could be playing golf. They could be running other companies. And we've all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it. And we think it is.” ThinkingKnowsShouldRunningLife IsDiesChanceCompanyCreativityOur LivesTeamSittingGolfChosenExcellentDamnJapanWorth ItSailingPlaying GolfMonasteriesDamn Good Author:Steve Jobs
“I like chance meetings--life is full of them. Everyday, without realizing it, I pass people whom I should know. At this moment, in this cafe, we're sitting next to strangers. Everyone will get up, leave, and go on their own way. And they'll never meet again. And if they do, they won't realize that it's not for the first time.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayShouldFirstsMomentsLife IsNextRealizingChanceGoes OnSittingFirst TimeMeetingsEverydayStrangerGet UpCafesChance Meeting Author:Krzysztof Kieslowski
“We need a president that is sitting down, getting Americans to work, getting this economy going. That is the single most important thing that the president of the United States does, is create a climate where job creators know that they're going to be able to risk their capital and have a chance to have a return on the investment. And it's never too late to start that.” KnowsNeedsDoeImportantStatesAbleJobsPresidentChanceUnitedUnited StatesEconomyRiskReturnLateSittingImportant ThingsInvestmentClimateCreatorToo LateSitting DownNever Too LateJob Creators Author:Rick Perry
“I don't like rats, but there's not much else I don't like. The problem with rats is they have no fear of human beings, they're loaded with foul diseases, they would run the place given half the chance, and I've had them leap out of a lavatory while I've been sitting on it.” HumansProblemRunningGivenChanceHuman BeingsHalfDiseaseSittingLeapRatsNo FearFoulLoadedHave No Fear Author:David Attenborough
“Trying to micromanage the perfect vacation is always a disaster. That leads to terrible times. If you get lost and you just end up eating just anywhere, you know, you see a bunch of Venetians sitting around smoking cigarettes, eating something unrecognizable in a dark alley somewhere, chances are it's interesting.” IfsKnowsTryingEndsLostDarkChancePerfectInterestingTerribleEatingSittingDisasterBunchSmokingVacationCigaretteChances AreAlleysSitting AroundSmoking CigarettesTerrible TimesDark Alleys Author:Anthony Bourdain
“President Obama became the first sitting president to visit a federal prison yesterday. Obama said it was a good chance to talk about prison reform, and to catch up with so many former congressmen.” FirstsSaidPresidentChanceSittingPrisonYesterdayFormerReformPresident ObamaCongressmanGood ChancePrison Reform Author:Jimmy Fallon
“I'm enjoying everything in my life, but I think the element of surprise in show business is what makes us really love it, because one day you're sitting by the phone waiting to do something or not doing anything, and the next day you've got the chance of a lifetime. Those little phone calls don't come up so often, but when they come up, it's fantastic.” ThinkingLittlesShowsNextWaitingEnjoyChanceOne DayElementsSittingSurpriseLifetimePhonesCome UpFantasticNext DayShow BusinessPhone CallsElement Of Surprise Author:Elton John