“A big success can be very confusing if it comes too early in your life. When you are young, you are more vulnerable to vanity. I was 36 when I wrote The Shadow of the Wind and the success of it was very gradual. If you have this kind of success straight off, I think there is a danger you can become an idiot, because you don't have a perspective. It hasn't changed me a lot. I fly first class now. But those things don't change you. If I am pretentious, I was before, I haven't changed. The only thing is, I am less anxious now.” IfsThinkingFirstsKindBigsYoungClassHavensDangerChangedWindPerspectiveShadowVulnerableVanityIdiotAnxiousConfusingPretentiousDon't ChangeFirst ClassShadow Of The WindI Haven't Changed Author:Carlos Ruiz Zafon
“I would have to ask the questioner. I haven't had a chance to ask the questioners the question they've been questioning. On the other hand, I firmly believe she'll be a fine secretary of labor. And I've got confidence in Linda Chavez. She is a - she'll bring an interesting perspective to the Labor Department.” BelieveHumorHandsPoliticalAsksChanceInterestingHavensPerspectiveFineLaborDepartmentQuestioningSecretaryPolitical HumorChavez Author:George W. Bush
“I haven't turned into some rich monster. I've kept my perspective. But I am a bit spoiled. It's hard not to be a little spoiled by having a lot of money.” LittlesHardBitsRichHavensPerspectiveMonstersLots Of MoneySpoiled Author:Christine McVie
“Work hard and find stories you want to tell from your heart. The great thing for women is that there are so many stories which haven't been told from our perspective and there is a huge audience just waiting to watch it.” WantHeartHardStoriesWaitingWatchesAudienceHavensHard WorkHugePerspectiveGreat Things Author:Sanna Lenken
“A lot of people in our industry haven't had very diverse experiences. So they don't have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one's understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.” PeopleHumansEndsEnoughProblemUnderstandingInspiringHavensDesignPerspectiveIndustrySolutionsBroadsLife ExperienceDiverseHuman ExperienceDotsLinearAdvocacyBetter JobsConnecting The DotsSimplicity In DesignDesign And ArtBest DesignArt Design Author:Steve Jobs
“Transcendence gets you beyond ego. If you go beyond ego, you see all of this in a more decent perspective and you can start to put all the pieces together. We haven't done that yet. Not as a civilization.” IfsDoneTogetherPiecesHavensPerspectiveCivilizationEgoDecentTranscendence Author:Edgar Mitchell
“I tend to look at the world more from Voltaire's perspective. Incidentally, if you haven't read Candide lately, it's a fabulous book. It's riotously, laugh-out-loud funny in a way that no Shakespeare comedy will ever be.” IfsWorldWayLooksBookLaughingComedyHavensPerspectiveLoudFabulousLaugh Out LoudCandideLaugh Out Loud Funny Author:George Meyer