“I try to balance independent films with commercial films, and I've done a pretty good job of it over the years.” TryingYearsDoneJobsFilmBalanceIndependentGood JobIndependent Film Author:John Travolta
“Steve Jobs gave a small private presentation about the iTunes Music Store to some independent record label people. My favorite line of the day was when people kept raising their hand saying, "Does it do [x]?", "Do you plan to add [y]?". Finally Jobs said, "Wait wait - put your hands down. Listen: I know you have a thousand ideas for all the cool features iTunes could have. So do we. But we don't want a thousand features. That would be ugly. Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It's about saying NO to all but the most crucial features.” PeopleKnowsWantDoeSaidIdeasHandsWould BeJobsWaitingLinesRecordsPlansThousandInnovationIndependentAddMy FavoriteUglyStoresLabelsFeaturesCrucialPresentationSaying NoSaying YesRecord LabelsItunes Author:Derek Sivers
“I used to work in jobs I hated because I needed the money to buy a guitar. I know what it feels like to be depressed. On the other hand, I also know what it feels like to have money, to be successful, to be independent, but I can tell you that money and success never solve your problems.” KnowsFeelsI CanProblemHandsJobsUsedSuccessfulNeededIndependentGuitarSolveHatedBeing Successful Author:Chris Cornell
“There is a sort of creative purity in an independent film, in the passion of the director, the passion of the crew. They're not getting a whole lot of money, so you know they are not there because they want to get rich. Instead, they are there because they want to make a movie. In the bigger films, I remember when I used to do those, it's just a job for a lot of people, so there is less of an intense energy devoted to the whole project.” PeopleKnowsWantWholeJobsRememberFilmUsedPassionEnergyCreativeRichDirectorsProjectsBiggerIndependentIntensePurityDevotedLots Of MoneyCrewRemember WhenGet RichIndependent FilmPassion And Purity Author:Amy Irving
“It is management's job to direct the efforts of all components toward the aim of the system. The first step is clarification: everyone in the organization must understand the aim of the system, and how to direct his efforts toward it. Everyone must understand the damage and loss to the whole organization from a team that seeks to become a selfish, independent, profit center.” FirstsWholeJobsLossEffortStepsTeamDirectOrganizationAimIndependentManagementProfitSelfishDamageFirst StepsComponentsClarification Author:W. Edwards Deming
“I moved with my mom to Los Angeles for her to pursue her acting career, and she got a job casting atmosphere in some independent films.” JobsFilmActingCareersMomIndependentMovedMy MomPursueAtmosphereLos AngelesCastingIndependent Film Author:Thomas Ian Nicholas
“I make independent movies. I don't know how to do anything else. I don't know any other job that I could really get.” KnowsJobsKnow HowIndependent Author:John Waters
“I remember being in Japan when Destiny's Child put out 'Independent Women,' and women there were saying how proud they were to have their own jobs, their own independent thinking, their own goals. It made me feel so good, and I realized that one of my responsibilities was to inspire women in a deeper way.” ThinkingWayFeelsChildrenMadeJobsRememberGoalResponsibilityDestinyInspireProudIndependentDeeperI RealizedJapanIndependent WomenIndependent ThinkingInspire Women Author:Beyonce Knowles
“It doesn't matter if you're doing a studio movie or you're doing an independent movie. When you get to set and you're doing a scene, it's always going to be the same job.” IfsMatterJobsSceneIndependentStudios Author:Kristen Stewart
“Everybody was willing to give me a job. But I wanted to do something different. I saw myself as an independent person, self-employed.” GivingPersonsDifferentSelfWantedJobsSawsWillingGive MeIndependentEmployedIndependent Person Author:Paul Rusesabagina
“The first time I took acid, I made the decision that I would stay in New York and find an independent film company to get a job with.” FirstsMadeJobsFilmDecisionCompanyNew YorkFirst TimeIndependentAcidIndependent Film Author:Lloyd Kaufman
“Gandhi was only minding his own business when he took a walk to get some salt and ended up overthrowing the British Empire. You can't set out to overthrow an empire, but if you have to get some salt then get some salt. If you have to write some independent songs that are honest, just write them. If you have to do a day job stacking shelves, so be it.” IfsWritingJobsSongWalksHonestIndependentBritishEmpiresSaltShelvesOwn BusinessBritish EmpireDay JobsStacking Author:David Knopfler
“My mom had a job, and she also took care of us, and she also took care of Dad - I always saw her pulling triple duty, doing more than I ever felt like she needed to. I made a promise to myself that it would be more of a team effort in my family someday. And because of that, I became more independent.” MadeWould BeCareJobsFeltEffortSawsTeamDutyMomNeededDadPromiseMy FamilyIndependentMy MomSomedayPullingTeam Effort Author:Carrie Underwood
“Making movies, you're like an independent contractor - you come in, you have a specific job, and a lot of what you do is completely manipulated, which is good and bad.” JobsIndependentGood And BadContractor Author:Zooey Deschanel
“When you work on a movie, especially an independent movie, it's a lot of work to make it! It's not just our job as actors - so many people are working so hard, and even the littlest movie takes a lot of work.” PeopleHardJobsActorsIndependentWorking So Hard Author:Zooey Deschanel
“On an independent film you're lucky if you get one, but ostensibly the job is the same. There's very little difference, apart from the knowledge that there's a captive audience at the end of it - which you can't always guarantee with a movie.” IfsLittlesEndsJobsFilmDifferencesAudienceLuckyIndependentGuaranteesCaptivesIndependent Film Author:Charles Dance
“The very, very first thing that I wanted was to make a living - be independent and have a job. It might have come later, that kind of reaction to the boringness of fashion.” FirstsKindMightWantedJobsFashionIndependentReactions Author:Rei Kawakubo
“It's my job as President and Congress’s job to maker sure that there’s some rules of the road that people are going to abide by and that we’ve got transparency and accountability that this stuff is being posted and one of the things that we are going to do is put together an independent board on the recovery package…” PeopleTogetherJobsStuffPresidentIndependentCongressRecoveryBoardsAccountabilityPackagesTransparency Author:Barack Obama
“The Problem is: many terrific women have made themselves overqualified for the job of wife, because many men are looking for a woman with 'receptionist-level wife skills', not 'CEO-level wife skills'. Meaning: If a woman doesn't hang on a man's every word, is too independent, challenges his leadership, wants to create her own hours, demands emotional raises, then there won't be as many openings for the kind of wife position she is seeking. One of the big problems with marriages in the nineties: no room for two husbands.” IfsMenWantKindMadeTwoProblemBigsJobsHoursChallengesLevelsRoomsWifePositionEmotionalSkillsHusbandDemandIndependentRaisesSeekingOpeningCeoTerrificHeartlessBig ProblemsReceptionistsOverqualified Author:Karen Salmansohn
“What concerns me is that the Independent is going, and there are job cuts at the Guardian, but the wretched Daily Mail is still rampant, making lots of money by millions of people clicking on pictures of cellulited women. I think that's sad.” PeopleThinkingStillsJobsMillionsCuttingConcernIndependentMailLots Of MoneyWretchedGuardianDaily Mail Author:Alastair Campbell
“One independent expert - actually, the economist who advised John McCain in 2008, so, you know, not somebody that has any predisposition toward our side - but this economist did a study. He said under [Donald] Trump's economic plans, we would lose in America 3 and a half million jobs.” KnowsSaidJobsAmericaSidesLosesHalfMillionsStudyPlansEconomicTrumpIndependentExpertsEconomistMccain Author:Hillary Clinton
“Independent experts have looked at what I've proposed and looked at what Donald's [Trump] proposed, and basically they've said this, that if his tax plan, which would blow up the debt by over $5 trillion and would in some instances disadvantage middle-class families compared to the wealthy, were to go into effect, we would lose 3.5 million jobs and maybe have another recession.” IfsSaidJobsLosesClassMillionsPlansMiddleEffectsTrumpTaxesIndependentBlowDebtInstanceExpertsMiddle ClassWealthyDisadvantagesRecessionsMiddle Class Family Author:Hillary Clinton
“[Independent experts] have looked at my plans and they've said, OK, if we can do this, and I intend to get it done, we will have 10 million more new jobs, because we will be making investments where we can grow the economy.” IfsSaidDoneJobsGrowsCan DoMillionsEconomyPlansIndependentInvestmentExpertsNew JobGet It Done Author:Hillary Clinton
“Adam Clayton Powell's entire political career has to be looked at in the entire context of the American history and the history of, and the position of the Afro- American or negro in American history. [He] has done a remarkable job in fighting for rights of black people in this country. On the other hand, he probably hasn't done as much as he could or as much as he should because he is the most independent negro politician in this country.” PeopleShouldCountryDoneHandsJobsPoliticalFightingBlackCareersRightsPositionPoliticianIndependentRemarkableBlack PeopleAdamAmerican HistoryAfros Author:Malcolm X
“It's really a great luxury to have, to be able to go from big films to indie films, too. Because I'm on the job learning as an actor, and independent films is where I'm learning to act.” BigsAbleJobsFilmActorsIndependentLuxuryIndependent FilmIndie Films Author:Dave Bautista
“Disabled people need more invested in their education, housing, job training, transportation, assistive technology, and independent-living facilities. Governments earn back this investment - and more - by making people with disabilities economically productive citizens.” PeopleNeedsGovernmentJobsTechnologyCitizensTrainingIndependentInvestmentProductiveDisabilityHousingFacilityDisabledTransportationPeople With DisabilitiesJob TrainingIndependent Living Author:Jesse Ventura
“Emotional maturity is ability to stick to a job and to struggle through until it is finished; to endure unpleasantness, discomfort, and frustration; to give more than is asked for or required; to size things up and make independent decisions; to work under authority and to cooperate with others; to defer to time, other persons, and to circumstances.” GivingPersonsCharacterJobsAbilityDecisionStruggleEmotionalCircumstancesAuthorityIndependentSticksEndureSizeFinishedMaturityFrustrationDiscomfortEmotional Maturity Author:Edward Adam Strecker
“Education is not a product: mark, diploma, job, money-in that order; it is a process, a never-ending one.” SchoolJobsOrderProcessEducationLearningTeachingProductsMarkIndependentNever EndingDiplomaHigh School Diploma Book:This and That: Random Thoughts and Recollections Source: This and That: Random Thoughts and Recollections
“Independent economists say immigration reform will grow our economy and shrink our deficits by almost $1 trillion in the next two decades. And for good reason: when people come here to fulfill their dreams - to study, invent, and contribute to our culture - they make our country a more attractive place for businesses to locate and create jobs for everyone. So let's get immigration reform done this year.” PeopleYearsTwoCountryReasonDoneDreamJobsCultureNextGrowsEconomyStudyIndependentDecadesImmigrationOur CountryReformAttractiveEconomistDeficitShrinksImmigration Reform Author:Barack Obama
“Suppose you had a small electrical fire and... a structural engineer [looked] at your home's wiring [and] reports that the wiring is "shot" and there is a 50% chance that your house would burn down in the next few years unless you replace all the wiring. The job will cost $20,000... so you get an independent assessment. The next engineer agrees with the first warning. You can either continue to shop for additional evaluations until you find the one engineer in 1,000 that is willing to give you the answer you want, "Your family is not in danger" or you can change the wiring.” WantGivingYearsFirstsHomeJobsNextHouseChanceAnswersFireDangerWillingCostShotsIndependentAgreeClimate ChangeOur FamilyReportsShopsWarningEngineersElectricalAssessmentEvaluationWiring Author:Steven Chu
“People say to me, 'You seem to have made this conscious decision to do independent films'. In reality, I haven't. After each movie, I always think, 'how different can I possibly be? Is this going to challenge me, is this going to inspire me, and is this going to make me love my job more than I already do?'” PeopleThinkingMadeDifferentRealitySeemsJobsFilmChallengesDecisionHavensInspireConsciousIndependentIndependent Film Author:Kate Winslet
“How will the family unit be destroyed? ...[T]he demand alone will throw the whole ideology of the family into question, so that women can begin establishing a community of work with each other and we can fight collectively. Women will feel freer to leave their husbands and become economically independent, either through a job or welfare.” FeelsWholeJobsFightingCommunityHusbandDemandIndependentFeministDestroyedIdeologyWelfareUnitsFamily Unit Author:Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
“Recipe for success: Be polite, prepare yourself for whatever you are asked to do, keep yourself tidy, be cheerful, don't be envious, be honest with yourself so you will be honest with others, be helpful, interest yourself in your job, don't pity yourself, be quick to praise, be loyal to your friends, avoid prejudices, be independent, interest yourself in politics, and read the newspapers.” JobsSuccessInterestHonestPrejudicePraiseIndependentNewspapersPityBeing HonestHelpfulLoyalPoliteCheerfulRecipesRecipe For SuccessEnviousTidyHonest With YourselfBe Honest With Yourself Author:Bernard Baruch