“I guess if there's one thing that might surprise people about me, it's that I'm very obedient. I'm kind of like a dog. I look at acting as kind of a service industry. You're there to serve the writer and the director. I don't really look at it as an act of self-expression, like I'm going to say what's on my mind.” PeopleIfsMindLooksKindSelfMightActingOne ThingDogExpressionIndustryDirectorsSurpriseObedientSelf ExpressionService Industry Author:Michael Shannon
“The surprise of the fight on the long day, of the experiments with the shorter one, has been not only that the business could stand it, but that the business thrived under it as surely as the man did. It is but another of the proofs which are heaping up in American industry to-day that whatever is good for men and women - contributes to their health, happiness, development - is good for business.” MenLongHas BeensFightingBusinessHe ManDevelopmentIndustryMen And WomenSurpriseProofExperimentsLong Day Book:New Ideals in Business, an Account of Their Practice and Their Effects Upon Men and Profits Source: New Ideals in Business, an Account of Their Practice and Their Effects Upon Men and Profits
“I understand that this has taken a lot of politicians by surprise. But we believe that this is an important and right step for the steel industry.” BelieveImportantMotivationalStepsTakenIndustryPoliticianSurpriseSteelSteel Industry Author:Lakshmi Mittal
“You have to take a broader view and realize this is an industry like any other - telecoms, Railroads; they went through consolidation. Why shouldn't the computer industry be any different? This shouldn't have been a surprise to anybody but it seemed to be, and a lot of people thought I was nuts when I said these things. And that's why they are alone as a consolidator.” PeopleInspirationalHas BeensSaidDifferentRealizingViewsIndustryComputerSurpriseNutsRailroadsConsolidationTelecom Author:Larry Ellison
“Beware of advice. Consider your sources carefully. Look them up. See if you respect what they've made. Get educated. Be informed about who's real and who isn't. Study your craft and your industry, practice all the time, challenge yourself - write things you think you can't, try things you have been told you shouldn't try - leave room for surprises, and learn how to collaborate.” IfsThinkingWritingTryingLooksHas BeensMadeRealChallengesRoomsPracticeStudyAdviceSourceIndustrySurpriseEducatedCraftsChallenge Yourself Author:Karen Walton
“Much to my surprise, there's a sense for people in the cable industry that fiction writers might actually be good at script writing. You can write dialogue!” PeopleWritingMightFictionIndustrySurpriseScriptsBe GoodDialogueCablesFiction Writers Author:Matthew Specktor