“Young men keep telling me they don't 'have it all' either. And they may have a point. But if you define 'having it all' as the opportunity to have a successful career and a family, I'd say this. When a man tells his coworkers he's going to have a child, no one asks him how he'll manage or if he'll be coming back to work.” IfsMenMayChildrenYoungAsksOpportunityCareersSuccessfulManageYoung ManComing BackBack To WorkCoworkerSuccessful Career Author:Anne-Marie Slaughter
“If you know what you want to do, as I always loved musicals, and then to have been lucky enough to be successful with them, I think that's all you can ask isn't it? I think I don't really think too much about it. I am a bit shy socially, yeah, I admit that.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantHas BeensEnoughAsksBitsSuccessfulToo MuchLuckyYeahWhat You WantBeing SuccessfulShy Author:Andrew Lloyd Webber
“For businesses to be successful, they need to constantly ask the question: how can we provide value to our customers? At the end of the day, that is what matters.” NeedsEndsMatterValuesAsksSuccessfulCustomersBeing SuccessfulThe End Of The DayWhat Matters Author:Eli Broad
“Success, instead of giving freedom of choice, becomes a way of life. There's no country I've been to where people, when you come into a room and sit down with them, so often ask you, "What do you do?" And, being American, many's the time I've almost asked that question, then realized it's good for my soul not to know. For a while! Just to let the evening wear on and see what I think of this person without knowing what he does and how successful he is, or what a failure. We're ranking everybody every minute of the day.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayGivingPersonsDoeSoulCountrySuccessChoicesAsksRoomsKnowingSuccessfulMinutesMy SoulEveningFreedom Of ChoiceRanking Book:The Collected Essays of Arthur Miller Source: The Collected Essays of Arthur Miller
“I'm going to make decisions that I think are best for me and my family. So, when I make these decisions, of course I'm going to ask people for advice, but at the end of the day, Brandon Jennings makes the decisions. And I feel like the decisions that I've made so far have been successful.” PeopleThinkingFeelsHas BeensMadeEndsCoursesAsksDecisionSuccessfulAdviceMy FamilyThe End Of The Day Author:Brandon Jennings
“The only way you're going to be successful is if you admit what you don't know and you ask for help.” IfsKnowsWayHelpingAsksSuccessfulBeing Successful Author:Randi Zuckerberg
“American culture in particular has instilled in us the bizarre notion that to ask for help amounts to an admission of failure. But some of the most powerful, successful, admired people in the world seem, to me, to have something in common: they ask constantly, creatively, compassionately, and gracefully. And to be sure: when you ask, there's always the possibility of a no on the other side of the request. If we don't allow for that no, we're not actually asking, we're either begging or demanding. But it is the fear of the no that keeps so many of our mouths sewn tightly shut.” PeopleIfsWorldHelpingSeemsCultureAsksSidesPowerfulCommonSuccessfulPossibilityParticularAmountMouthsAskingNotionMost PowerfulBizarreAmerican CultureRequestBeggingAdmission Author:Amanda Palmer
“If you lead with the anger, it will turn off the audience. And what I want is the audience to engage with the material and to listen and then to ask questions. I think that 'Ruined' was very successful at doing that.” IfsThinkingWantTurnsAsksAudienceSuccessfulMaterialsRuinedTurn Off Author:Lynn Nottage
“People ask me all the time, 'How can I become a successful entrepreneur?' And I have to be honest: It's one of my least favorite questions, because if you're waiting for someone else's advice to become an entrepreneur, chances are you're not one.” PeopleIfsAsksWaitingChanceSuccessfulAdviceHonestEntrepreneurBeing HonestAsk MeChances AreSuccessful Entrepreneurs Author:Michael Dell
“I think if you look at most successful people, if you ask most of them, their biggest influence was their dad.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksAsksSuccessfulInfluenceDadSuccessful People Author:Tom Lehman
“The new advocates of ID [Intelligent Design] ask that their ideas be judged by scientific, not religious, criteria. OK, let's see how well ID stacks up as a scientific alternative to Darwinism. To gauge how well ID is doing as a platform for scientific research, I logged into the best database of the biological literature. A search for keyword ''evolution'' yielded 24,000 hits in the last decade. A search for ''intelligent design'' yielded not a single piece of research. Evolution by natural selection remains the basis of every successful biological research program.” WellsIdeasLastsAsksLiteratureNaturalReligiousSuccessfulPiecesAtheismDesignEvolutionResearchProgramBasesIntelligentRemainsPositive AtheismDecadesAlternativesJudgedPlatformsSelectionCriteriaNatural SelectionDarwinismScientific ResearchGaugesIntelligent DesignDatabasesKeywords Author:Chet Raymo
“There are many choices out there for young women. And you have to ask yourself whether you want to model your life on the women who let life pass them by and who spend their lives thinking they were victims and that men are the enemy. Or do you want to have a happy life with a successful marriage and 14 lovely grandchildren. The choices are out there.” ThinkingMenWantYoungChoicesAsksEnemySuccessfulModelsVictimLovelyHappy LifeYoung WomenGrandchildrenSuccessful Marriage Author:Phyllis Schlafly
“People ask, "What do you think about being called Puff Mommy?" Puff's a very successful young man, so I don't have a problem if that's what they wanna call me. If anybody calls me a female Quincy Jones, that's way, way complimentary. That's something I'll cherish for life.” PeopleIfsThinkingMenWayProblemYoungAsksSuccessfulFemaleYoung ManCall MeCherishPuff Author:Missy Elliot
“Peel back the facade of rigorous methodology projects and ask why the project was successful, and the answer is people.” PeopleAsksAnswersSuccessfulProjectsFacadeMethodology Author:Jim Highsmith
“If you ask Americans whether they've been successful at sealing the border with Mexico, they'll tell you that it's a very difficult proposition.” IfsAsksDifficultSuccessfulBordersMexicoPropositions Author:Bashar al-Assad
“Don't try to reinvent the wheel. Just learn from the guys who have already done it well. You need a mentor, a seasoned coach who is willing to share his wisdom and experience with you. Ask someone who has already been successful to guide you.” NeedsTryingWellsDoneGuyAsksSuccessfulShareWillingGuidesCoachesWheelsMentorWisdom And Experience Author:George Foreman
“Learn as much as you can about your proposed business. Ask questions. Join industry associations. Study successful competitors carefully.” AsksStudySuccessfulIndustryAssociationCompetitors Author:Paul Clitheroe
“A lot of people try to use sarcasm to flirt, and it tends not to read well. Most people who are successful at flirting do so via instant message instead of email. The best way to flirt is to care deeply about whatever your date is saying and to focus all of your attention on him or her. Ask thoughtful questions. Take a keen interest in the conversation. Be enthusiastic.” PeopleWayTryingWellsUseCareAsksInterestAttentionSuccessfulFocusConversationMessagesBest WayInstantThoughtfulSarcasmFlirtingEmailEnthusiastic Author:Amy Webb
“Is it inevitable after a successful film that they're going to ask for another one? Yes. Do we want to rush and do it for that reason? No.” WantReasonFilmAsksSuccessfulInevitable Author:Bryan Burk
“Instead of just purchasing an ad campaign, target test and measure. Give an ad a small try. If the response is enough to pay for the ad, make it larger. With a franchise, ask the most successful franchisees what they did. Ask the bottom five guys what they did and avoid it.” IfsGivingTryingEnoughGuyAsksPaySuccessfulFiveTestsResponseBottomCampaignsTargetAdsPurchasing Author:Dave Ramsey