“The thing that drives me crazy is when comics say 'I have low self-esteem.' No you don't. You're standing on stage asking people to pay. You don't play an instrument. You want people to pay to hear what's in your mind. You don't have low self-esteem. You might have other problems.” PeopleWantMindSelfPlayProblemMightPayCrazyStageSelf EsteemLowsStandingAskingInstrumentsEsteemLow Self EsteemDrive Me Crazy Author:Colin Quinn
“Customers don't know what they want. There's plenty of good psychology research that shows that people are not able to accurately predict how they would behave in the future. So asking them, 'Would you buy my product if it had these three features?' or 'How would you react if we changed our product this way?' is a waste of time. They don't know.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayWantShowsAbleThreePsychologyChangedProductsWasteResearchAskingCustomersPlentyFeaturesBehaveWasting Time Author:Eric Ries
“When we were in the design studio I always was pretending like I was in a closet asking my friend before I step out into the world what do I look like? And everybody wants that honest friend before they go and go to dinner or go to an event.” WorldWantLooksStepsHonestEventsDesignMy FriendsAskingStudiosDinnerPretendingClosetsHonest Friends Author:Nicole Richie
“I don't think you'll ever replace human judgment and human inspiration and creativity because, at the end of the day, you need to be asking questions like, O.K., the system says this. Is this really what we want to do? Is that the right thing?” ThinkingWantNeedsHumansEndsInspirationDecisionCreativityJudgmentAskingIntuitionRight ThingThe End Of The DayDecision MakingAsking QuestionsInspiration And Creativity Author:Laszlo Bock