John Lydon Quotes

Listen, you know this: If there's not a rebellious youth culture, there's no culture at all. It's absolutely essential. It is the future. This is what we're supposed to do as a species, is advance ideas.

John Lydon

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FutureCultureIdeasYouthYouKnow

I can't do anything quietly anymore.

Jimmy Wales

AnythingAnymoreQuietly

The reality is that most companies are not about any values at all - they are about making money. It is extremely rare for a business to stand for anything because most businesses don't want to alienate potential customers, and if you believe in anything you are going to alienate someone.

Jerry Greenfield

BusinessMoneyBelieveRealityStand

The Scottish Labour Party should work as equal partners with the U.K. party, just as Scotland is an equal partner in the United Kingdom. Scotland has chosen home rule - not London rule.

Johann Lamont

WorkHomePartnerPartyLondonRule

You can stay too long in a job, that's for sure. But by the same token, in the 12 years I have been CEO of GE, there have been four CEOs of Toshiba. So there's too short a time to do it, and there's too long a time to do it.

Jeffrey R. Immelt

TimeJobShortLongYouSame

Flourishing is everyone's birthright. I'm trying to break this hold that being smiley and cheery has on what people think the good life is.

Steve Jurvetson

LifeGoodPeopleThinkGood Life

You can't operate a company by fear, because the way to eliminate fear is to avoid criticism. And the way to avoid criticism is to do nothing.

Steve Ross

FearBusinessCriticismYouNothing

I love the idea of writing these huge, bombastic characters; I'll stay in the superhero world as long as I can.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

LoveWritingWorldLongI CanStay

I can't pick out one single book that had such a profound personal impact.

Louise Brown

BookImpactPersonalProfoundSingle

I really admire Nick Hornby - for example, the way that he can make ordinary stuff so beautiful!

Jon Ronson

BeautifulAdmireWayExampleStuff

Every day there's a lot of things I block out, because if I start visualising things, I tend to go completely insane. I've always had anxiety issues, and it can totally overwhelm me and suck me under if I'm not keeping focused. I just think and think until I have a panic attack, and then it dies down.

Dev Hynes

DayMeStartThinkAnxietyDown

Communication is paramount, and what medium or what format you utilize should be a non-issue. In some respects, that has created a barrier for new media, especially web new media, because often times maybe the media itself comes before the concept, before the ideas, and ends up navigating or dictating the outcome.

Doug Aitken

CommunicationIdeasMediaYouNew

I prefer a change of surroundings anyway, and I like to be around some energy and white noise, so I usually go to a Barnes & Noble cafe or to the library on 5th and 42nd. In the afternoons, I do research, reading, editing, and play with the kids.

Douglas Brunt

ChangeResearchEnergyReadingPlay

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