John Roos Quotes

In running Wilson Sonsini, it's all people-to-people skills. Those people-to-people skills translate into diplomatic skills.

John Roos

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

SkillsRunningThoseTranslate

Bob Fosse, even though he wasn't gay. He was certainly queer and had a huge effect on the 'Hedwig' film, as did Hal Ashby and Robert Altman, who had a weird butch queer feeling about him. His films almost flirted with camp but in an extremely realistic acting way.

John Cameron Mitchell

WeirdFeelingGayActingWayHim

If you really think everything in your life, everything that you benefit from comes from socially aware, like-minded, good-hearted people, then you're out of your mind. If you want only those people to have good jobs, we would have to learn how to adjust very quickly without those people. Maybe I'm cynical, but I truly believe that.

Michael Che

LifeGoodPeopleMindBelieveThink

Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization.

Shirin Ebadi

ReligionCivilizationHumanRights

I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great.

Lucinda Williams

LoveGreatSweetWorldSongOld

We need to focus much more on the bottom 40 per cent. They are losing ground, and the fact that they are losing ground blocks social mobility and brings down economic growth.

Jose Angel Gurria

GrowthFocusLosingDownMoreNeed

It would be very easy for us to do a collection that everybody would like and not criticize. But criticism is a part of life. You have to take it.

Donatella Versace

LifeCriticismEasyYouTakeUs

A thousand acres that can feed a thousand souls is better than ten thousand acres of no more effect.

William Petty

BetterMoreFeedTenEffectSouls

Despite all of our technological advances, content creation still requires time, inspiration, and a certain amount of sweat. There aren't any shortcuts. You can't write an algorithm for it. You can't predict it. You can't code it.

Shawn Amos

TimeYouSweatCreationPredict

The least of the work of learning is done in the classroom.

Thomas Merton

WorkLearningDoneClassroomLeast

I'm not connected to the Trump campaign in any way, shape, or form.

Thomas Peterffy

ConnectedWayShapeTrumpFormAny

One thing that served me well with clients was that you back your winners and you back your losers.

Rick Santelli

MeYouBackClientsWinnersLosers

Obviously, Ian Paisley and I were regarded as very bitter opponents. When we decided in March 2007 to govern together, both of us understood that we weren't going to change our views but that we had to work with one another if we were to end the conflict and move forward.

Martin McGuinness

WorkChangeTogetherConflictEnd

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by John Roos