Steve Ells Quotes

The gimmicks that have driven the fast food sector for years - dollar menus, limited time offers, and merchandising partnerships - are not producing results like they used to, as consumers simply want better tasting, nutritious food and a more compelling experience, not gimmicks.

Steve Ells

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TimeFoodExperiencePartnerships

I was at UC Berkeley as an undergrad when my father lost a lot of money in real estate investments in Northern California. He wanted a change of pace, so in the early '90s, my family moved to L.A., right in the middle of Tehrangeles. It was a culture shock for me.

Maz Jobrani

FamilyChangeFatherCultureMoney

I don't take myself as seriously as I did when I was playing, and it works, and I think people see the self-deprecation in my commentary.

John McEnroe

MyselfPeopleThinkSeriouslySee

We want to represent the things we believe.

Sonny Sandoval

BelieveWantThingsRepresent

Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.

Robert A. Heinlein

PeoplePoliticalDesireWantNever

I think the Church is a conduit to God. The Church is not God. And I think that from the very beginning Jesus taught us that.

Martin Sheen

GodBeginningThinkChurchUsJesus

Aging is one of the most visual diseases on the planet and includes things that we all know like wrinkles and grey hair, but also brain atrophy, muscle wasting and organ damage.

Liz Parrish

AgingBrainHairWrinklesKnowGrey

For so long, the world has viewed West Indian culture as semiliterate and backward, which it is not. In my work, I have tried to give that world an exposure so the world can better understand it.

Derek Walcott

WorkCultureWorldBetterLongWest

One of the great difficulties as you rise up through an organisation is that your prior competencies are exploded and broken apart by the territory you've been promoted into: the field of human identity.

David Whyte

GreatBrokenIdentityYouRiseUp

There are amazing behind-the-scenes technicians in Portland who didn't want to raise their families in L.A.

Dean Devlin

AmazingWantPortlandWhoRaise

It was strange at times. We had to make out so much that we kind of got over it. It was really awkward.

Clea Duvall

KindStrangeOverOutAwkwardGot

The duty of a toastmaster is to be so dull that the succeeding speakers will appear brilliant by contrast.

Clarence Budington Kelland

DutyWillBrilliantContrastDull

They had a hard time miking me in my loin cloth, I mean, where were they gonna tape it?

Brendan Fraser

TimeMeMeanHardWhereTape

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