Steven Johnson Quotes

Most of the time, criticism that takes pop culture seriously involves performing some kind of symbolic analysis, decoding the work to demonstrate the way it represents some other aspect of society.

Steven Johnson

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I had a hope that the Iraqis would embrace a new government, would establish a new Iraq very quickly, and, but I never had that as an expectation.

Tommy Franks

HopeGovernmentNewEmbraceNever

A bigger business is like a cruise ship: There are lots of amenities and you can go a lot further, but it's harder to turn quickly.

Tony Hsieh

BusinessShipYouGoCruiseTurn

I am not one of those actresses who loves acting.

Michael Learned

I AmActingWhoThoseAmLoves

I've definitely had the experience where I was pursuing someone for a long time that I just obviously did not connect with, so I was always, kind of altering myself for her, But then you realize it's just not worth it. What's the point?

Logan Lerman

TimeMyselfExperienceSomeoneYou

I grew up in a place in which, if you learned poetry, you shouted it out. Boys would scream it out and perform it and do it and flourish it.

Derek Walcott

PoetryYouPlaceOutFlourishUp

I wrote 'A Boy and His Soul' that talks about how my mother had lupus and my dad dying of a heart condition.

Colman Domingo

MotherHeartSoulBoyDyingHow

Don't bring on the design engineers too soon. One of the worst things you can do in the early phases of a project is to bring on a bunch of detailed design engineers and then not give them clear direction and close supervision.

Bruce Pittman

DirectionDesignYouEarlyEngineers

I get scared to death every time I have to play. I always get nervous because you never know what to expect. The crowd could be awful, or it could be amazing. You just never know what you're going to get until you get out there and do it. I just do my best and have fun.

Phillip Phillips

TimeBestDeathFunAmazingYou

I am an important artist. And I make art. Therefore, my opinion matters.

Poppy

ArtI AmOpinionArtistImportant

My favorite Batman stories were very much in conversation with the zeitgeist over the years.

Scott Snyder

ConversationOverYearsBatmanMuch

I don't want to sound pretentious or meta or anything, but I don't write until it comes to me... People know when something is inspired and when something is not, and I don't want to waste anyone's time.

Tituss Burgess

TimePeopleMeKnowWantWrite

This might sound strange, but I've never really been a person who has goals of any sort. I tend to just work in the moment, day-to-day, try to make things and make decisions that feel good, and it tends to guide me where I want to go in the long-term.

Ricky Reed

WorkGoodGoalsMomentMeFeel Good

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