Stewart Butterfield Quotes

There was a lot of dialogue between the people who were developing Flickr and their users to get feedback on how they wanted Flickr to develop. That interaction made the initial community very strong, and then that seed was there for new people who joined to make the community experience strong for them, too.

Stewart Butterfield

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CommunityExperiencePeopleSeedNew

The studio rented a house for my wife in Los Angeles under a phony name to keep reporters away. Whenever I wanted to visit her and my children, I would have to sneak in the back door after dark.

Max von Sydow

ChildrenWifeDoorNameHouseDark

Someone once told me they didn't like taking the lid off the kettle because they'd just lose it in the kitchen, so we made a kettle with an attached lid that you slide. It was in response to that that we made one that did something different.

Michael Graves

MeKitchenSomeoneYouLoseOff

It's a fact that people who are in a weakened position, whether physically or mentally, have this perception of the outer world as threatening. Everything that is unexpected or unknown is seen as a potential danger.

Michael Haneke

PeopleWorldPerceptionPotential

I wanted to be the best footballer in Belgian history. That was my goal. Not good. Not great. The best.

Romelu Lukaku

GoodHistoryGreatBestGoalWanted

We started out as a bar band. We were sometimes playing in front of 20 people.

Jay DeMarcus

PeopleSometimesBandBarOutFront

With the success of Immature, I wanted to start the group B2K, which ended up being one of the biggest urban boy bands in history.

Chris Stokes

SuccessHistoryStartBoyGroupUp

I like learning stuff. The more information you can get about a person or a subject, the more you can pour into a potential project. I made a decision to do different things. I want to do things that have a better chance of being thought of as original. I do everything I can to disrupt my comfort zone.

Brian Grazer

LearningDecisionComfort ZoneBetter

When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things - not the great occasions - that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness.

Bob Hope

HappinessGreatPastGlowFindGive

I've been so lucky, with incredible mentors along the way, that now I need to be that for someone else.

Audra McDonald

SomeoneNowWayMentorsLuckyNeed

I grew up around electronic instruments. To me, the turntable is an electronic device. At the same time, I had access to drum machines and keyboards through my uncle; then track recorders into computers. At an early age, I was messing with computers more than most hip-hop musicians.

Ali Shaheed Muhammad

AgeTimeMeComputersMusicians

I can't do anything else. So if this falls through, I'm screwed.

Tim Roth

ThroughAnythingScrewedElseFalls

I didn't know the full dimensions of forever, but I knew it was longer than waiting for Christmas to come.

Richard Brautigan

WaitingKnowChristmasForeverCome

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