Tom Peters Quotes

We found that the most exciting environments, that treated people very well, are also tough as nails. There is no bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo... excellent companies provide two things simultaneously: tough environments and very supportive environments.

Tom Peters

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When I discovered eyelash extensions, it was like the sea has parted; the sun came out. It was everything.

Andrea Navedo

SeaSunEverythingOutLikeCame

The only character I ever remember actually creating in a flash of inspiration was George Liquor. God planted that in my head in an instant.

John Kricfalusi

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Oprah was famous for going to a garden party and ad-libbing. She could literally interview people for a half hour about nothing, and it was entertaining. She had her own show before she had her own show.

John Tesh

PeopleFamousGardenPartyNothing

I tend to be a lot more honest and transparent with employees than most bosses are. But I've had people tell me - even those who love working with me - that I'm terrifying, which is hard for me to imagine.

Stewart Butterfield

LovePeopleMeEmployeesMoreHard

I love ghost stories. I remember when I was about 12, I read M. R. James' 'Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary' under the covers, way too young to fully understand what was going on with those stories, completely terrified but absolutely loved them.

Tom Goodman-Hill

LoveLovedRememberYoungUnderstand

Some of my films are known for the depiction of violence. I don't have anything to prove with that any more.

Martin Scorsese

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I'm the kind of guy who likes to have a little friendly banter, even with someone I disagree with.

Mike Gallagher

SomeoneKindDisagreeLittleGuy

You have to be careful not to use anything too colloquial or you date the book.

Chris Crutcher

BookYouBe CarefulAnythingDate

I'm still trying to re-create a Ray Charles concert that I heard when I was fifteen years old, and all my nerve endings were fried and transformed, and electricity shot through me.

Boz Scaggs

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If I had a place with a studio where I could paint I'd be happy.

Bruno Tonioli

HappyBe HappyPlacePaintWhere

The Pulitzer is more useful than meaningful.

Annie Dillard

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When some Republican governors asked to try new ways to put people on welfare back to work, the Obama Administration said they would only do it if they had a credible plan to increase employment by 20%. You hear that? More work. So the claim that President Obama weakened welfare reform's work requirement is just not true.

William J. Clinton

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