Jason Fried Quotes

You cannot ask somebody to be creative in 15 minutes and really think about a problem. You might have a quick idea, but to be in deep thought about a problem and really consider a problem carefully, you need long stretches of uninterrupted time.

Jason Fried

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Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.

John D. Rockefeller

PeopleDoing The Right ThingDoing

My father still is a lawyer, and my mom was a teacher and then later a career counselor.

Steve Case

FatherTeacherMomLawyerCareer

In all my years of performing, no audience member has ever actually assaulted me. I consider this to be the singular triumph of my performing career.

Rupert Holmes

MeCareerTriumphYearsAudience

So much of what we do as artists is a combination of personal experience and imagination, and how that all creeps into your work is not so linear.

Diana Krall

WorkExperienceImaginationPersonal

I was opposed to World War II, and indeed on June 22, 1941 when Hitler invaded the Soviet Union I suddenly found myself the lone supporter of peace since everybody else had, because of their communist beliefs, shifted over to become supporters of the war.

Douglass North

MyselfPeaceWarWorldBecomeOver

I think, you know, it was something that I really wanted. I wanted so much to have a son or daughter. We adopted a son. And it was just the most wonderful thing. I think the only thing that was difficult for both Maury and myself were the sleepless nights.

Connie Chung

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I've definitely gone through phases where I'm not happy with my life, and you notice in little ways until they start adding up.

Alia Shawkat

LifeHappyStartMy LifeYouGone

It must be quite rare for an interviewer to be interviewed.

William Hague

RareMustQuiteInterviewer

In a way Australia is like Catholicism. The company is sometimes questionable and the landscape is grotesque. But you always come back.

Thomas Keneally

LandscapeYouBackAustraliaWay

Who better to help formulate and to lead debate on fighting ISIS and Islamic extremists than an Arabic-speaking former CIA case officer who has been fighting the war on terrorism?

Todd Wilcox

WarBetterFightingHelpDebateWho

The Internet is the greatest tool for any artist to have interaction with any audience.

Nick Rhodes

InternetArtistAudienceInteraction

I cry every chance I get.

Richard Gere

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