Douglas Conant Quotes

Most people that derail as leaders in the corporate world, it's not because they couldn't do the math and calculate return on investment properly. The issues are communication and understanding. All of what typically would've been called the 'soft stuff.' You have to be authentic. You have to be dialed into the soft stuff.

Douglas Conant

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CommunicationPeopleWorldYouSoft

I do this work, but I am uncomfortable in situations where you're hyped into something you're not. Just because you're in a long limo doesn't mean anything.

Jeremy Irons

WorkI AmUncomfortableLongYou

I went to Paris to learn and absorb some of the amazing ambience I was enamored with growing up in Kansas City. I didn't go there to start my own collection. But I never could get an internship, so finally, I was left with just doing my own show.

Jeremy Scott

CityAmazingGrowing UpStartLearn

I extend my deepest gratitude to our Armed Forces and first responders serving both at home and abroad in the war against terrorism.

John Doolittle

HomeGratitudeWarTerrorismDeepest

When somebody teaches you to love something, you never forget that! It's such a generous thing to do.

Robert Rinder

LoveNever ForgetYouForgetNever

When I get nervous, my voice gets very high.

Maude Apatow

VoiceNervousHighGetVeryGets

I research every part thoroughly. I talk it out with my actor friends, but then I throw it all away when I get to the set. You have to be spontaneous.

Amy Adams

ResearchFriendsYouActorTalkOut

Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.

Sophocles

BetterThingsAll ThingsMany

Humans seem to be programmed to think of ambivalent feelings at the same time. That is the driving force behind human beings: to be the warrant of all things and to control other worlds.

RM

TimeControlThinkDrivingFeelings

God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as simple as that.

Joseph Campbell

GodSimpleReligionThoughtMetaphor

I never thought that I would treasure doing my job, and I have reached that point. I've gotten to a point where it's like the priesthood: this is what I was called to do.

Diane S. Sykes

JobThoughtDoingTreasureNever

I can cite numerous sponsors at different places in my career that made a huge difference for me just in terms of pulling me aside and giving me a tip or some coaching, or just watching what I was doing and not being afraid to tell me the truth about it.

Denise Morrison

TruthMeGivingDoingCareerI Can

It's always been kind of weird to me because when you give someone an autograph, you're looking down at a piece of paper and once you sign it the person moves on.

Christopher Meloni

MeLookingWeirdSomeoneYouDown

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