Tom Bissell Quotes

The way games are designed is you create a story, and then you create an obstacle course inside that story, and the player has to endure it to see more. So it's artificial. Game designers are so intensely worried about people getting bored that they pile on busy work for players to do.

Tom Bissell

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WorkPeopleGameStoryBusyYou

Sometimes, if you wear suits for too long, it changes your ideology.

Joe Slovo

SuitsLongYouSometimesChanges

I think the job of leadership is to expand what can be talked about and to get consensus on the nature of the problem, and that is most of the job. Because once you do that, once you have diagnosis, treatment options are obvious.

Jim Cooper

NatureLeadershipJobThinkProblem

It's just what it is. It just all happened in my stride.

Jessi Colter

JustHappenedStride

Plan for each episode to be a satisfying experience, but still leave the audience thinking, 'Oh, my God! Now what?'

Andrew Davies

GodExperienceThinkingPlanNowOh

Have you ever noticed the fact that once you begin to think about something, you see it everywhere? Anyone who has ever begun the search for a new automobile can attest, from the moment you Google it, you begin to pass that model in traffic everywhere. Of course, they were there the whole time; we simply didn't have them at top of mind.

Michael Gerber

TimeMomentMindThinkSearchYou

My favourite dish is pollo ajillo; my favourite drink is a good Rioja with it. And as for my favourite music, oh God - there's so many things I like. Well, I'd say it's 'Walk of Life' by Dire Straits.

Stephen Lang

LifeGoodMusicGodWalkSay

It ought to be self-evident common sense that service is important to sales. But it's not.

Stanley Marcus

ServiceCommon SenseImportantSales

Elvis was a way bigger influence than Waylon Jennings, but you don't wanna tell people, 'I never really listened to Waylon.'

Sturgill Simpson

PeopleInfluenceYouWayNeverTell

I find it easier to write about stuff that is frustrating.

Sigrid

FindWriteStuffEasierAbout

It's a sign of your own worth sometimes if you are hated by the right people.

Miles Franklin

PeopleWorthYouSometimesRight

The United Nations has an irreplaceable role in dealing with global issues. While other international bodies play important roles, the U.N. is the only truly global arena where we can achieve results for the global good.

Miroslav Lajcak

GoodResultsPlayAchieveImportant

The people who hold that our culture is an oppressive patriarchy, they don't want to admit that the current hierarchy might be predicated on competence.

Jordan Peterson

CulturePeopleAdmitWantCompetence

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