James Surowiecki Quotes

Being out of a job can erode people's confidence and their sense of possibility; and employers, often unfairly, tend to take long-term unemployment as a signal that something is wrong.

James Surowiecki

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ConfidenceJobPeopleWrongOut

You don't think people would go on about my looks if I was No. 500 in the world instead of No.12, do you? Anyway, as I keep telling everyone, you can't blame me for looking like this on purpose.

Anna Kournikova

PurposePeopleMeBlameWorldThink

The main objective - our soul is our people. And our job is to enrich their lives, change the world. And so I think that's the bigger pressure you put on yourself.

Angela Ahrendts

ChangeJobChange The WorldSoulYou

I could go back to the railroad. I liked that job.

Sturgill Simpson

JobBackGoRailroadLikedCould

The work of artists is to find what's humanly possible - possibility's furthest reaches.

Tony Kushner

WorkFindPossibleArtistsFurthest

Both of my books, 'Love Is a Mix Tape' and 'Talking to Girls About Duran Duran,' are about how music gets tangled up with all our other emotional memories. Since I'm an obsessive music fan, I'm always seeking out new sonic thrills.

Rob Sheffield

LoveMusicMemoriesLove IsTalking

Training programs shouldn't be designed to deliver competence; they must be dedicated to producing excellence. Serious organizations don't aspire to be comfortably above average.

Brandon Webb

ExcellenceTrainingSeriousAspire

Driven to design by what she refers to as the lack of glamour in the industry, Bar Or creates for the modern woman who is a fashion risk-taker, one who is confident and, perhaps, has a larger than life personality.

Aslaug Magnusdottir

LifePersonalityWomanFashionShe

I wasn't the greatest reporter in the world, but I wasn't starting at zero.

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.

WorldStartingGreatestZero

What I paint touches on foundational life values. Home, family, peacefulness. And one of the messages I try to constantly get across is, 'Slow it down and enjoy every moment.'

Thomas Kinkade

LifeFamilyHomeMomentSlowEnjoy

Sometimes I find I'm wearing a divided, split brain in terms of drama and humor.

Ridley Scott

HumorBrainFindDramaSometimes

For artists, we're always looking for approval. We're putting our artwork out there and saying, 'What do you think?'

Rich Moore

LookingSayingThinkYouAlwaysOut

A government institution called the Finnish Film Foundation funds filmmaking there, and I wrote several screenplays but never got any money. They were sent back to me, and they said that they were too commercial for them.

Renny Harlin

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