Bill Maris Quotes

CEOs who can hire properly, that's the most important part of the job. The CEO's job is really to hire the right team and execute the vision second.

Bill Maris

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

VisionJobTeamImportantRightCEO

I don't like writing straight-up thrillers. I like writing about families hurled into crisis and danger - soccer moms and regular dads and husbands who might have to rescue their daughters or who are, say, hedge fund managers and have one foot on the sidelines watching their kids and the other in nefarious cover-ups and conspiracies.

Andrew Gross

WritingSoccerCrisisSayWatching

Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.

Andy Grove

SuccessFailureComplacencySurvive

I enjoyed my time at DC. Dan Didio, Geoff Johns and Jim Lee were great to me, and I'm very grateful for the opportunities they gave me. Having said that, I think it's important to try new things and work with new people to keep myself fresh.

Jeff Lemire

WorkGreatTimeMyselfGratefulMe

The difference between Spotify and Internet radio services like Pandora is that Spotify is interactive. You can sample the complete catalogue of most artists' recordings.

John Seabrook

InternetYouDifferenceRadioLike

I'm not afraid to have my heart broken and go out and meet people.

Ruth B

HeartBrokenPeopleGoMeetOut

I wanted to travel from the beginning. As a kid, I used to dream about airplanes, before I ever flew in one.

Mary Ellen Mark

BeginningTravelDreamKidUsed

There are so many great players who have played for Real Madrid.

Luka Modric

GreatRealPlayersWhoMadridMany

Human societies vary in lots of independent factors affecting their openness to innovation.

Jared Diamond

InnovationIndependentHumanOpenness

I think if you're gonna do something as silly and lighthearted as entertainment, then why not be interesting when you're doing it?

Chelsea Handler

ThinkInterestingDoingSillyYou

Kill Rock Stars has a willingness to really work with the artist and to be flexible with what they're doing... part of being an independent artists means having your hands in the business all the time, so they bring in a lot of ideas about it.

Corin Tucker

WorkStarsBusinessTimeIdeasRock

I'm not the biggest on social media.

Brooks Koepka

Social MediaMediaSocialBiggest

Your work is to keep cranking the flywheel that turns the gears that spin the belt in the engine of belief that keeps you and your desk in midair.

Annie Dillard

WorkYouDeskBeliefGearsSpin

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Bill Maris