Alexandra Petri Quotes

The difference between face-to-face conversation and any other medium of communication is simple: No distractions are permitted.

Alexandra Petri

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CommunicationSimpleConversationAny

My real passion is for opera. It was born and developed by listening to records, and my dream as a child was to record entire operas when I grew up, and this dream came true.

Andrea Bocelli

PassionChildListeningDreamBorn

Strategic planning is worthless - unless there is first a strategic vision.

John Naisbitt

VisionPlanningFirstWorthless

I was an international studies major.

Anna Chlumsky

InternationalMajorStudies

I wouldn't wish any specific thing for any specific person - it's none of my business. But the idea that a four-year degree is the only path to worthwhile knowledge is insane. It's insane.

Mike Rowe

BusinessKnowledgePathWishPerson

As the director, it's just a constant stream of meetings where you meet with all of the creatives who make all of the decisions for every part of the episodes. You're also scouting for locations, deciding on the locations, meeting with your first associate director; mine was Jennifer Truelove. She's one of my favorite people on the planet.

Miriam Shor

PeopleDecisionsMeetingsYouMeet

I'd grown up in the U.K., where the surveillance apparatus went into place in the 1970s in response to the Troubles with the IRA. When I was a kid, we moved to Chicago, and I was surprised to see you could live in a large city in which you didn't have cameras on every street corner.

Jonathan Nolan

LiveCityYouPlaceChicagoStreet

Everyone has days when things can go wrong. That doesn't make you a bad pastry chef - that makes you human.

Johnny Iuzzini

ChefYouBadWrongGoHuman

In a creative business, if you're happy, it will come out in your work. I don't see how you can be happy if you don't like the people you're working with and if they aren't a joy to have fun with.

Christian Louboutin

WorkBusinessCreativeFunJoyYou

Fittings are boring, but it's fun when you get to wear something new and go to a new event. I have a massive say in what I wear - I work really closely with my stylist.

Conor Maynard

WorkFunYouGoNewBoring

I always at least try to come from some sort of human place no matter how ridiculous the character is. That's really awesome. That is more the work that I'm leaning towards doing.

Brett Gelman

WorkCharacterDoingPlaceMatter

Does anyone ask their parents how they are conceived?

Boris Becker

ParentsAskHowDoesAnyone

Britain does not normally these days play a huge part in peacekeeping.

William Hague

PlayDaysPartPeacekeepingDoes

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