Theo Epstein Quotes

Something as simple as transparency is really scalable because it quickly impacts the culture. And the culture is something everyone feels. If upper management is really transparent with everyone, that has this amplifying effect. Then you tend to attract players who operate that way, on the same wavelength, and coaches and fans.

Theo Epstein

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

CultureSimpleManagementYouWay

It's usually my mom who gets on me about my facial hair. I can't grow a good mustache, so I guess it's just a neck beard. I just have trouble growing up there.

Andrew Luck

GoodMeMomGrowing UpHairBeard

There are many great fighters in the UFC; some of my favorites are Rodrigo Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, and B. J. Penn, but aside from these guys, the UFC has many great fighters in every division.

Anderson Silva

GreatDivisionSomeFightersGuys

I love the incredible variety of demands directing makes on you, from the entrepreneur to the hustler to the deal-maker to the writer; to directing actors and the camera and working with music, sound, marketing and promotion. It uses so many sides of your brain.

Tom Hooper

LoveMusicBrainCameraYouSound

How can we say we're for family values when so many women in the United States have to jeopardize their livelihood to take a few weeks off from work after giving birth? Should a man have to sacrifice his economic security to take care of his sick mother or his wife returning wounded from active duty?

Tom Perez

WorkFamilyMotherWomenWifeMan

Immigration should be enforced in a proportional and humane manner.

Roger Mahony

ImmigrationShouldHumaneEnforced

Not the torturer will scare me, nor the body's final fall, nor the barrels of death's rifles, nor the shadows on the wall, nor the night when to the ground the last dim star of pain, is hurled but the blind indifference of a merciless, unfeeling world.

Roger Waters

DeathPainMeWorldNightBlind

There's an admirable belief about the virtues of meritocracy - that the best ideas prove the best results. It's a wrong and misguided belief by well-intentioned people.

Mitch Kapor

BestPeopleIdeasResultsWrong

Humans are fascinated with communication. I was always drawn to words and stories, staying in touch with your feelings and being open to what's around you.

Lucy Dacus

CommunicationWordsYouFeelings

As a celebrity, you get a certain number of free passes. You're actually in a better position if you're a celebrity because people care.

Joyce Brothers

PeopleFreeCareBetterYouGet

I think I'm actually much too shy to do any performance art. I admire the big swings those guys take, but I'm not a one-man band.

Jason Bateman

ArtPerformanceThinkAdmireShy

At least I make decisions based on what I think is right, not who my friends might be.

Dick Murphy

ThinkDecisionsFriendsRightWho

Gay comes in all shapes, sizes, strengths, and personalities. Just like straight does. It shouldn't be news that- guess what - some gay people don't fit your stereotype.

Donna Brazile

PeopleGayNewsStrengthsShapes

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Theo Epstein