Sarah Kay Quotes

I have always been more comfortable with daredevil acts than with the everyday nuances of life. Let me jump out of a plane, speak in front of a roomful of strangers, even trek across Siberia.

Sarah Kay

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: educator
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LifeMeSpeakStrangersJumpMore

All of my girlfriends have been actors, and I've realized that maybe it's not for me - and find something else outside of the industry.

Jesse Spencer

MeFindOutsideIndustrySomething

I thought that it would be easier to learn that if I worked in motion pictures. So I went to work with one motion picture producer who was developing a color system. This didn't do to me much good. All I did was pick filters for the camera.

John Hench

WorkGoodMeColorThoughtLearn

Only by moving away from the comforts of your conference room to truly engage with and listen to your customers can you learn in depth about their problems, produce features to solve those problems, and learn what drives customers to recommend, approve, and purchase products.

Steve Blank

MovingProblemsLearnYouListen

I'm picking and choosing what I want to do.

Spoken Reasons

WantChoosingPicking

Strength is leading when you just don't want to lead.

Stanley A. McChrystal

StrengthYouWantLeadLeadingJust

Part of the job of being a producer is the Vulcan mind meld, where you listen not to what they're saying but what they mean.

Steven Van Zandt

JobMindSayingYouListenMean

I learned how to write TV by writing 'Grey's Anatomy.'

Shonda Rhimes

WritingGreyWriteAnatomyTVHow

It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause and then you can't find anyone who disagrees with you.

Tony Benn

TimeProgressIgnoreYouFindMad

I like to get input from all different kinds of listeners, including the really conservative ones, and sometimes those listeners steer me in a direction that I haven't seen. But at the end of the day, my vote is always to go in the direction that makes me the most excited.

Rivers Cuomo

DayMeDirectionEnd Of The DayEnd

My style of comedy is probably absurdist, observational, and Olympian.

Ronny Chieng

StyleComedyOlympianObservational

My grandfather was a ship's cook, and he came back from the Far East very often with strange little toys. One of the things he brought back was a puzzle box, which obsessed me for a long time.

Clive Barker

TimeMePuzzleShipLongBack

When I write for myself, I think about myself and draw from my own experience.

Bonnie McKee

MyselfExperienceThinkMy OwnWrite

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