Edwin Catmull Quotes

Creative ideas aren't like Jenga blocks, where they fall apart and you've got to start from scratch, though it can feel that way.

Edwin Catmull

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CreativeIdeasStartFeelYouFall

It's still scary every time I go back to the past. Each morning, my heart catches. When I get there, I remember how the light was, where the draft was coming from, what odors were in the air. When I write, I get all the weeping out.

Maya Angelou

MorningHeartTimeLightPastBack

I make records with an open mind, I always have.

Tony Visconti

MindOpen MindAlwaysOpenRecords

My family wasn't involved in the college. They were more of just your 'white trash' kind of family. And so I have that kind of background, but I always kind of aspired to be something else, and I made a lot of different friends over the years that were passing through.

Tom Petty

FamilyCollegeFriendsWhiteKind

Popularity matters a lot, as at the end of the day, the love of your audiences can make you win.

Rithvik Dhanjani

LoveDayWinEnd Of The DayEndYou

I hate to lull the audience into letting them think that something is something. It's always fun to defy expectations.

Martin Short

HateFunExpectationsThinkAudience

The soul, like the body, lives by what it feeds on.

Josiah Gilbert Holland

SoulBodyLikeFeedsLives

People say, 'I'm only suing for the principle of the thing,' and I reply that I can't give you principle - only money.

Joseph Wapner

MoneyPeopleYouSayPeople Say

But this convention is about more than re-nominating President Obama. It's about Americans coming together to build one economy - not from the top down, but from the middle class out and the bottom up.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

TogetherDownBuildClassMoreTop

I type everything on my computer. I carry a writer's notebook everywhere, in case I am struck by an idea. I forget things unless I write them down. I'm planning to learn how to dictate into my cellphone; I think that will be very helpful, too.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

I AmPlanningThinkLearnDownWill

I do not believe any of the statistical claims that are made about public opinion. I don't see why anybody does.

Christopher Hitchens

OpinionBelieveWhySeeMadePublic

If you are serious about American culture and you are serious about Afro-American culture, you are in a lot of pain. You are not - you are not smiling about it.

Wynton Marsalis

CulturePainAmericanSmilingYou

I tell people in their careers, 'Look for growth. Look for the teams that are growing quickly. Look for the companies that are doing well. Look for a place where you feel that you can have a lot of impact.'

Sheryl Sandberg

GrowthPeopleImpactDoingYouLook

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