Edward de Bono Quotes

To be successful you have to be lucky, or a little mad, or very talented, or find yourself in a rapid growth field.

Edward de Bono

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SuccessGrowthYourselfYouFind

Perhaps it is because cats do not live by human patterns, do not fit themselves into prescribed behavior, that they are so united to creative people.

Andre Norton

LiveCatsPetCreativePeopleHuman

When I play, I feel like I'm in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis-player?

Anna Kournikova

UglyTheatreFeelLookPlayWhy

Fortunately, I don't talk about politics on stage.

Mike Birbiglia

PoliticsTalkStageAbout

This is a story about a man named Eddie and it begins at the end, with Eddie dying in the sun.

Mitch Albom

ManSunStoryEndDyingBegins

In the wake of 9/11, we were desperate to bring those responsible for the brutal attacks to justice. But even that urgency did not justify torture. The United States must be held to a higher standard than our enemies, yet some of our actions did not clear that bar.

Dianne Feinstein

JusticeUrgencyResponsibleBarMust

I don't want to come and conquer American films or the American market. I just want to do movies that I care about, stories that I like.

Diego Luna

CareConquerAmericanWantMovies

If you believe in what you're doing, you'll be successful.

Connie Sellecca

BelieveDoingYouSuccessful

Thanks to globalization and the technology revolution, the nature of work, the distribution of the rewards from that work, and maybe even the economic cycle itself are being transformed.

Chrystia Freeland

WorkNatureTechnologyRevolution

A typical leader has - a natural tendency is to be defensive in the face of a crisis. The first reaction is to blame someone - or something - else. Often, the blame is aimed at something abstract or non-controllable, which often has nothing to do with the crisis but is adjacent to whatever is going on, so it's an easy target.

Brad Feld

LeaderBlameFaceSomeoneEasy

For 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona,' for example, Woody Allen is one of the greatest American directors, and we really had a very good working relationship. We understand each other really well. He gave me one of the best opportunities somebody has ever given me in my career.

Penelope Cruz

GoodRelationshipBestMeAmerican

I've always believed that you write to discover what you think. On most subjects, if I'm asked what do I think about them, I'd say I don't know, I'll have to write them down.

Richard Eyre

ThinkYouDownKnowSayWrite

Don DeLillo's 'White Noise,' which I read when I was 19. It showed me that a book can be funny as hell and deadly serious.

Kevin Barry

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