Dan Schulman Quotes
I've come to recognize that social purpose must be embedded into the core DNA of a company. The questions 'Why do we exist as a company?' and 'How do we make a difference?' need to have the same answer.
Quotes to Explore
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If I had a big brother who was a year older than me or something, I probably wouldn't have ended up being a filmmaker.
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If conservationists will attempt to resume responsibility for their need to eat, they will be led back fairly directly to all their previous concerns for the welfare of nature.
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Never having alone time is real tough on people.
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I want my shows to be eerie and mysterious.
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I am a massive fan of early electronica like Steve Reich, Pat Metheny and Thomas Dolby. I used to be a big raver, too, so anything dance. I love ambient music like Tunng. I love acoustic and classical, too.
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After 'Pitch Perfect,' I only want to be in sequels. No. 2 of whatever.
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The late Seventies was the death of the manufacturing age in the United States. It was also a time when the Pictures Generation artists were getting started. They co-opted the language of advertising. The factory disappeared, and weirdly, so did the art object - it was the age of making gestures, not objects.
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Architecture begins where engineering ends.
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Life is not about dwelling on the bad.
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I'd always gone to the theater as a child every month to see whatever was on. I think that's where the passion for it came from.
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My company invents all kinds of new technology in lots of different areas. And we do that for a couple of reasons. We invent for fun - invention is a lot of fun to do - and we also invent for profit. The two are related because the profit actually takes long enough that if it isn't fun, you wouldn't have the time to do it.
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Over the years, God and St. Therese have kept me going no matter how bad things were.
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An old building is like a show. You smell the soul of a building. And the building tells you how to redo it.
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Back in the day, I used to read 'Archie,' but I haven't been a comic book aficionado.
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American management thinks that they can just copy from Japan. But they don't know what to copy.
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I wanted to be a professional baseball player.
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Disapproval of homosexuality cannot justify invading the houses, hearts and minds of citizens who choose to live their lives differently.
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I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.
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We can climb mountains with self-love.
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You’d be surprised at the things that look great on the outside but are dysfunctional on the inside. Be sure to function as good as you look
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If I can create an atmosphere to make my job easier and your confidence less, why not?
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I don't know why I go to extremes.
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That rule about having to act one's age? I just don't buy it.
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I've come to recognize that social purpose must be embedded into the core DNA of a company. The questions 'Why do we exist as a company?' and 'How do we make a difference?' need to have the same answer.
