James G. Stavridis Quotes
Wikipedia, every day, is tens of thousands of people inputting information, and every day millions of people withdrawing that information. It's a perfect image for the fundamental point that no one of us is as smart as all of us thinking together.
Quotes to Explore
-
Politics is the enemy of the imagination.
-
Many leaders of big organizations, I think, don't believe that change is possible. But if you look at history, things do change, and if your business is static, you're likely to have issues.
-
I know some black actresses who have to wait every 19 films for a role. I can be cast in practically every one as a young white male.
-
Because I travel so much, I bring my workout clothes and shoes wherever I go. That way I can always do some exercise.
-
From age 16, I lived and breathed wine. I read every magazine and book about wine.
-
Our emerging workforce is not interested in command-and-control leadership. They don't want to do things because I said so; they want to do things because they want to do them.
-
As more ad spending shifts online, the ability to have expertise and to innovate quickly will become critical.
-
In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
-
I do two months of strict dieting, so after fight night, I go for whatever my body is craving. It's usually sushi. But after that, I go home to Guadalajara and indulge in a lot of tacos before I have to start getting in shape for another fight.
-
America preaches integration and practices segregation.
-
I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate.
-
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
-
I work a lot of hours, and in this business you really try to keep as busy as you possibly can. Sometimes when you really focus on kids in your free time you lose the husband and wife relationship to some degree. It's been a real focus for us to make sure we stay focused on us two.
-
Video games and YouTube.com are creatively booming, even though Web design, as demonstrated by the ugly clutter of most major news sites, is in the pits.
-
There is no question at all that Manson was sending Tex, Sadie, Katie, and Linda out on his mission of murder.
-
Mo Udall didn't want the presidency bad enough. He was too sane. He was a marvelous guy, but you had the feeling there was another Udall outside his body watching the candidate Udall who was too extravagant, telling him to cut it out.
-
There are a lot of historical novelists who do the research about the clothes and maybe even the eating utensils, but they're basically taking modern people and putting them in old drag - it's sort of the 'Gone With the Wind' approach.
-
The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down.
-
I've definitely met nightmare Hollywood types who think they're getting twenty million dollars a picture when they're not. But they act like it. And they just insult everybody.
-
Thinking you're immortal is weirdly similar to being immortal.
-
'Ralph's Party' was a romantic comedy, and at the end of it, the two main characters, Ralph and Jen, kiss for the first time and think they're going to be happy together. Then, 10 years later, I wrote a sequel in which they've been together for 10 years and are about to split up.
-
It's hard to explain to my parents what's going on. You can't compare Hollywood with Cuba. I didn't even know I could dream this.
-
Wikipedia, every day, is tens of thousands of people inputting information, and every day millions of people withdrawing that information. It's a perfect image for the fundamental point that no one of us is as smart as all of us thinking together.
