Jason Fried Quotes
Bottom line: If you can't spare some time to give your employees the chance to wow you, you'll never get the best from them.
Quotes to Explore
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Those who condemn gay marriage, yet are silent or indifferent to the breakdown of marriage and divorce, are, in my view, missing the real issue.
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Because we're able to adjust for compatibility - and what that means is we've already normalized for how well we think each person is going to get along with the other person - the only factor left in determining response rate, really, is the aesthetic appearance of the person who sent you that message.
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The niqab, for some, has become an antiestablishment symbol around which one can rally and relish in the opportunities for confrontation that it provides.
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It angers me when sustainability gets used as a buzz word. For 90 percent of the world, sustainability is a matter of survival.
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My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.
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Dress codes and gestures and attitudes have always inspired me, as has youth culture in general, although now I question it more. If you analyze youth cultures over history, there has always been something strict about them - you have to be like this or like that.
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If I had to do it all over, I'd be more secluded about it.
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Oh yes, I love to do shoes. I'm not a fetishist but I love to do shoes.
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I've been with some of the most quote-unquote beautiful women in the world. But they're so ugly on the inside.
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All kids are selfish. I wanted to do homework and do my thing and call my agent. My mother's needs weren't in my mind at that moment.
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I don't talk in ifs.
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The Toast's audience is about 30-35 percent male, which shocked me because I would say that we actively try to discourage men from reading our site. Apparently, there's not insignificant number of dudes out there who think that what we are doing is okay.
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People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas.
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Sound as medium has an incredible elasticity. So, of course, it is tempting for artists of other fields to try something with sounds. Why not? We are living in the age when there is no limit in gathering all forms of art and music to mix it together if you so desire.
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He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him.
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'Helter-Skelter' was the motive for the murders. Manson borrowed that term from a Beatles song on the 'White Album.' In England, helter-skelter is a playground ride. To Manson, helter-skelter meant a war between whites and blacks that the Beatles were in favor of.
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Mike Schur knows exactly what everything should look like but, at the same time, is super collaborative and loves working with actors that make choices and bring stuff to the table.
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I respect the system out there in Hollywood, I really do, but I'm very intent on art versus commerce. I want to do it all - film, TV and theatre - if it's the right job.
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I give people style tips in Whole Foods. Wherever I go, people want to ask me questions all the time, and I'm more than happy to answer them. I love talking to people.
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I like to hike and play with my dogs and spend time with my family. We go out to family dinners a lot.
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Heartless zealotry, whether from the religious right or from the teachers' union on the left, is always troubling.
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I play with a lot of great peers around the NFL - to even be mentioned with those guys is something special.
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Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.
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Bottom line: If you can't spare some time to give your employees the chance to wow you, you'll never get the best from them.
