Harsha Bhogle Quotes
Change doesnt always mean progress, but the status quo isnt always the best result either. It is merely the most convenient.
Quotes to Explore
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I think whatever you have in your life, my opinion is that if you know that there's something wrong, you try to fix it.
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I think most families have a few secrets or some strange aspect to their history. We're all fascinated by family dynamics, but I'd much rather sit in an audience and watch someone else's problems!
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Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.
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I write 'by the seat of my pants.' I love to do research. I am inspired by contemporary writers and contemporary events. I live in the real world.
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Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.
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Blues is a tonic for whatever ails you. I could play the blues and then not be blue anymore.
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I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.
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We look upon the enemy of our souls as a conquered foe, so he is, but only to God, not to us.
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I take my Bible with me, sometimes two of them, when I travel.
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Everyone comes with dreams and illusions and promises. Everyone wants quick deals. They don't want to invest.
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If an organization values innovation, you can assume it's safe to speak up with new ideas, leaders will listen, and your voice matters.
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You get fifteen democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions.
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I have a very musical family from my Scottish roots.
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I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan.
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I know of some guitar-based rock bands that refuse to record anything that they can't play live. But some of the best stuff I come up with are studio-based performances - bringing out whatever accident I had in the studio and building a song around that.
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For years I've been hearing 20-somethings say they don't expect Social Security to be around when they hit 65. Eventually, I came to realize that they really mean that they just don't expect to be 65. Or 40. Neither did I, when I was 22.
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My goal is just to make movies, whether they're big or small, that I'd like to see 10 years from now.
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Each year I host a leadership summit in my district, and my biggest advice to young people is get experience. Get your foot in the door.
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Successful people make decisions quickly (as soon as all the facts are available) and change them very slowly (if ever). Unsuccessful people make decisions very slowly, and change them often and quickly.
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It's impossible to change the social without changing the personal - you have to put your money where your mouth is. And if you're not making those challenges at home, it's unlikely you'll make them in a larger setting.
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Life is not easy in politics.
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We take it for granted that telling is more valued than asking. Asking the right questions is valued, but asking in general is not. To ask is to reveal ignorance and weakness. Knowing things is highly valued, and telling people what we know is almost automatic because we have made it habitual in most situations. We are especially prone to telling when we have been empowered by someone else’s question or when we have been formally promoted into a position of power. I once asked a group of management students what it meant to them to be promoted to “manager.”
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Change doesnt always mean progress, but the status quo isnt always the best result either. It is merely the most convenient.
