Steve Blank Quotes
The company that consistently makes and implements decisions rapidly gains a tremendous, often decisive, competitive advantage.
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When you have my confidence, I will do 200% for you.
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I like when everything's naturally moving along - I find that pretty exciting.
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When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.
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I am a sound freak. I could play around with sound forever.
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I think the media world is adjusting to the digital age.
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I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn't think I'd have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn't know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.
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If I had a spreadsheet on my computer, it looked like I was busy.
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Writing is a solitary profession; you are really alone when you write. Then the emotions become well shaped and distinct. But their transition into words must be done deliberately and with rigid artistry.
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Singing is a limitless form of expression, and I love to experiment with my work.
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People like to see honest persons. So I certainly will advise many young people who want to participate in politics, honesty is the best policy.
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Every time I sit for a song, I feel I am finished. It's like a beggar sitting waiting for God to fill your bowl with the right thought. In every song, I ask help from Him. Everybody around is so good, so to create music that will connect with so many people is not humanly possible without inspiration.
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In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn't think I could pull that off. I'm a little short to be a basketball player!
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I am so appreciative of all the attention I've gotten, especially since I don't ever consider myself anything more than a fan.
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I have always fought for concrete facts, for justice.
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Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
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It is what the poets of Ireland used to be saying, that every brave man, good at fighting, and every man that could do great deeds and not be making much talk about them, was of the Sons of the Gael; and that every skilled man that had music and that did enchantments secretly, was of the Tuatha de Danaan.
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I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.
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When I was younger, everyone thought I was Courteney Cox.
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Creativity is the process of sensing problems or gaps in information, then identifying the difficulties and seeking solutions through trial and error or through forming hypotheses.
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I don't like people who get into fights about football - or anything else.
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Doctrines don't govern policy. They provide a conceptual framework by which policymakers approach their decisions. But there is no such thing as a doctrine that controls policy in every way.
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Early in my career, I sometimes found it difficult to make the tough people decisions - I had to learn that. In business, you want to listen. You want to learn. You want to make sure you're not proceeding without information. But if you wait too long, you can actually hurt an organization even more.
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The company that consistently makes and implements decisions rapidly gains a tremendous, often decisive, competitive advantage.
