Walter Isaacson Quotes
Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box.
Quotes to Explore
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J. J. Abrams is a director that I've admired for a long time, from the very first scripts he wrote - including 'Regarding Henry,' which I was in.
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Honestly speaking, I don't like my films. When I watch them, I see a lot of scope for improvement, so if I were to see any of my films, like 'Dhoom,' I might say... 'It would have been better if...' or 'had it been...' and this is all about evolving.
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I finally moved out of my parent's house. It was only fair to let my sister have her own room.
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My vision for the future always centers around our children - it always centers around our children. So anytime anybody asks me what are the three most important issues facing the Congress, I always say the same thing: 'Our children, our children, our children.'
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I have always had a horror and detestation of poverty.
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You can only learn by opening yourself up to engage with different sources of information. How can you learn something if you never see it, read it, or hear it?
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I only saw one English-speaking person all the way across Siberia.
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Anyone who's been through divorce will know that every day is really hard.
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One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.
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You must always do what you feel is right.
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The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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Everyone teases me in the family that I spend far too long chatting. So I think I've still got to learn a little bit more and to pick up a few more tips, I suppose.
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All my brothers and my dad at one point had dreadlocks.
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I've found that the most engaging and satisfying author events I've done are with other people, where the conversation is spontaneous. I think that is by far the better way to introduce and promote a book.
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I had to start being aware of what I ate, what I'm planning to eat and take my twice-daily medication accordingly. That's not so difficult now, but when you're 10 years old, it's tough, let me tell you.
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God is of no importance unless He is of supreme importance.
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If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
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Hollywood is not suited for me, and I am not suited for it.
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The most important metrics are did we execute the way in which we said we would, and did we deliver the value to the business that we had promised?
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I don't think I had the aspiration to be a star growing up. I loved Madonna and Bette Midler, and I had my karaoke machine and would sing their songs.
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I think most people can identify with the hierarchy of the workplace.
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Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box.
