Andy Hargreaves Quotes

Improvement is about doing something better; innovation is about doing something new.

Andy Hargreaves

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• Honestly, since the Diane Sawyer piece, every day it's like, it's exciting to go to the mailbox... Because I get letters every day from all of these people from all over the world.

  

  Caitlyn Jenner
  • People
  • World
  • Day

• Celebrities and 'famous' people are just regular folks. I know, it's a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.

  

  Adam McKay
  • People
  • Know
  • Famous

• In the late '90s, I spent a lot of time on reservations, and there was a level of poverty and injustice that I had not witnessed before. I was shocked by it. This is federally controlled land, and there was an insidious mix of apathy and exploitation.

  

  Taylor Sheridan
  • Time
  • Poverty
  • Injustice

• If I'm still walking, I am not dead. So I have to still walk and run towards the benefit of Lebanon.

  

  Najib Mikati
  • Walking
  • Dead
  • Benefit

• I used to be a professional kiteboarder. People were like, 'Oh, my God, are you scared of sharks? Are you scared of injuries?' You can't be scared. If you're scared, then you can't do it. You can't train to be the best.

  

  Maika Monroe
  • People
  • God
  • Best

• I think I am difficult to satisfy, because when I win something, I'm already thinking about the next step, and that is maybe a problem for me. I'm not enjoying the moment. I'm already on the mission to win the next trophy.

  

  Zlatan Ibrahimovic
  • Enjoy
  • Win
  • Moment

• I don't fear anyone. We don't come to play in this sport.

  

  Canelo Alvarez
  • Fear
  • Play
  • Come

• I'd always wanted to do a Marvel project, and I'd always imagined getting to play one of the superheroes because it's such a hard thing to get. It's the parts that only go to a few people. The flip side of that is the antagonists are pretty awesome.

  

  Mahershala Ali
  • People
  • Pretty
  • Play

• My quality of life here in Quebec City is extraordinary.

  

  Patrick Roy
  • Life
  • City
  • Quality

• Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess.

  

  Samuel Johnson
  • Happy
  • Man
  • Imagination

• Do something because you really want to do it. If you're doing it just for the goal and don't enjoy the path, then I think you're cheating yourself.

  

  Kalpana Chawla
  • Goal
  • Path
  • Cheating

• In the Army, because the stakes are so high - right? - you can't just be a yes-man and say, 'Great idea, boss!' if you don't believe it - right? - because lives are at stake. And the commanders that I've worked for, they want frank assessments; they want criticism and feedback.

  

  H. R. McMaster
  • Great
  • Believe
  • High

• Should graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It's way more important than that.

  

  Banksy
  • Important
  • Art
  • Same

• Now it is human nature to want to eat to ones fill when hungry, to want to warm up when cold, to want to rest when tired. These all are a part of people's emotional nature.

  

  Xun Kuang
  • People
  • Up
  • Nature

• People get numbed when they see picture after picture, year in and year out, of people starving.

  

  Iman
  • People
  • Picture
  • Year

• Living in the U.K., there is no way to know whether anyone in India likes my music, but I was surprised to see people singing along while I performed in Pune.

  

  Imogen Heap
  • People
  • Music
  • Singing

• For a quarter of a century, I've been playing baseball for pay. It has been pretty good pay, most of the time. The work has been hard, but what of it? It's been risky. I've broken both my legs. I've sprained everything I've got between my ankles and my disposition. I've dislocated my joints and fractured my pride.

  

  Rabbit Maranville
  • Time
  • Good
  • Work

• Ninja is super-ambitious - more than I am.

  

  Yolandi Visser
  • Ambitious
  • Ninja

• I think people just want to be popular. So they're going to write lyrics that are going to get your attention. You know, sometimes, they're a little graphic, and I don't think that's so necessary.

  

  Natalie Cole
  • People
  • Think
  • Want

• Just like music, sports elevates us to new levels of achievment.

  

  Randy Castillo Mötley Crüe
  • Music
  • Sports
  • New

• If Real want me, they will call me one day, and, if not, no problem. I live my life and am optimistic about the future.

  

  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
  • Life
  • Live
  • Real

• The easiest thing to do is to rag on the media, because it isn't doing a very good job right now. It is so much easier to profit from celebrating the worst aspects of ourselves. Acting strikes me as the antithesis of that. We can examine the worst aspects of ourselves, but we don't have to celebrate them.

  

  Tom Hanks
  • Job
  • Media
  • Rag

• The retired L.A.P.D. motor cops who work set security now, all wear the same uniform, they're great guys with great stories, and they're great at their job, providing security on sets.

  

  J. K. Simmons
  • Work
  • Great
  • Job

• Improvement is about doing something better; innovation is about doing something new.

  

  Andy Hargreaves
  • Innovation
  • New
  • Improvement