Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
There's a huge misconception that innovation is mostly about inventing or coming up with cool new things. More often than not, innovation is about figuring out what people really need or want but can't have or afford.
Quotes to Explore
-
People like me were supposed to be into exclusivity, unapproachable. That's what I hate most. I think it's very demode.
-
I think Nick Markakis is a perennial All-Star, and nobody knows about him. I think people are learning about how good he is.
-
People are like, 'What's Game of Thrones about?' I'm like, 'It's in the title.' For real, this is a game for the Iron Throne. No matter what character you are, you're sucked into that at some point.
-
Building codes are a good thing. People who throw rocks at inspectors are being naive. It's a lot like police officers; we want them around unless they stop us for a ticket. It's the same with inspectors.
-
I want to prove that if you write in strict meter and rhyme about subjects people care about, they will buy poetry.
-
People would get Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence all mushed together in their brains, and, bless their hearts, it would come out Carol Lawrence.
-
It's really fun to act like a bimbo. But it's fun to act like a bimbo only when people know that you really aren't one.
-
People don't blame the act of driving for auto accidents.
-
The thing I learned from 'Pride and Glory' is that people like to feel a little better leaving the theater than they did coming in.
-
I think that when you're kind of just shoved out there and you have to be tough and you're facing tough people and people are saying bad things about you, that all of a sudden, you have to become a little less sweet.
-
The day that you walk out in front of 30,000 people and don't get nervous is probably the day to give it up. It's inspiring to be a little terrified.
-
A film like 'The Sixth Sense' burns an image of who you are into people's minds.
-
The American people have no control over what the military does. We have no say in American foreign policy.
-
I find just in terms of free time I'm always envious of people I know who... listen to music, watch films, play games, read books. I have to pick. And I find frequently that if I've got Sophie's Choice, I'll try to keep up with music and keep up with films. So my book reading and comic reading and game playing is terrible and infrequent.
-
You know why I fear people's judgment? Because I know they're judging. I know they are.
-
You're in a scene with Laura Linney or Oliver Platt or John Hickey or Alan Alda and these amazing actors and actresses, and you're like, 'Oh my God, I haven't even started; I'm nothing compared to these people!'
-
I grew up on stages. Not standing outside the 'Royal Court Theatre' wistfully, but with enthusiastic people from the community.
-
Dogs are not people. Be leery of any woman who refers to her dogs as her 'kids,' because you'll only end up paying for their schooling.
-
When my record comes on, you know that's a DJ Khaled record. That's my formula, and the people love it.
-
When I wrote the song, The Way It Is, I wanted to move people to take a stand on civil rights in this country.
-
If we knew exactly what animal life was like before the fall into sin and knew what nature was like before the law of entropy invaded it, we would already be living in heaven.
-
I do not believe we can effectively move Australia to a lower emission economy, which is what we need to do if we're going to make a contribution to a global reduction in greenhouse gases, without putting a price on carbon.
-
Colombia is not how people think it is. We used to eat fish every Sunday at the beach. In the town where I grew up, people did not tell lies.
-
There's a huge misconception that innovation is mostly about inventing or coming up with cool new things. More often than not, innovation is about figuring out what people really need or want but can't have or afford.
