Gary A. Klein Quotes
By the time executives get to high levels, they are good at making others feel confident in their judgment, even if there's no strong basis for the judgment.
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I'm not making films just to be bold.
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I was very shy, but when I performed, I felt like I was in my own little world. I became more confident. Dancing taught me discipline and to feel comfortable in my own skin.
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You have to understand that you are not making the film for yourself; you're making it for the audience. If I am asking my audiences to buy tickets, I owe them the worth of their money, and I owe them entertainment.
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More exposure has give to me more discipline because I am seeing that more people are wanting to observe what I am making/filming/singing; this does motivate me to make videos for every week.
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I fell in love with the whole process of making a movie. I loved the sets. I loved watching the actors and the crew.
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I'm confident, motivated.
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When I was little, I wasn't so little. I had a big old round belly and I was really clumsy, but I was super confident.
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It reflects a prevailing myth that production technology is no more amenable to human judgment or social interests than the laws of thermodynamics, atomic structure or biological inheritance.
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Biography can be the most middle-class of all forms, the judgment of little people avenging themselves on the great.
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I am confident my Hindutva face will be an asset when dealing with foreign affairs with other nations.
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I'm confident in the fighter I am, and I have nothing to worry about.
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Reciting lines is hard; making stuff up is much, much easier.
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If you had told me I'd be making 62 tomorrow, I'd say you were lying.
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Idealist: a cynic in the making.
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One time, on Marine One, the president asked me my opinion. I had a flashback to being at the kitchen table with my dad. That dominant male figure set me up for being confident to express myself with precision and persuasion.
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You can question somebody's views and their judgment without questioning their motives or patriotism.
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Judgment is such a useful shield, isn't it? We can hide behind it, rise above others on its crest, keep ourselves safe and separate.
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There was a time when I looked to other people for recognition, because I didn't have enough confidence to trust my own judgment. Now I'm not looking for reassurance, because I realize how fickle people are. My own strength is the best I can have.
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I love film and I love sitcoms, and I was one of those kids that would just go to the movies on the weekend and spend my whole weekend watching all of the movies.
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If I ask you to write down the last 4 digits of your social security number, and then take you out to lunch and ask you how many dentists there are in Manhattan, there's going to be a high correlation between those two numbers. What happens is that the number psychologically makes you feel confident.
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Admire as much as you can. Most people do not admire enough.
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I think that the main issue with inequality is not the gap between the rich and the poor. It is the gap between the earnings of top business leaders and the salaries of academics and journalists.
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By the time executives get to high levels, they are good at making others feel confident in their judgment, even if there's no strong basis for the judgment.
