Clayton Christensen Quotes
Almost always, great new ideas don't emerge from within a single person or function, but at the intersection of functions or people that have never met before.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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Maybe one day music will just be music, and there won't be these categories; it'll just be different shades of music.
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A book is not an example of 'women's writing' simply because it is written by a woman. Writing may become 'women's writing' when it could not have been written by a man.
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Seriously, 'Honey Boo Boo' is the decay of Western civilization. Just because so many people watch the show doesn't mean it's good.
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I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy.
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Linda Hunt is so good and so sweet. She is a Tony Award nominee and won an Oscar. Pearls just come out of her mouth.
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Writing for children hadn't occurred to me when I was younger, but nine years of teaching in the upper elementary grades had given me a deep appreciation of the gifts and graces that are specific to individuals with 10 or 11 years of experience as human beings.
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Some talk shows have become so exploitive and tabloid, I wonder if I can believe some of their guests. Where do they find these guests, and why do they deserve air time?
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I have a pair of Rodarte leggings. They're crazy, but I wore them for one day, and then by the end of the day they weren't tearing, but they were getting a little loose.
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Every body about me seem'd happy but every body seem'd in a hurry to be happy somewhere else.
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Fear and its accompanying emotional reactions have become part of the public mindset. Such reactions, while often legitimate, are also being exploited with increasing frequency for political ends.
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We set up a situation and let you interact with it and see the consequences of your choice. That's what gaming does.
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The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start.
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I think everybody understands the fact that the right person will be cast for the role. So it's not theirs really to lose; they're just trying to find the right person.
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No hero is mortal till he dies.
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For me it's about the music, and it always has been. Maybe for some other people it's more about money.
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I think that England made a very big, historical mistake to allow itself to become the kind of terrorist capital of the world.
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I believe... we were told that the 'Bluetooth AirPods', whatever they are, can be used on anything that supports Bluetooth audio.
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Traditions insist upon themselves. Look around, and you will see them trying to exist everywhere, in everyone's life.
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In elementary school, I was always writing little plays for my friends to be in. I was much more of a director than a performer.
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Grace Kelly, Rita Hayworth and Sofia Lauren are my style inspirations. In terms of modern day actresses who I find inspiring, I love Emma Stone, Rooney Mara, Kirsten Dunst and Evan Rachel Wood. They aren't afraid to take risks and make edgy.
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People have to realize that not having an Ex-Im Bank has a direct impact on U.S. jobs. Not only that, it has a direct impact on long-term competitiveness in a global world.
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One of my favorite things about making horror movies is, the first time you screen them in front of an audience, it's very fun to hear people audibly react to the work you put into a movie. You don't wonder at the end of the movie whether it worked or not.
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Almost always, great new ideas don't emerge from within a single person or function, but at the intersection of functions or people that have never met before.
