Quotes about "Change & Growth"

With 'Free Agent Nation,' I was figuring out how to write a book along with writing the book. Now I think I've kind of, sort of figured out how to write a book a little bit better. But the process remains not that different - slow; laborious; tiny, incremental progress each day, punctuated by feelings of despair and self-loathing. ”

I think the more important task for a young person than developing a personal brand is figuring out what she's great at, what she loves to do, and how she can use that to leave an imprint in the world. Those are tough questions, but essential ones. Answer those - and the personal brand follows. ”

Just the concept of personal freedom within a democracy, for instance, is a relatively young idea - only about 300 years old in this country. ”

I do personal appearances, and I meet my fans, and I am genuinely honored that they come out to say 'Hello' and just to see me. ”

Wherever there is a design that is highly successful in a broad range of similar environments, it is apt to emerge again and again, independently - the phenomenon known in biology as convergent evolution. I call these designs 'good tricks.' ”

Words have a genealogy and it's easier to trace the evolution of a single word than the evolution of a language. ”

I like things that make you grit your teeth. I like tucking my chin in and sort of leading into the storm. I like that feeling. I like it a lot. ”

A voice is such a deep, personal reflection of character. ”

I appreciate the constant evolution in refining food, but not in making food gimmicky. ”

Most of the time I liked school and got good grades. In junior high, though, I hit a stumbling block with math - I used to come home and cry because of how frustrated I was! But after a few good teachers and a lot of perseverance, I ended up loving math and even choosing it as a major when I got to college. ”