Quotes about "Leadership & Influence"

Sometimes you will get feedback that is contrary to your vision. You may be trying to drive in a particular direction that people don't necessarily understand at first. ”

I feel like the business side came more naturally to me along with the product design side, but managing and effectively leading large organizations of people is something that is perpetually challenging and the topic on which I am constantly looking for good advice. ”

Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision. ”

So many things influence me in one way or another. Some might be surprising, but that's OK. ”

It's nice to be in the position where you're the guy with the vision, but you're able to work with people who can bring your vision to life - and then some. ”

I've always wanted to tell a story about Lincoln. I saw a paternal father figure; I saw someone who was completely, stubbornly committed to his ideals, to his vision. ”

My influences come from real life. I'm not interested in cinema for cinema's sake. I'm interested in life - what one does and how one interacts. ”

The realisation that, depending on where we changed from one note to the next in a melodic line, the music could subtly influence the entire meaning of a scene in so many ways was like a door opening to this amazing new world for me. ”

This paradox of vision - the genius of youthful ignorance - is nothing new. Had Bill Gates not been in diapers in the early days of computer software, he might have understood that there could never be a market for consumer software - but the 19-year-old Gates went ahead and cofounded Microsoft. ”

The most obvious things are often right there, but you don't think about them because you've narrowed your vision. ”