- Nov 07, 2020
Never Quotes
Quotes on what never happens.
This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable. Related reading includes Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd never had a mentor in Hollywood. Men have always been in control of the business, and they usually mentor people who are like them - but two inches shorter.
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think when you take the big swings - and I've done plenty of big swings that I was told were never going to work - those are always the things that break through.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'll ask the writers' room who they voted for Emmy awards, but I'll never ask who they voted for president.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never written a novel before, and part of the reason I haven't is I was worried about getting 50,000 words into a book and realizing I'd made a mistake on word three that would mean throwing everything out.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's your job to find a release and an outlet for the stress and the feelings. Never forget: the crazy stays at home.
- Late
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- Nov 07, 2020
Early in my career, I was involved with engineer-led projects, where designers came in late in the game and were expected to put lipstick on an existing code base. This almost never works.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Tech companies have a finite lifespan: For the successful ones, an IPO or exit is never more than a few years off. But by recruiting locally and developing homegrown talent, companies can build something that remains after they're gone. People, skills and a culture of innovation persist.
- Dinner
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never want to be that guy at a dinner table saying, 'I wish I could have dessert.' I actually went through a stage when I would order dessert first.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
You never hear about a pit bull doing anything good in the media. And they have a stigma to them... and, in many ways, pit bulls are like young African-American males. Whenever you see us in the news, it's for getting shot and killed or shooting and killing somebody - for being a stereotype.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020