Thinking Quotes

If a director takes the time to document - to step back to observe - I think it I more honest. Because it has to be the public that makes the conclusions and who, possibly, resolves the situation.

I think even in American schools, they must be studying in a specialized manner.

I think politics should be expressed in this way and not in other ways. And not just politics - sentiments, even certain states of being.

I've won my last four matches by knockout. Out of 30 fights, I've won more than 20 by knockout. I think that a ballet dancer wouldn't win by knockout.

I'll keep waiting because I'm a young man. I'm not as old as they think.

I think outdoors has been my second home. My parents wouldn't be like, "Go and do a puzzle," they'd be like, "Hey, there's a forest across the street. You need to go play in it."

Philanthropy has always been something that I've been kind of interested in because I think it was instilled at a very young age through my parents.

I was a gymnast for twelve or thirteen years. Then I got into surfing and now I paddle board and hike and do whatever I can. I think it's my love of the outdoors.

Ordinary thinking and ordinary effort are almost never enough to generate leadership.

I think what's so great about 'Arrow' is that they really ground everything in reality.

I think everyone thinks their family is insane, and every family is insane. There is no real normal.

I just think, as a species, what we [people] enjoy most is creation and creativity, and telling stories is an extension of expressing all the thoughts and ideas that we have inside of ourselves.

I don't think there's a shortage of remarkable ideas. I think your business has plenty of great opportunities to do great things. Nope, what's missing isn't the ideas. It's the will to execute them.

Way more productive, I think, to push yourself to be more in the world, not to encourage yourself to hide.

You gain converts by winning at something the existing provider didn't think was so important.

... outsiders are way more likely to approach your organization with fabulous projects if they think they're likely to both get a good reception and succeed when they get to market.

I think that any time reality doesn't match your expectations, it means that marketing was involved.

Don't scale because you think there's a pot of gold over that rainbow. Scale because you're ready and eager to do heroic work, every day, forever.

I intentionally abandoned the hard stuff early on because not only do I think it's useless, I think it's a distraction.

I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of books, not the first.

No, the only way to know what people think is to watch what they do, not what they say. Do they come back for more? Do you cause them to change their behavior? Can you make them smile?

I think art is the ability to change people with your work, to see things as they are and then create stories, images, and interactions that change the marketplace.

Think big. Start small.

I think "creativity" is better described as failing repeatedly until you get something right.

When we think about what might go wrong, we're more likely to design something that goes right.

Everyone will think it's stupid!" "Everyone says it's impossible." Guess what? Everyone works in the balloon factory and everyone is wrong.

Where do you go to get permission to make a dent in the Universe ? If you think there's a chance you can make a dent, go !

I think if you're remarkable, amazing or just plain spectacular, you probably shouldn't have a resume at all.

I've found that giving gifts is transformative. It makes me better. It clarifies my thinking and allows me to do better work.

I think unintentionally I gravitate towards concepts and topics that hit home or are something real we can all relate to.

Movie characters rarely get to think out loud or talk very much about their emotions. Instead they have to, very briefly, show their feelings through their action or through dialog.

I think any period in history can be adapted into interesting fiction, as long as you approach the actual history with respect.

So I grew up in a very book-friendly environment and my education as a writer was reading. I think that's the best education. Reading, and taking from the people I admired.

I think I've always just been kinda geeky and got to play some mildly appealing roles.

We work really hard never to get confused with what we know from what we think or hope or wish.

Some folks think life and technology and mind can keep expanding forever. Others say it can't. We are still not clear on that.

If I were to do a musical, I think I would rather make a film musical.

I didn't think I'd ever be an actor.

[ I watched ] Spicoli in Fast Times, which isn't exactly a stoner movie, or The Big Lebowski, which I think is more than a stoner movie or Brad Pitt in True Romance.

It was really fun [on set of the Pineapple Express]. I mean, how could I not have fun? It was exactly what you think it would be.

I was in high school when Will Ferrell was first on 'Saturday Night Live', and I remember thinking, 'Man, that guy is the funniest guy ever.'

It would be nice if at least 1/3 of the people in Korea think that I'm modest.

I'm generally a very annoyingly positive person, in real life. I think that might have something to do with my gravitation towards angry human beings on screen.

I have a tendency to talk extremely fast. ... I think the fastness comes from the fact that I get very excited about things and I just want to spit them out.

I think every teenager goes through their angst. People who are like, 'No, I had a perfect adolescence,' make me wonder how that is possible.

I think there's a lot of work to be done with our societies. My biggest passions are the environment and health. And when I say 'health' I mean the secrets behind health and our food system.

I think every script has meaningful messages no matter what it is, because inherently life is full of meaning and every single day we lean a lesson.

I think there is a point in every teenager's life where they are forced to come into themselves.

I haven't had time to think about a relationship! I literally have not had a boyfriend in almost five years. I've never even hooked up with anybody I've worked on a movie with.

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