Pixar vs. Disney
I think Pixar has the opportunity to be the next Disney — not replace Disney — but be the next...
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I think all of us need to be on guard against arrogance which knocks at the door whenever you’re successful.
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Smart People Do Dumb Things
Smart people do dumb things.
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Good vs. Evil
Good can imagine Evil; but Evil cannot imagine Good.
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Clear Ideas
History marches to the drum of a clear idea.
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Get Started Now
The most important part of any new habit is getting started – not just the first time, but each time.
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Quest to Achievement
It’s not the quest to achieve one perfect goal that makes you better. It’s the skills you develop from doing...
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The Pain of Discipline
Success usually comes down to choosing the pain of discipline over the ease of distraction.
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Make a Masterpiece
If you want to make a masterpiece, you have to be willing to create a little garbage along the way.
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On Shaving
Every time I go and shave, I assume there’s someone else on the planet shaving. So I say, “I’m gonna...
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If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember your lies.
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Listen or Not?
Whatever you’re doing, don’t give a voice to things you’re not able to change.
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Insensitive to Trees
I think a treehouse is really insensitive. That’s like killing something and then making one of its friends hold it.
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Again, you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that...
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Focus on the Moment
You have to focus on the moment. There’s no tomorrows.
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Get Single-minded Focus
Simplified living is about more than doing less. It’s being who God called us to be, with a wholehearted, single-minded...
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Get Focused Now
You can’t do everything. You can’t do health and forestry and agriculture. You’ve got to focus and do one or...
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I think that one should recognize reality even when one doesn’t like it; indeed, especially when one doesn’t like it.
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Mac n’ Cheese for Adults
“Fettucini Alfredo is macaroni and cheese for adults.” —Mitch Hedberg
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Positive Lessons Trick
The trick is to learn a positive lesson from all of life’s negative moments.
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My dream is that every person in the world will have their own Apple computer. To do that, we’ve got...
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Teamwork Creates the Story
Gastronomy is my hobby. I’m simply the casting director. Once I’ve brought all the right people together, it is they...
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Feel Emotions and Pleasures
For me, the most luxurious place is somewhere that allows you to feel emotions and pleasures.
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The Soul of a Place
For me, going to markets is the best way to understand the soul of a place.
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Failure Leads to Success
Failure is enriching. It’s also important to accept that you’ll make mistakes – it’s how you build your expertise.
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From the Earth With Love
Everything that pushes up out of the earth I love. Everything under the earth, root vegetables, I love to cook.
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Cooking Fusion or Confusion?
Classical cooking and molecular gastronomy should remain separate. You can mix two styles and get fusion; any more, and you...
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I’d rather throw a viper down my shirt front than hire a compensation consultant.
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As individuals, people are inherently good. I have a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups.
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Life is short and we’re all going to die very soon.
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The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste. They have absolutely no taste.
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Pleasing People
You can’t please all the people all the time, and last night all those people were at my show.
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Chefs’ Goals
Chefs don’t become chefs just to earn stars — that’s not the goal.
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Wild Fish Are Delish
Believe me, I did not come to London to cook farmed fish. All my fish are wild.
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Enjoy Your Trees
At my home in the southwest of France, I grow oak, hazel, and lemon trees in my backyard.
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What’s This Dog Thinking?
I like dogs that bark a little. The silent ones scare me.
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