I told everyone that acting’s for losers and I needed to get an education. But something kept telling me to give it one last chance. In the end, I lasted a month on the M.B.A. and then decided to quit, come back to L.A., and try again. Judi Shekoni Read Quote
In India, we don’t have a culture of sports. We don’t have a culture of an active lifestyle or exercise. If we want to change this mindset, women are the key. That’s why we started the Pinkathon. Milind Soman Read Quote
Even though there is rampant unemployment in many parts of the world, there are still large numbers of jobs that are going unfilled because employers are having a hard time identifying people with the right set of skills. Daphne Koller Read Quote
I wouldn’t call myself a geek, but I do sometimes teach Mommy and Daddy stuff about computers. And I do watch TV, but only informative programmes like the news and documentaries. Adora Svitak Read Quote
I think that you can honour the sacrifices of a common soldier without glorifying war. Geraldine Brooks Read Quote
What has too often happened in the past is that people have threatened punishment but have failed to carry it out. It’s imperative in any initiative that is undertaken that punishment be real and that there be truth in sentencing, and that the truly dangerous offenders – the recidivists and the career criminals – be put away and kept away. Janet Reno Read Quote
People wrote me off when I joined the industry, my looks were criticised, my acting was slammed, my films didn’t do well. These things changed only slowly, and after a struggle. Suniel Shetty Read Quote
I regularly encourage employees to break rules. I also say to employees that leadership starts with complaining and dissatisfaction. But it doesn’t stop there. It comes from saying you’re dissatisfied with something and then fixing it and making it better for everybody. Mark Pincus Read Quote
Businesses that decide to be reality based and identify where they’re vulnerable to climate impact, that start thinking about how to buffer against it, are going to be able to take advantage of shortages. When the water runs out, not everyone is in the same pickle. Paolo Bacigalupi Read Quote
