#ge

Polite and velvety leaders, who take care to avoid bruising others, are generally not as effective at forcing change. ↗

— Walter Isaacson

#care #change #effective #forcing #generally

We are in a situation with the huge stimulus package that's going to be spent all across this nation and a big financial crisis and banking crisis. And what we need is good, trained journalists who can play the role of watchdog. ↗

— Walter Isaacson

#banking #big #crisis #financial #financial crisis

When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try to balance things in your gut to get to what you think is the honest truth. Or you can err on the side of kindness. ↗

— Walter Isaacson

#err #get #go #gut #honest

When people ask me really stupid questions or get it really wrong, I feel embarrassed for them. I don't really feel angry at them. ↗

— Chris Isaak

#ask #embarrassed #feel #get #i

I come from a small town and I come from a background where we didn't have money to travel. I thought I'd have to join the military to get to Europe. So I'm thrilled to travel. ↗

— Chris Isaak

#come #europe #get #i #join

I don't spend as much time on my hair as people think. I get out of the shower, whack some grease on there and I'm done. ↗

— Chris Isaak

#get #grease #hair #i #much

I discovered at an early age that all I've ever wanted to do is design. ↗

— Jonathan Ive

#design #discovered #early #early age #ever

I hate modern car radios. In my car, I don't even have a push-button radio. It's just got a dial and two knobs. Just AM. One knob makes it louder, and one knob changes the station. When you're driving, that's all I want. ↗

— Chris Isaak

#car #changes #dial #driving #even

I think I had kind of an advantage. When I was growing up, my dad had just got out of jail and he had a great record collection. He had - it was all - these were the songs. So I heard a lot of these songs, like, my whole life, so for me it was easy. I already knew what I was going to sing. ↗

— Chris Isaak

#already #collection #dad #easy #going

I'm the star of stage, screen, and television now, but I'm also available for children's parties and bar mitzvahs. ↗

— Chris Isaak

#available #bar #children #i #now