#usually

I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it. ↗

— Margaret Thatcher

#about #change #i #make #make up

Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story. ↗

— Margaret Thatcher

#old #old story #same #story #truth

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you're trying to be famous, your work usually suffers. ↗

— Justin Theroux

#famous #good #good work #happens #i

When I meet successful people I ask 100 questions as to what they attribute their success to. It is usually the same: persistence, hard work and hiring good people. ↗

— Kiana Tom

#attribute #good #good people #hard #hard work

Personality is essential. It is in every work of art. When someone walks on stage for a performance and has charisma, everyone is convinced that he has personality. I find that charisma is merely a form of showmanship. Movie stars usually have it. A politician has to have it. ↗

— Lukas Foss

#charisma #convinced #essential #every #everyone

The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem. ↗

— Milton Friedman

#bad #problem #solution #usually

Often there is a wall between the journalist and the star because there is usually not much time to get to know a person, and the star is always asked the same questions, and may be defensive. ↗

— Ruud Gullit

#asked #because #between #defensive #get

I try to write everyday. I do that much better over here than when I'm teaching. I always rewrite, usually fairly close-on which is to say first draft, then put it aside for 24 hours then more drafts. ↗

— Marilyn Hacker

#aside #better #draft #drafts #everyday

When I'm home on a break, I lock myself in my room and play guitar. After two or three hours, I start getting into this total meditation. It's a feeling few people experience, and that's usually when I come up with weird stuff. It just flows. I can't force myself. I don't sit down and say I've got to practice. ↗

— Eddie Van Halen

#break #come #down #experience #feeling

If you look at the history of big obstacles in understanding our world, there's usually an intuitive assumption underlying them that's wrong. ↗

— Jeff Hawkins

#big #history #intuitive #look #obstacles