We've had three big ideas at Amazon that we've stuck with for 18 years, and they're the reason we're successful: Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient.
Oh, I think I've been entirely selfish with my career. I've done what I wanted to do, and not put myself out for anyone else particularly.
When I want to put out an album, I want to write it. I want to be able to say that I wrote my album, and all this stuff is from me.
If people have to put labels on me, I'd prefer the first label to be human being, the second label to be pacifist, and the third to be folk singer.
But generally speaking, I felt to engage in the political process was to sully oneself to such a degree that whatever came out wasn't worth the trouble put in.
Put simply, the Bush administration policy in the Middle East is continuing to fail.
I've never been a big soloist; I just put in what needs to be there. I'm more of a rhythm player who plays lead - or tries to play lead.
When I used to put an album out, I knew everyone on the charts. There weren't that many bands. Now, I couldn't even name half the new groups.
Very often I'll find out at the end of a book what I put in at the beginning. A sort of process of elimination and discovery in one.
You are put on this earth to fulfill your purpose and that is to love, live, serve, share, care, and be happy on the way of life.
Sometimes the ATP puts a lot of pressure on the players and sometimes you get injured because you play on a dangerous surface. Nothing happens, no one pays for that.
There's nothing worse than putting two similar shows back-to-back. Viewers don't want to watch one show and then sit through another half-hour of almost the same thing.
After momma gave birth to 12 of us kids, we put her up on a pedestal. It was mostly to keep Daddy away from her.
I think people take me as seriously as I want them to. They take me as seriously as I take myself - let's put it that way.
If I can make a career for myself after Potter, and it goes well, and is varied and with longevity, then that puts to bed the 'child actors argument'.
My preparation is mainly just knowing the lines and getting in and knowing where your character is, knowing what it's about and having ideas that you can put in on the day.
I was a big troublemaker in the group. I put them through a lot of pain, but as much as I gave to them, they gave right back to me.
When a person makes a decision, people will always want a reason they understand, so they'll put a negative spin on things.
Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.
There's so much diversity of opinion out there, so ultimately you have to listen to it, put it aside, and make what you want to make.
I wouldn't exactly call it 'cooking' but I can make noodles. That means I can boil water, put the pasta in and wait until it's done.
