Quote by Ed Catmull

“Don't try to get ideas; create the situation for them instead.”

— Haresh Sippy

“...the proper response to a lousy idea is not to stop thinking. It is to come up with a better idea.”

— Kevin Kelly

“Resist telling people how something should be done. Instead, tell them what needs to be done. They will often surprise you with creative solutions.”

— H. Jackson Brown Jr

“That was a rhetorical question, one asked solely to produce an effect and not elicit a reply.”

— Paul Hoffman

“But what would be our readers’ reaction if we simply refused to get to the bottom of that question?”

— Thomas Mann

“Don't do anything stupid, they said. Well, it's now or never, I suppose, and stupidity and confidence run a fine line.”

— Rebecca Harris

“We are all very good at rationalizing our actions so that they are in line with our selfish motives.”

— Dan Ariely

“Mostly, it’s a matter of getting other people to do your work for you. Pushing the right idiots into doing the right stupid things…

— Terry Mancour

“If you’re screwing up and people aren't saying anything, that means they have given up.”

— Jim Graham

“If you want people to to think, give them intent, not instruction.”

— David Marquet

“Never do what they expect,”

— George R.R. Martin

“Don't let them question what you can do, make them question what you can't.”

— Devin Dygert