Quotes About Vision

Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.

I wanted to get that Division I scholarship and play ball and go to school for free, and I was always about getting to that next step... I was always ahead of myself in some way, shape or form, and trying to envision how to get further along and closer to fulfilling that dream of being free and having creative agency, so to speak.

Once I've designed something, I immediately move on to the next thing.

I never look back, ever. I'm always looking ahead, working on the next thing.

The next thing is: we can make IBM even better. We brought IBM back but we're gunning for leadership.

I like short-term goals. I'm never thinking about a five-year or a ten-year plan; I'm always thinking, 'What am I doing in the next year? What am I doing the year after that?'

Even with a big budget, you can make a niche film.

I like to have glasses for day and night.

I want to be like the Nike or Apple of children's books.

At Nintendo, we think deeply about everything.

The problem most nonprofits have is that they are run by romantics who are great to hang out with, but they have no clue.

There's no doubt about Prakash's abilities as a director.

I had no idea what I wanted to be when I was 17. I just knew I wanted to be something larger than myself.

I had no idea how to make it as an actor. But I knew I wanted to.

I have no intention of making small bets.

There's no point in starting a business unless you're going to make a dramatic difference to other people's lives. So if you've got an idea that's gonna make a big difference to other people's lives, then just get on and do it.

There is no point mucking around and saying we are just going to have one or two shops and that's it... we are going to reach, you know, 40 shops around the world. I want 150 shops in China.

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I shall look at the world through tears. Perhaps I shall see things that dry-eyed I could not see.

The nice thing about putting on your glasses in the dark is that you know you could see better if it were light, but since it is dark the glasses make no difference at all.

The first true eyes appeared somewhat abruptly in the fossil record around 540 million

My method is different. I do not rush into actual work. When I get an idea I start at once building it up in my imagination. I change the construction, make improvements, and operate the device entirely in my mind.

The scientific man does not aim at an immediate result. He does not expect that his advanced ideas will be readily taken up. His work is like that of the planter—for the future. His duty is to lay the foundation for those who are to come, and point the way.

A new idea must not be judged by its immediate results.