Quotes About Vision

America is looking for answers. She's looking for a new direction; the world is looking for a light. That light can come from America's great North Star; it can come from Alaska.

I had always seen myself as a star; I wanted to be a galaxy.

Ronald Reagan offered us an international vision divided between the free world and the evil empire. Even if this was a cartoonish view, it helped us make sense of everything from Star Wars to industrial policy.

McDonalds. Apple. Starbucks. They were all small businesses, owned by entrepreneurs and people with vision.

I don't stare at a sheet of paper and try to think of a good word to use. I try to see where the story should go.

'Stargate' has always had this empty hole. When we made the first one, we always intended on doing part two and three, and we were prevented for years. And our hope is that we can get another chance at 'Stargate' and tell the entire story we wanted to tell.

I was staring at a wall of photos and thought, 'What would that sound like if it was music?' And I guess that was the kicker. That's what got me going.

Looking up and out, how can we not respect this ever-vigilant cognizance that distinguishes us: the capability to envision, to dream, and to invent? the ability to ponder ourselves? and be aware of our existence on the outer arm of a spiral galaxy in an immeasurable ocean of stars? Cognizance is our crest.

His head is made of stars, but not yet arranged into constellations.

I always have to dream up there against the stars. If I don't dream I will make it, I won't even get close.

I often compare putting a hotel together to old-time movie production. You come up with a story line, you hire the writer, the director, the stars, the set designer.

People who look down never get much of an idea of the sky where the stars are set. And the fellow who doesn't hitch at least one or two of his wagons to a star never gets very high up. Get your eyes off the ground. Look ahead.

There are just moments when all the stars are aligned for breakthrough products.

I start a picture and I finish it.

When developing an idea, I remind myself not to start with compromise. I envision the ideal manifestation of the idea, as if I had no limits in resources, materials, or permission.

Those that start things have an advantage over those that follow.

You don't start a company because you want to be an entrepreneur or the fame and glory that comes along with it. You become an entrepreneur, and you create a company to solve a real problem. And by real problem, I mean a problem that is going to exist down the line.

I always follow the same idea: Start small and disrupt to create something big.

On Day One, a start-up is a faith-based initiative built on guesses.

Any kind of business or start-up you have, you're going to be faced with a lot of people who maybe don't believe in it or see the vision or just say no. The key is seeing beyond that and really trying to not let the no's get you down.

We're trying to build the largest start-up ever without becoming a big company.

I hope that I have had some effect on the fact that Israel is a start-up nation.

I try to drive my office more as a start-up of ideas.

I could imagine, some number of years from now, starting my own company. But not yet. Not for a while.