Quotes About Vision

Fulfilling the vision of the Irvine Ranch master plan has been a lifetime dedication and lifetime passion, and I am hopeful the heritage of our Irvine stewardship will live on in many new ways.

We have to stick to the message: What are we proposing to the American people? Not, 'What are we fighting against?'

You have to know one big thing and stick with it. The leaders who had one very big idea and one very big commitment. This permitted them to create something. Those are the ones who leave a legacy.

Your destination might not end up being exactly what you envisioned to start with, but if you stick it out and work through the challenges, what you end up with will be far better than you could have ever imagined.

I feel like, with any show, the creator should stick to it the first few years and get it off the ground.

Sharing the same vision for what's on the page is always a good idea. The director's job is to establish what that is and make sure that everyone sticks to it when it comes down to actually executing it. Establishing what the vision is and being able to stick to it is the job, and everyone should be on the same page going in.

Sometimes you get ensnared by an idea, and it's what I call 'the sticky burr': You go hiking, and a burr sticks to you, and that's the film you're going to make.

A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance.

The image of the robot is very important to us, it's very stimulating to people's imaginations.

It's often better to read first-rate science fiction than second-rate science - it's far more stimulating, and perhaps no more likely to be wrong.

Big dreams create the magic that stir men's souls to greatness.

When I founded Stitch Fix, I wanted to create a company that I would want to work at for the rest of my life.

I know it's a stock answer, but besides acting, I'd love to produce and direct.

If you want to make short-term profits from the stock price, then I am a very bad president. But I don't think I'm so bad for maximizing the long-term value of Nintendo.

I decided that the stock market was not an option for IKEA. I knew that only a long-term perspective could secure our growth plans, and I didn't want IKEA to become dependent on financial institutions.

Actors too need directors who can fire their imagination. The fire needs to be stoked.

Churches need to be intentional about reaching the next generation by creating templates for young people to see that there is a stepping stone for leadership in this church.

We're looking for people who want to be part of something bigger. We don't want people who see us as a stepping stone.

I've worked with Terrence Malick, Werner Herzog, Olive Stone and David Gordon Green, and Damien Chazelle on 'First Man.' When you have someone at the helm like that, they're gonna make something great.

Rituparno Ghosh and Bharathirajaa are two directors who were born to direct.They can make even a stone act.

People want to dream up this big, giant goal without putting the stepping stones along the way, and for me, that's what gets you to that giant goal.

Certainly I think the election of John Kennedy and all he stood for was one that really was an inspiration.

As a child, I was rather active for my age. Sensing something special about me, my father told me that I had the vision to accomplish great things in life. He always encouraged me to do what I wanted to do - and this has stood me in good stead.

Don't let the Monday morning quarterbacks stop you from being bold. You've got to set a high bar.