Quotes About Execution

Leadership is having a compelling vision, a comprehensive plan, relentless implementation, and talented people working together.

Either it works or it doesn't.

Sometimes technique works better than a whole lot of other things.

I am a firm believe in the power of dreams, because the world is basically one giant realization of people's collective dreams come true. We need to dream to aspire to do something that keeps us striving. But those dreams and ideas and wants mean nothing without execution, which doesn't usually happen without a plan.

We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing it.

In doing everything, from coming up with the ideas and putting them on paper till doing the final edits, you are always thinking the next three steps, you're always thinking what next, what next, what next?

If you get off to a good start, even if you get the run-rate down a bit in the middle overs, if you are set till the end, you can do the most damage.

The thing about movies is that till it goes on floors, it's just preparations for the film.

To perform on stage, you have to run through your paces till you are perfect. Despite the script and director, the actor makes or breaks the play.

If you give time and space to players, they will make good decisions and score goals.

Once you have a blueprint down, you start talking to all the other heads of department to see if and how they can help to execute what you've imagined, and so things change and evolve. And then you have to make it work within the budget and time frame, so things change even more.

Filmmaking, at the end of the day, is really - in addition to the story and all of the equipment and the actors, it's really about time management. And so the smartest filmmakers are the ones who sort of pre-visualize the film in their head and are literally shooting the shots they need to cut the story together.

Bottom line is, you have to pitch. You want timely hits.

You don't have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it'll go.

Timing and accuracy is really what matters at the end of the day.

Do you know what the key to comedy is? Timing.

Acting is all about timing. I mean, who has better timing than the MCs?

It's going to come down to executing, trying to keep guys off balance and disrupting timing. That's something you can do regardless of how many times you face a lineup or face certain hitters.

It's all about timing and taking out big shots at the right time.

Politics at bottom is not all that complicated. It's all about timing.

Politics is all a matter of timing.

Offense is about rhythm and timing, and you're not going to always have that every game.

The scoops and laps are something I've always had. The timing of the shots is the important part. You can't use it when it's reckless, you've to use it at the right time. Using the crease is something I've consciously worked on.

You can crack a joke and make a person smile but it matters a lot when that's on screen. It can be a very nice joke but if you shoot it badly or the actor gets the timing wrong, it won't be funny.