Jim Korkis Quotes & Sayings
Enjoy the top 24 famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Jim Korkis.
Famous Quotes By Jim Korkis
There is a Japanese proverb that translates as 'the nail that sticks up gets hammered down. — Jim Korkis
Song of the South was not a malicious attempt to reinforce the foolish stereotype of the inferiority of the black race, but rather an attempt to show that children of all races and different social statuses could play together as friends, learn important moral lessons from stories, and survive times of trouble by finding a place to laugh. — Jim Korkis
Walt Disney has been described as an innovator, which means he took things that already existed and re-combined them to create something new. — Jim Korkis
It's what you do with what you got. — Jim Korkis
A leader takes things personally. A manager sees things as "just business". — Jim Korkis
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The Tri-Circle-D Ranch at the Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground at Walt Disney World is now the home for the famous Dragon Calliope. It can be viewed by guests and it is free to do so. It is even rigged so that by pushing a button, it briefly plays a tune. — Jim Korkis
So them who can't learn from a tale about critters, just ain't got the ears tuned to listen."
-Uncle Remus in Disney's Song of the South — Jim Korkis
To help cement the friendship between Japan and Disney, Emperor Hirohito personally presented to Roy O. Disney, for the dedication of the Magic Kingdom, a stone Japanese lantern known as a Toro to light the way to success and happiness. — Jim Korkis
One Disney "urban myth" is that in the event of a hurricane, the castle can be dismantled. That is untrue. The main building has an internal grid of steel framing, secured to a concrete foundation. The turrets and towers also have internal steel framing and were lifted by crane, then bolted permanently to the main structure. — Jim Korkis
Maybe it's not to much to hope that the Disney Company might one day get over its self-imposed fears and finally find its own Laughing Place.
-Floyd Norman
Disney Legend
June 2012 — Jim Korkis
I'm a storyteller. Of all the things I've ever done, I'd like to be remembered as a storyteller. — Jim Korkis
Create an atmosphere without fear and encourage laughter. Of course, there will be consequences for wrong decisions, but people shouldn't be so apprehensive that they are fearful to make any decision. Humor can help keep things in perspective. — Jim Korkis
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Walt Disney was a visionary leader. He had no leadership books or training courses to give him guidance. He operated, as many great leaders do, on instinct and observation. — Jim Korkis
He understood the story his audience wanted to hear and how they wanted it told. — Jim Korkis
The disadvantage to humor, and where a good leader must be vigilant, is that everyone has a different sense of humor and humor can be used as a weapon to humiliate others. — Jim Korkis
Walt, as a leader, had envisioned not just what was good for the next year, but what would be needed five or ten years down the line. — Jim Korkis
In 1961, at age seventy, standing just four feet ten inches tall and weighing ninety-eight pounds, Kline became Disneyland's first Tinker Bell. — Jim Korkis
In front of the restaurant, on the side walk, just like in the movie, someone outlined a heart when the cement was wet and there are two sets of dog paws. To the left of the restaurant is a sign for the Chapeau shop that features a hat box exactly like the one that little Lady was in at the beginning of the film. Details like these enhance the overall experience for sharp-eyed guests. — Jim Korkis
The Carousel of Progress was a physical representation of Walt's personal philosophy that people, despite their foibles, were basically decent, and that life was good in any era and would only keep getting better. — Jim Korkis
The leader sets the tone for his followers. If something goes wrong and the leader acts worried or angry, then everyone picks up on that attitude and it spirals larger and larger. — Jim Korkis
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