Ravelstein Book Quotes & Sayings

No great marketing decisions have ever been made on qualitative data — John Sculley

People called me a hoodlum and a thug. But they didn't tell you I was a carpenter, an architect, a stand-up comic - even a bartender. And a barbecue cook. But they didn't tell you that. — Bobby Seale

And on the way, we'll have plenty of time to talk or not talk about whatever's on your mind — Justin Somper

President Dwight Eisenhower was a frequent and favored guest at Augusta National. One afternoon, Ike and some of his pals who were playing a leisurely round, were on the 15th green preparing to putt when a ball suddenly sailed into their midst. Moments later, an elderly man walked briskly onto the green, informed the President and his friends that he was playing through, then proceeded to sink his putt and depart - without another word. The rude intruder was baseball legend and Georgia native Ty Cobb. — Jim Hawkins

My fans saw 'Roll Bounce,' but also that older crowd who might not have been familiar with me on the music tip saw 'Roll Bounce' and loved it. 'Roll Bounce' opened up that door for me to have older people love Bow Wow and opened up that door so all of the kids would love Bow Wow. My fan base is really diverse; it's all ages and all colors. — Bow Wow

The artist is the person who makes life more interesting or beautiful, more understandable or mysterious, or probably, in the best sense, more wonderful. — George Bellows

Bigots see something they expect and then they stop thinking about what is in front of them. It's probably how they got to be bigots in the first place. — Jim Butcher

My brother is my best friend and nothing is stronger than family. — Robert Cheeke

The state doesn't own your children. Parents own the children. — Rand Paul

When I graduated from college, I went straight to work for a federal contractor, a desk job, and they were great to me, they loved me, I was like their mascot, but I just couldn't stand working in an office. I just hated it. And so one day I went in and said, 'I'm sorry, this is my two-weeks notice, I'm quitting to become an artist.' — Maggie Stiefvater

Lonely children often have imaginary playmates but I was never lonely; rather, I was solitary, and wanted no company at all other than books and movies, and my own imagination. — Gore Vidal

I am a daughter. My father is an example for me. — Malala Yousafzai

I've noticed a terrible thing, which is I will agree to anything if it's far enough in the future. — Brian Eno