Quotes by Think I think one of the big challenges facing modern liberalism is that there's not a great emotional appeal to an international identity, like a citizen-of-the-world identity. Stephen Miller greatthinkidentitychallenges I like to think of myself as a genuinely good person. Stephen Miller goodmyselfthinkgood-person I know that this sounds grand, but I don't try to compete with other people. I like to think there's enough pie for everyone. The kind of people I'm competing with are my heroes - Woody Allen, Billy Wilder - who I know I'm going to fall short of. Stephen Merchant shortthinkpeoplefall There's this way pop culture has been rammed down our throats that people think that if they were just in the right place at the right time, they'd be married to Heidi Klum. Stephen Merchant thinktimeculturepeople People think all fame is the same, but being on BBC Two from time to time does not make you Warren Beatty. I honestly can't impress that upon people enough. Stephen Merchant thinkyoutimepeople I wish I could calculate my way to a bigger audience, but I don't think I'm smart enough. Actually, I don't think anyone is smart enough. Most calculations along those lines fail. Stephen McCauley thinksmartwishway I think that war is diplomacy by other means, for sure, and there have been wars that have been fought for righteous reasons. There are wars that have had to be fought, and there will probably continue to be. Stephen Lang willthinkdiplomacywar I think Don King has always been an idiot in my mind. He's always been about money. I don't think he cares about anything else but himself. Stephen Jackson kingthinkmoneymind I think it's scary to be alive, but also exhilarating and joyful. Stephen Karam i-thinkthinkjoyfulalive I don't think I could write a good play if I was setting out to write about the death of the American middle class. Stephen Karam goodthinkplaydeath I think being gay has resulted in gay characters standing front and center in all of my work. Stephen Karam thinkstandinggaywork I think that I'm going to write a bigger thing, and then I end up writing about people, and the bigger thing recedes into the background, and hope that it's still there. Stephen Karam endthinkhopepeople I think the best directors aren't afraid to ask questions. Stephen Karam afraidquestionsbestthink In terms of smaller changes over time, I think good plays are like poems. Every syllable counts. So I wrestle with word choice, rhythm in final drafts. Stephen Karam choicegoodthinktime We've been conditioned to think that quitting is a failure, a form of failure. How do we know that that's true? Stephen J. Dubner truethinkknowfailure Set aside a half hour or an hour to rethink the way you make decisions, the habits you have, the biases you may have. And if you think of things, if you come with a little bit of a blank slate and be willing to acknowledge what you don't know, and you'd be willing to think like a child, I think it'll help not only individuals but society at large. Stephen J. Dubner childthinkyousociety What I think of as 'freakonomics' is mostly storytelling around an idea - not a theme but an idea. I like ideas much more than themes. Themes are boring. Themes are, 'Wool is back,' but ideas are, 'Why is wool back?' Stephen J. Dubner backthinkboringideas Think small. Don't pretend you know the answers. Experiment; get feedback. These are all the premises of 'Think Like a Freak,' really. Stephen J. Dubner smallthinkknowyou The things you think that really change your life a lot, don't. Stephen J. Dubner thinkyouchangelife The Japanese, despite the trade deficit and their ability to build fabulous automobiles, still think that a guy in a monster suit is all that is needed for a monster movie. Stephen Hunter suitbuildthinkability«4950515253545556575859»
