Bob Iger on optimism
Bob Iger11 quotes“What I’ve really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.”
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Netflix, Amazon, iTunes – whatever platforms emerge – we are looking at as having the same potential that home video had for the movie business.
Bob IgerBob Iger People go to Disney because they know its brand attributes. We believe we have an opportunity to go with our content directly to consumers.
Bob IgerBob Iger I think it is incredibly important to be open and accessible and treat people fairly and look them in the eye and tell them what is on your mind.
Bob IgerBob Iger If we give people the ability to buy a lot more because they can store a lot more, for a company that creates TV shows and movies, that’s fantastic.
Bob IgerBob Iger The heart and soul of the company is creativity and innovation.
Bob IgerBob Iger Identify what all the issues are & when you find them don’t hide from them.
Bob IgerBob Iger And it’s only the beginning of a new era of exceptional Star Wars storytelling; next year we’ll release our first standalone movie based on these characters, followed by Star Wars: Episode VIII in 2017, and we’ll finish this trilogy with Episode IX in 2019.
Bob IgerBob Iger I had worked at Disney since they bought the company that I had worked for, ABC in the mid-90s.
Bob IgerBob Iger Keeping it simple for the consumer is incredibly dire.
Bob IgerBob Iger I have a fondness for jazz, particularly for jazz singers, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald all the way through the Sinatra era.
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Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson I will love you from afar it’s better this way because close up it hurts too much.
Melissa AndersonMelissa Anderson Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Between day and night there was a moment of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland But doesn’t it hurt to feel so much and pretend not to?
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Admire your sweet way of glowing; your passionate way of flowing.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful Darling, you are a warrior, for even though each day feels like a battle, you keep fighting and live on.
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More on optimism
The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
Oscar WildeOscar Wilde You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
John LewisJohn Lewis We are optimists, until we are not.
Charles DarwinCharles Darwin Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement .
Helen KellerHelen Keller I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.
Rosa ParksRosa Parks For myself I am an optimist – it does not seem to be much use to be anything else.
Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
John LewisJohn Lewis If you’re not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if your consistent, you will succeed.
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