Vision Quotes - Page 74

The journalistic vision sharpens to the point of maximum impact every event, every individual and social configuration; but the honing is uniform.

The reason I was able to grow my business was that every day, after producing 30 minutes of wine television, I spent 15 hours a day replying to every single person's e-mail and every single person's Twitter @ reply.

We've been following many forms of democratized ownership, starting with co-ops, land banks at the neighborhood level, municipal ownership and state ownership of banks - there's a whole series of these that attempt to fill the small-scale infrastructure that can build up to a larger theoretical vision.

I think anybody who has been in the theater, prefers it. Television is a... factory. You turn out things on a revolving assembly line. You don't have time to perfect anything in television.

In a narrow circle the mind grows narrow. The more one expands, the larger their aims.

What is Genius?- To aspire to a lofty aim and to will the means to that aim.

We work for that part of our vision which is uncompleted.

I went into television because I hated it so, and I thought there's some way of using this fabulous instrument to nurture those who would watch and listen.

I loathe and detest movies and television and don't watch any. I do not have the time.

Glance is the enemy of vision.

The mystic cannot wholly do without symbol and image, inadequate to his vision though they must always be: for his experience must be expressed if it is to be communicated, and its actuality is inexpressible except in some hint or parallel which will stimulate the dormant intuition of the reader.

What I'm identifying with is the vision or the idea - whatever was the little nugget that started it.

There is more power in unity than division.

Vision without implementation is counterproductive.

If you're not out front defining your vision, your opponent will spend gobs of money to define it for you.

Now it's time for America to bind the wounds of division.

John Carpenter created the idea of Halloween, so his vision remains the most focused and intelligently directed of the series. The directors that have followed have kept the original intent of the concept.

Obviously, (winning the division) is big. To be No. 1 is always important.

It's a tribute to the human brain that anyone is able to function out there on television in a talk situation that is entirely artificial.

Clarity is the most important thing. I can compare clarity to pruning in gardening. You know, you need to be clear. If you are not clear, nothing is going to happen. You have to be clear. Then you have to be confident about your vision. And after that, you just have to put a lot of work in.

Television's Mr. Filth: that's me.

The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working in different mediums. A lot of actors work in theater, film, and television, because there's not much opportunity in terms of employment there.

At the moment I'm enjoying a new challenge at the Royal Opera House, but I'm also keen to pursue my interest in television and particularly in science.

It is probable that television drama of high caliber and produced by first-rate artists will materially raise the level of dramatic taste of the nation.

There is one catagory of advertising which is totally uncontrolled and flagrantly dishonest: the television commercials for candidates in Presidential elections.