Chris Rock (1965) American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and director
Never Scared (HBO, 2004)
Chris Rock (1965) American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and director
Never Scared (HBO, 2004)
Bernie Sanders (1941) American politician, senator for Vermont
as interviewed by Amy Goodman, "Bernie Sanders Warns That Corporate Media Threatens Democracy," Alternet, (28 December 2016) http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/bernie-sanders-warns-corporate-media-threatens-democracy <br class="br">2010s, 2016
Raghuram G. Rajan (1963) Indian economist
On the rising suspicions towards self-made people after the Panama Papers leak, as quoted in " ‘Panama Papers’ furore: RBI Guv Raghuram Rajan says ‘dangerous’ to question legitimacy of self-made wealth http://www.financialexpress.com/article/economy/panama-papers-furore-rbi-guv-raghuram-rajan-says-dangerous-to-question-legitimacy-of-self-made-wealth/233785/", The Financial Express (7 April 2016)
Cliff Bentz (1952) American politician
Source: Bentz discusses wildfires, housing and uniting the country with Chieftain https://www.wallowa.com/news/local/bentz-discusses-wildfires-housing-and-uniting-the-country-with-chieftain/article_16f55588-1889-11eb-9dc1-dfde60328f0c.html (27 October 2020)
Rush Limbaugh (1951) U.S. radio talk show host, Commentator, author, and television personality
On Sarah Palin's Going Rogue: An American Life, The Rush Limbaugh Show, November 20, 2009 http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200911130014
Camille Paglia (1947) American writer
Playboy interview (May 1995)
Context: In the real world, very smart people fail and mediocre people rise. Part of what makes people fail or succeed are skills that have nothing to do with IQ. Also, the idea that intelligence can be gauged by an IQ test is erroneous.
Jack Welch (1935) American executive: General Electric CEO
Source: Jack: Straight from the Gut (2001), Ch. 11.
Steve Jobs (1955–2011) American entrepreneur and co-founder of Apple Inc.
As quoted in BusinessWeek (25 May 1998) http://www.businessweek.com/1998/21/b3579165.htm <br class="br">1990s
“Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear.”
Anthony Robbins (1960) Author, actor, professional speaker