David Kelley Quotes (29 Quotes)

Adam has good athletic ability because he has put a lot of time into it. He spent all summer playing basketball. He played football for three months, but basketball never leaves him.

straightforward and not afraid to get in and get the job done.

The rational individualist is not the enemy of benevolence or civility, but their truest exemplar.

They aren't real big. They are kind of like us - very good shooters and very quick. We just have to shoot the ball decently and we'll be all right.

Mike did that completely on his own. I suspect it will be a 6-1 vote to keep him.

We do not see design as a discipline, but as a way of life. We hope we can teach our students to have confidence in a methodology of how to innovate routinely.

If a knife is plunged into someone's sternum, you pay attention. But for shows that don't depend on violence or melodramatic scenes, it's tougher to compete in a six-act show than in four acts, or in 41 minutes instead of 45 minutes.

This is crucial, we need consumers to hang in there in order for the economy to snap back.

He was just one of those really larger-than-life folks. He was so successful because he valued loyalty and played by the rules.

We couldn't be more excited. His comedic and dramatic strengths make him a natural for this series.

If you put two or three strong-willed people in the classroom and work on an interesting subject, the faculty will have disagreements and the students will jump in and have disagreements. The fun is that after watching us fight, one of the students will ask, 'Who's going to grade the class' Since the fourth grade they've learned to please the teacher. Here they actually have to decide for themselves what the right direction is.

It has been my dream to bring faculty and students from different departments together to tackle interesting needs and innovations. These collaborations will enable us to mine deeper than individual disciplines can alone.

Hopefully, the children and their parents will realize that the whole community is serious about having the children in school.

The designer... has a passion for doing something that fits somebody's needs, but that is not just a simple fix. The designer has a dream that goes beyond what exists, rather than fixing what exists... the designer wants to create a solution that fits in

The word is -- beware -- and don't engage in this type of conduct because it will not be tolerated.

You're looking for characters to tell particular stories, and then on top of that, you're looking for a populace that you can achieve an interaction with. We discovered that the series really wants to be a comedy more than a drama. So we are looking for characters and actors with strong comedic skills as well as dramatic skills.

Adam had a poor shooting night, but he was one rebound shy of a triple-double. We can always count on those two for about 50 points a game.

Last year, most of the episodes tended to be more on the self-contained side of the fence. This year, we'll probably look for a balance where it will be more serialized. And we can thank series like 'Desperate Housewives' and 'Lost' and others that have introduced the audience back to the serialization of television programs. I believe, personally, storytelling can be much richer when you can count on your constituency being more habitual about watching week in and week out.

We're reduced to writing eight-minute acts. It's very difficult storytelling, especially for character scenes. An hour is now 41 minutes, and that's a terrible trim.

information related to that company's bid for an inspection contract under the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program.

There's no question they were targeted all year long. Those two put in a lot of work when nobody was around watching them. They put in a lot of time to help get everything the team achieved.

We must limit our turnovers. Every team we play from here on out is a good team.

Bright lights cast dark shadows when shone from only one direction.

I use the word innovation instead of creativity. People tend to think that creativity is something that you are born with, something God-given. I don't buy it. I believe that you can practice, practice, practice and become better. All you need is the confidence to believe you can.

I just figured it would be okay, that nobody would make a big deal about it. Next thing you know, it's the next biggest thing.

The message this conviction sends to the financial community is clear Those who adopt a 'don't ask-don't tell' approach toward the money they manage do so at their own peril.

In retrospect, I think it's a plus, because now we've been able to go back and spend extra time on each of those episodes and make them better.

In past years, students wanted to become Bill Gates. They asked, 'How can I get rich' ... They are becoming more socially minded.

When we meet someone who can shut them down, we'll be in trouble.