#ay

For some reason, some of my best solutions and ideas are triggered in those dark theaters, usually totally unrelated to what's going on onscreen. I also enjoy hiking in the foothills and mountains close to Sacramento. I always have to bring a pen and paper to jot down sudden thoughts and ideas. So inspiration arises from countless sources. ↗

— James Rollins

#always #arises #best #bring #close

Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal. ↗

— Pete Rose

#having #license #like #living #playing

I'm pretty disciplined to keep the momentum of a story going by writing everyday, even if it's only a couple paragraphs or a page or two. ↗

— James Rollins

#disciplined #even #everyday #going #i

By the mid-70s, I wanted to get out of the business. I was tired anyway. ↗

— Dave Van Ronk

#business #get #i #out #tired

Whenever I start a novel, I'm always looking for two things: a bit of science that makes me go 'what if?' and a piece of history that ends in a question mark. ↗

— James Rollins

#bit #ends #go #history #i

I think right now the jury is out on where and how much profit is available in the consumer electronics industry, because if you look at the current consumer electronics players, the biggest ones on the planet struggle to make profit consistently. ↗

— Kevin Rollins

#because #biggest #consistently #consumer #current

And our size: The company this year is going to be close to $50 billion, so if that's the case and you can continue to grow that fast, I would rather put my energies to solving customer problems and growing our business than worrying about integrating and laying people off. ↗

— Kevin Rollins

#billion #business #case #close #company

Well, you would have to say what is the criteria to determine the success of any merger? It would have to be that the companies are stronger financially, that they took market share, and they are on a very steady footing in terms of their performance. ↗

— Kevin Rollins

#companies #criteria #determine #financially #footing

But if I didn't have to make money, I would still play my horn. ↗

— Sonny Rollins

#i #make #money #play #still

Europeans really provided many venues over there and hailed the jazz artists, and a lot of musicians went over there and stayed over there for a long time. A lot of them moved over there, lived over there, and died over there. ↗

— Sonny Rollins

#died #europeans #hailed #jazz #lived