“Writing is just very difficult. I'm an adequate performer. And I think...” — Ira Glass Quote

“Writing is just very difficult. I'm an adequate performer. And I think I have a special talent as an editor. Editing is what I do best.”

“People are generally forced to change. We don't want to change, and then something absolutely forces us to realize that what we are doing isn't working or that our picture of the world is wrong. We fail. So we change.”

“I hate dream sequences in movies and T.V. shows generally for their heavy-handed symbolism and storytelling tediousness.”

“As a chef, I always have in mind how to properly feed the public, but at times it's easy to forget that some people have trouble even getting any food, much less adequate nutrition.”

“There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income.”

“Policymakers can draw much from 'The Need for Roots': such clear prescriptions as that employers ought to provide an adequate vocational training for their employees, education should be compulsory and publicly funded, and include technical as well as elementary education.”