Dennis Muren Quotes

You need a group of people who will continually realize that you will run into problems, and for each you will have hundreds or thousands of ways you can approach it.

An open-minded person running a business might catch a problem faster than a closed-minded person. And when they identify a problem, they can fix it much faster.

If you can't go one way, there's many ways to get where you're going. So you just take a step back and see beyond the wall.

For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

There are more ways of skinning a cat than rubbing its fur the wrong way.

I've never taken any issue off the table for lack of suitability. Only for lack of imagination.

In an age of exponential change, we need the power of diverse thinking, and we cannot afford to leave any talent untapped.

Don't be too close-minded, and don't think there's only one way to get to where you want to be. There are a thousand ways to get there, and if one way doesn't work, try the other.

Adapt your techniques to an idea, not an idea to your techniques.

There is no single way to train, or do anything well. You have to keep thinking, keep doing things.

Architecture and building is about how you get around the obstacles that are presented to you. That sometimes determines how successful you'll be: How good are you at going around obstacles?

I do believe we're all adaptable, and you're probably more adaptable than you realize.

When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.

I believe you can work with anybody.

We can always find creative ways to do things.

I think one of my strengths is that I can always take advice, and I can delegate. I know a lot of people feel the need to do everything themselves, but I am not one of them.

It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.

Part of being innovative in government is sometimes not trying to plot out the last chapter of the book, but to be open and see what comes back.

The president took the advice of my East Texas grandmother: If you can skin a cat without getting the room all bloody, why not do it that way?

Some people revel in getting their hands dirty. These are the people that make startups grow wildly. People with hustle also tend to be much more agile - they're the water that goes around the rock. These are the people you want around when everything goes wrong. They're also the people you want beside you when everything goes right.

You gotta be able to change worlds.

I think being open-minded about what Nature is trying to tell you is the key to being creative and successful.

There are times when I am directing, and there are a couple of moments I didn't get the way I wanted, but I know I still have other angles to shoot and I have to be done by noon; I move on.

It's such a great thing to work with people and not have a plan.