John Maeda Quotes

The world is complicated. But does every problem require a complicated solution?

Throughout my Enterprise career, I have been primarily operationally focused.

I have a unique perspective just from the career that I've had.

When people ask what my ambitions are for the rest of my career, I always say that I live in the present.

Talented people have a responsibility to get the training they need to be successful risk takers and go out there to take risks. What I see is surplus of talented people and a shortage of people willing to take the risks.

From my first days in training, I had a knack for the nuts and bolts of my profession.

I've had a lot of careers in my life. When I think about it, I think every piece of that - from being a nurse, a farmer, dealing with real estate - has added to a skill set that I would have been able to use throughout my political career.

As a player you need to make whatever decision you think is best for your career.

I have no ambition to be a technical director or TV pundit.

At the beginning of my career before anything started propelling, I used to blow up everybody. I was trying to work with whoever got next.

I think, in anyone's career, you have to map out some sort of strategy of steps that take you closer to the career you want.

I just want people to be excited about hard stuff, that's what engineering is.

I didn't always have research jobs.

I'm very much looking forward to relentlessly focusing on ensuring an excellent guest experience, removing unnecessary complexity from our operations, championing innovation, and pursuing our mission of making better food accessible to more people.

I wanna be a manager, because that's my day job. It's my real job.

The greatest thing about a coaching position is this: You just worry about the day in front of you.

I've seen everything during my career.

Engineering has proven to be one of the most fruitful tracks of study in the job market, as the skills and training developed by an engineering program are far more versatile than many believed.

Many people don't have an internal vision to go after something, fight for something, make a plan. So the biggest thing is - until you get picked up by a major label or until something breaks, you need to plan out what your dream is going to be.

When you get an invitation to come back and be part of the team that will be the architect of the next generation of growth, when you get an opportunity in a business of the size and scope of McDonald's, that's incredibly attractive.

A career is forward planning.

I've done everything. I've been ring crew, I've been driver for a blind promoter, I've been a valet, I've been a referee, I've been a ring announcer, I've been a corporate officer, play-by-play man, blah, blah, blah. No one has been on my journey.

First career I had right out of engineering school was at Lucas film, not working in the movies but working in home theater.

I never expect someone to work with me forever. I want to give you the experience needed so that when it is time to pursue what you want to in life you are ready.

I spent most of my career in hi tech, not in politics.