David Talbot Quotes

It's an honor when someone writes for you. That means they can hear your voice in their head.

I built my talents on the shoulders of someone else's talent.

I co-founded 'bOING bOING' magazine and the 'Boing Boing Blog' and was an editor at 'Wired' from 1993-1998.

When you work with a legend as I do, it's wonderful. There's so many things I've learned working with Keith. He's so patient, not only with me, but with everyone in our crew and with the audience and with the game. He has a style that is so easy and will never be copied.

I'm very grateful to all the people of Fresno, to Philip Levine and all the poets before me, and all the farmworkers. I didn't get here by myself.

Even though I'm retired for some years now I still have something positive to say to kids. And they still listen.

It's a time to reflect and appreciate all the contributions that others have made to my career and my life. My vision is nothing that hasn't been gleaned or understood from watching and working with so many people I admire before me.

How much more must this be so in my own case for I am conscious not only of the great names and achievements of those who have preceded me, but also of the living presence of many of my masters and teachers.

My mom was a '70s mom. She paved a road that no one had yet walked.

I think of us as journalists; the medium we work in is blogging.

Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.

When somebody blazes a path to a highway that never end, you should appreciate 'em some.

Two of my biggest heroes were my father and John Wayne.

A lot of DJs who started the same time as me, they are not to be seen anymore. And I get so much love and respect from the young DJs, and some of them look up to me or ask me for advice. I am almost like the mentor.

I'm sure that Elvis was happy for me. I think he was the kind of guy that enjoyed other people's success, especially if he had something to do with it.

I look at the careers of people I'm standing on the shoulders of. People like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Sarah Vaughan. These are icons I wanted to emulate, and I feel like they've been holding me up for quite a long time.

I am the product of Denny O'Neil in many ways, I carry forth a lot of what Denny instilled in me.

To know that someone decades later is still just as impactful as they were when they were alive, we need pioneers like that.

Bloggers are not reporters.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power. And I try to model that in all of my interactions.

When I look back, some of the greatest people in the history of the world have created things where paths have never been with such resiliency.

A lot of people ask what it takes to move from being a creative to a leader: Take everyone's career personally. People will work hard for you if you work hard for them. Any idiot can be a boss; all you need is a title. But to be a leader, you need to earn respect and have an opinion you stand by.

I think it's a huge compliment from the younger guys understanding what I did for the game and wanting to represent me by wearing my shoes.

As a team-mate, the one who taught me the most was undoubtedly Fabio Cannavaro.

You can see things growing up, be inspired by things. Just because they're not around anymore doesn't mean that you can't take those inspirations and bring them to life and bring them to the next generation.