Nate Silver Quotes

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

If you're going to do something, make it right and make it as good as you can. Don't waste anybody's time, especially your own.

I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort.

I don't do any work that I am not very convinced about. That has always been my stand.

When you commit to something, you don't want to let your fellow people and yourself down.

My dad has ingrained that in me: 'Be accountable.'

The kind of young woman who can be a terrific torchbearer has high standards all the time, not just in her prom dress, but every, ordinary day.

When I say something, I want people to take it to the bank that I mean it and believe in it. It humbles me that companies want me. It's a challenge to uphold their values and make their product look good. I take that personally.

Whether for life or death, do your own work well.

Everything I put my name to and take part in, I want to be good. That's not saying it will always happen. But I want to make bold choices.

I try to work hard. I try to set a good example. I don't look at it as though I've got to be a leader. I just try to behave the way I think I should behave. If that results in a leadership role, great.

When any of us thinks of ourselves as a role model - whether that's as a parent being observed by their kids or a leader under the microscope of their followers - it creates a natural stepping up of how we carry ourselves and what we expect from ourselves.

It's about working when nobody's watching.

I have lived my life that way and I expect the people who work for me to be the same way.

I will not do work that isn't done well or right. Stuff happens - things break, contractors don't come through - but I don't want to be responsible for not doing something correctly.

We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?

A man can do what he ought to do; and when he says he cannot, it is because he will not.

I had a clear vision: if I take up an assignment, I'll do full justice to it; otherwise I'll walk away.

I have my flaws too, but I am a professional who doesn't like to miss or lose.

I was raised with the idea of maximum effort: as long as you could look in the mirror and say, 'I gave it everything I had,' it was OK. But if you gave it less, that would disgrace you.

There's only one law you gotta follow to keep outta trouble. Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doin' it.

Being a parent means my time use has to be a bit more focused, but it also gives me a new non-writing dimension to my life, which is a healthy thing. I can't wander along for weeks with an idea drifting through my head - I have someone who will drag me back into life, and that's a good thing.

When I have time, I'll be a good girl and do my chores.

I was always the type of person that whenever I started something I finished it. And, I was always held accountable for my actions.

In my business, if you look good, no one is going to be checking up on whether you work out. So it's up to me.