Steve Albini Quotes

I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.

You've got to think about big things while you're doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.

Always have a plan, and believe in it. Nothing happens by accident.

Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.

Understand from top to bottom what the effort requires.

Futures thinking is hard work. Fortunately, you do get better at it with practice. It's worth the effort.

It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.

You have to prepare well to ultimately get where you want to go.

Plan your work and work your plan.

Focus on where you're going and you'll know what steps to take. Focus on the steps you're taking and you won't know where you're going.

Vision is a destination - a fixed point to which we focus all effort. Strategy is a route - an adaptable path to get us where we want to go.

Playing the game was the easy part. The real work was in the preparation.

Without a goal [maneuvering is] aimless. You might be a master tactician, but you'll have no sense of strategy.

You have to be very focused and work very hard, but it is not about working hard without knowing what your aim is!

Everything's intentional. It's just filling in the dots.

You have to recognize at some point that even though you have the passion and creative level to be able to do something, you might have to do a lot of prep. Sometimes you just can't do it as quickly as you want to do it.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

You've got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you're able to complete it and do it the right way.

When you're too relaxed it's not good to create.

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

My trick is the trick that everyone knows: Work really hard and prepare.

Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.

Visualization is daydreaming with a purpose.

The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.

Once the season starts for me, there isn't a change in my focus, just a change in my tactics and strategies.