Kenny Beats Quotes

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.

Set aside a half hour or an hour to rethink the way you make decisions, the habits you have, the biases you may have. And if you think of things, if you come with a little bit of a blank slate and be willing to acknowledge what you don't know, and you'd be willing to think like a child, I think it'll help not only individuals but society at large.

The biggest learning during my tenure as a captain was that, a lot of time, I used to think that this is common sense. But no, there is nothing called common sense.

I built a career out of knowing what I don't know.

I learn lessons with every interview I give.

I don't know how you can understand other people or yourself if you haven't read a lot of books. I just don't think you're equipped to deal with the demands and decisions of life, particularly in your dealings with other people.

Objective leaders identify their unproductive mental models and tweak them for greater effectiveness.

You have to do a lot of listening, you don't just learn out of yourself.

I am aware of changes gradually taking place in my own designs as part of my thinking on this matter.

I try not to be overly analytical.

In terms of my career, I am glad about the steps and moves that I have made. Because I would not want to blame anyone else but myself if anything goes wrong.

When I get logical, and I don't trust my instincts - that's when I get in trouble.

I learned hard lessons, and I've taken that lesson and it's helped me become a better business person and a better leader.

It's always a learning experience every time I'm on set.

Concentrate and think upon the problem in mind until a satisfactory conclusion is reached, and then finally go ahead. If you have made a mistake, all right. Never find fault with a man because he has made a mistake. It is only a fool that makes the same mistake the second time.

Learning to fly an airplane taught me a way of thinking, an approach to problem-solving that was applicable and effective. Pilots are very methodical and meticulous, and artists tend not to be.

Improv training allows you to get out of your head a little bit and take more risks, which is something I would like to continue to improve upon.

I've learned in most areas of my life, to bounce heated choices off other people. Co-workers, my agent, my wife, a sponsor, etc. A majority of the time, that keeps me on the right side of things.

I know that we shall meet problems along the way, but I'd far rather see for myself what's going on in the world outside, than rely on newspapers, television, politicians and religious leaders to tell me what I should be thinking.

My biggest thing is, I'm learning what it's like to carry myself in a personal way and also a professional way: how I can be a leader and do multitasking.

Am I getting better at making choices? Well, I think I might be getting better at reading scripts.

The way to develop decisiveness is to start right where you are, with the very next question you face.

Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.

It only takes a day to change someone from an anti-intellectual to an intellectual by persuading him that he might be one!

All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavor to find out what you don't know by what you do.