Chris Thile Quotes

If someone knows me and likes me or my work, they're more likely to allow me to tell their story. But it also cuts the other way.

I think the criticism that I take to heart is from other writers that I respect.

It becomes obvious when people are sincere in their criticism and when they're not. I've learned over time that people will always have something to say.

You can perform all kind of characters but you cannot change what people feel for you.

Trust is the conduit for influence; it's the medium through which ideas travel.

Craigslist is about authenticity. Craig has paid his dues, and people respect him.

You don't go to the people that are just like you. You go to the people that you have to earn their credit.

Somebody said I am the most popular person in Arizona because I am speaking the truth.

If you are sincere and true to your work, you will be respected. And for me, respect is power.

If something's not working, it's wonderful to have a reader you can trust to say, 'Actually, you've gone off the deep end here'.

I feel a lot of people listen to what I have to say.

I'm someone, the same as my girlfriends, when they say what do you think about this, I don't always say they look fabulous. I say what I think.

In America few people will trust you unless you are irreverent.

If people like you, they'll listen to you, but if they trust you, they'll do business with you.

People want to hear what I have to say and respect what I say.

Leadership can't be fabricated. If it is fabricated and rehearsed, you can't fool the guys in the locker room. So when you talk about leadership, it comes with performance. Leadership comes with consistency.

If you're a coach, and you don't have trust with players, you've got no chance, and your credibility is zero. And that's why it's so important to tell them the truth. If you have something that you're upset about, tell them the truth. If they're doing something wrong, tell them the truth.

The worst thing you can do is try to manipulate or control perceptions. It's impossible, and when you are found out the result is disastrous. Better to be transparent and play well with others so that when bad things happen you have a reservoir of good will to bank on.

No commission created in this town has automatic credibility. You have to earn it.

The authority you establish must emerge naturally from your character, from the particular strengths you possess.

Trust comes before strength, and it becomes a conduit of influence. Your strength is a little bit threatening before people trust you.

At the beginning, I thought, 'Oh, I can't criticize a singer who's doing a role that I adored... even a role I didn't do.' And then I thought, 'The heck with that! Thirty years of experience... ask the girl who did it!' And I feel that if they're not willing to take what I have to say, that's fine! But I'm going to say it.

If you believe that the greatest challenge you've got is credibility, then the way you get that is you earn it, right? That's not something that any set of policy makers can bestow.

It matters if people believe you or not.

I think you've got to be as honest as possible in order to influence someone.