Amy Sherman-Palladino Quotes

I have to say, I've never been the girl that's had the five-year plan, the 10-year plan, and I'm still not.

There are two questions a man must ask himself: The first is 'Where am I going?' and the second is 'Who will go with me?' If you ever get these questions in the wrong order you are in trouble.

When I was younger, I talked to the adults around me that I respected most about how they got where they were, and none of them plotted a course they could have predicted, so it seemed a waste of time to plan too long-term. Since then, I've always gone on my instincts.

I don't plan a career. That doesn't work for me. I just have to go with my gut.

Map out your future - but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip.

Stop looking for solutions to problems and start looking for the right path.

Getting lost along your path is a part of finding the path you are meant to be on.

Sometimes the path you're on is not as important as the direction you're heading.

I'm surprised as anyone about where I've ended up. Maybe it's because I say yes to things.

Establishing goals is all right if you don't let them deprive you of interesting detours.

I believe life takes us where we need to be.

Learning what you don't want to do is pretty valuable, it may be as valuable as figuring out what it is you do want to do.

I have reached a place in my life where I need to sit down and say, 'Well, what do I do? What's best for me?' I need to look into options for the future.

One of the most important things that I have learned in my 57 years is that life is all about choices. On every journey you take, you face choices. At every fork in the road, you make a choice. And it is those decisions that shape our lives.

The idea of accumulating ambitions or achievements didn't get much further than wanting to do the next exciting thing. I really haven't set out with any list of achievements.

So key for making smart decisions is a mindset that actively monitors and is open to shifting tides and new information, one that is acutely aware that the interplay between our environment and its outcomes is ever in flux.

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.

It's always good to find out what you don't want to do.

I was never one to sit down and write a plan for my future.

I wait and take on projects that I think can work.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

You need a different checklist and different mental models for different companies.

You can go slow. Allow your dreams and goals to change, but live an intentional life.

Managing through ambiguity can be difficult for even the most experienced leaders. Defining a clear set of goals for your team demonstrates that there is an end in sight. However, it's crucial during this time to move through the transition in phases.

There comes a turning point in the life of every person when he reflects on his journey and work and ponders on the next road to take. Is this the pinnacle, the ultimate? What next?