You have to trust yourself, not research. Not testing. Testing helps, but you have to trust your own taste. If your taste says something isn't any good, don't let research rationalize that out of its own truth.
Interpretation
Trusting your own judgment is essential, regardless of external validation.
This quote emphasizes the importance of trusting one's own instincts and taste, even in the face of research and testing that may suggest otherwise. Brian Grazer suggests that personal intuition should take precedence over external opinions or data when it comes to assessing the quality of something. It speaks to the value of self-confidence and authenticity in decision-making.
In practice
During a motivational speech about the importance of self-belief and creativity.
Curiosity at work isn't a matter of style. It's much more powerful than that. If you're the boss, and you manage by asking questions, you're laying the foundation for the culture of your company or your group. You're letting people know that the boss is willing to listen.
Asking for people's help - rather than directing it - is almost always the smart way of doing things, regardless of the stakes.
Someone asked the Swiss physician & author Paul Tournier how he helped his patients get rid of their fears. He replied, 'I don't. Everything that's worthwhile in life is scary. Choosing a school, choosing a career, getting married, having kids--all those things are scary. If it is not fearful, it is not worthwhile.'
Enlightenment does not ask you to be perfect; it simply asks you to find perfection right where you stand.
Terrible things happen all of the time, and they can happen in a second. The best thing is to be prepared to react. If you try to control every little thing, you're going to end up miserable - and you're going to fail.
We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like?
What you call flaws are really just scars and wounds accumulated over a lifetime.
It sounds plausible enough tonight, but wait until tomorrow. Wait for the common sense of the morning.
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