Max Weber Quotes

I've always felt that, when I looked at my tombstone, it shouldn't say, 'Mehmet Oz banged out 10,000 open-heart operations.' I've probably done 5,000. Am I any better at it than 10,000? He shook his head. It's just a different number on the tombstone.

We are all experts in our own little niches.

But sports photography isn't something you just pick up overnight. You can't do it once a year for fun and expect to do a good job. And I take pride in what I do.

I don't believe in doing everything and being mediocre at all of them. I believe in being good at one thing.

I don't want to be the biggest superstar. I want to be good at my job, and I want my work to go down in posterity. I am working for the longevity of my career.

I'm not a minister, I'm not a philosopher, I'm not a politician, I'm in another category.

You owe it to all of us all get on with what you're good at.

I'd try to become known as a world expert on 'something,' to take a small niche you can define.

Careers in virtually all academic disciplines are fostered by being a superstar who knows more about one subject than anyone else in the world.

We can't all be good at everything. This is partly the logic behind having a team in the first place, so each role can be filled with the person best suited for that role and together, every job and every strength is covered.

Typecasting is a good thing. It's good to be known for what you do.

Well, of course I would choose to be the top scientist in my field.

Early in my career, I was really spoiled with a beautiful project. I got such a good start that I thought, 'Why would I ever take a step back?' Why would I take on something that wasn't meaningful - to me, if nobody else - and powerful and groundbreaking?

I don't have any regrets. I consider myself really privileged to belong to medicine and do what I do. I would do it all again.

There are good reasons why we don't want everyone to learn nuclear physics, medicine or how financial markets work. Our entire modern project has been about delegating power over us to skilled people who want to do the work and be rewarded accordingly.

It's a simple fact: no individual can be good at everything. Everyone needs people around them who have complimentary sets of skills.

I don't think there's any thrill in the world like doing work you're good at.

Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they're very narrow.

In the end, I hope there's a little note somewhere that says I designed a good computer.

Knowing one thing well empowers you and gives you a set of tricks to the trade that you can apply across the board. Go deep, and it will serve you when you make your choices about where you want to leave your mark.

I've found over the years that for some reason, people either are big fans and have to use me, or they don't quite understand what I'm doing.

I don't look at my work as an avenue for generating more work. For me, my work itself is sufficient.

I can't see Jeremy Clarkson having very many serious problems in his working life in the long run.

It's always been important to me to do work that I'm proud of and be part of stories that I'm proud of, so being on a popular show was never really the goal.

Be so good at what you do that no one else in the world can do what you do.