Most academic economists know nothing of economy. In fact, they know little of anything.
Military service might sound like a totally different environment, but every experience you fall back on later, it makes you smarter. Why wouldn't that be true of the military, too?
What I've come to believe is that psychological advice isn't worth much if it isn't rooted in personal experience.
I worked with Dionne Warwick, did shows with Bette Midler, and then I did the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Springsteen at the Garden. It was all important stuff because you want people to know you can work, you can sing, and you can still look good!
I have friends in other industries but if I am training for a wrestling match, I would turn to the best wrestler to train, not a football player.
I have only two conditions to choose a project - content with substance and space to perform.
My employer was never at any time aware of anything in my past beyond the writing I did, because, frankly, it isn't relevant to the job I was asked to do, which was to be a reporter.
I would be wary of experts' intuition, except when they deal with something that they have dealt with a lot in the past.
Wisdom is meaningless until your own experience has given it meaning, and there is wisdom in the selection of wisdom.
I have worked with Habitat for Humanity for awhile.
I've said many times that people are policy. And to be truly successful in any big organization you need to put people into jobs where they have relevant experience, relevant subject-matter expertise and the capacity to actually perform.
I started my career in the private sector and then became U.S. attorney. I think I was a stronger U.S. attorney, and I frankly think I am a stronger Chair of the SEC, because of that experience.
I usually hire people who have very exemplary work experience. Where they went to school, or what degree they have, really has no play into the hiring decision.
The constructive criticism that I take very seriously is from people I know and respect, and they don't have to be musicians. But I do have to know where they're coming from.
And since I have become an actor, not one person has asked me what degree I got.
Some of the Tories say, 'She left school at 16, she doesn't have a university degree, what does she know about education?' I say, I may not have a degree - but I have a Masters in real life.
To me the key thing is getting it right. And if a person's really smart and they're doing fantastic work I don't care if they're a high school kid or a Harvard professor, it's the work that matters.
Intuitive diagnosis is reliable when people have a lot of relevant feedback. But people are very often willing to make intuitive diagnoses even when they're very likely to be wrong.
Experience matters for some roles and not others.
One is sometimes meant to reassure the reader that she's qualified to write about a certain topic.
Throughout my life, I've seen that everybody has had something to teach me and, strangely, it's always something relevant to what I'm going through at that point.
The skills I acquired in Southeastern Louisiana University, Thrifty Drugs, Pacific Mutual, along with knowing the history, behavior and local staff, helped make Golden Eagle a success story.
Most interviewers basically just want us to rephrase the bio. You already know us - why do you need to interview us?
Most people, when they hire you, they want some experience on the resume.
By analogy, if we were to develop a soccer team, then we would not invite basketball and volleyball players to the try outs. We would invite soccer players to apply.
