You have to have in mind what you want when you go public. It's not just an end in and of itself. Suddenly, you have investors to satisfy. Investors who want - who demand - a return. Gary Kovacs demandendinvestor Change image and share on social
You have to have pace, you have to have high production values, you have to have interesting graphics, and you have to have attractive people. CNN could afford not to be so obedient to those commands, and for a long time, it wasn't. Brit Hume affordattractivecnn share on social
You have to have passion for a subject to write about it. You can't expect your readers to feel any excitement if it's nothing but a boring writing exercise for you. Leonard Mlodinow boreexcitementexercise Change image and share on social
You have to have patience to be a legislator. Gene Green legislatorpatience Change image and share on social
You have to have really wide reading habits and pay attention to the news and just everything that's going on in the world: you need to. If you get this right, then the writing is a piece of cake. Terry Pratchett attentioncakehabit Change image and share on social
You have to have sharp elbows if you want to change something. James Carville changeelbowsharp Change image and share on social
You have to have some kind of power of observation, almost like a trained observer. Billy West kindobservationobserver Change image and share on social
You have to have something worth saying and then the ability to say it- writing's a double skill, really. Iain Banks abilitydoubleskill Change image and share on social
You have to have sympathy for and an empathy with a character in order to play them. Laura Carmichael characterempathyorder Change image and share on social
