Quotables.(INDUSTRY NEWS & NOTES)(Quotation)

"Have no fear of perfection--you'll never reach it."

--SALVADOR DALI, SPANISH ARTIST

"I have tried to be as eclectic as I possibly can with my professional life, and so far it's been pretty fun."

--ROLAND BARTHES, FRENCH CRITIC

"Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one."

--BILL GATES, AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN

"I don't talk in ifs."

--ABDURRAHMAN WAHID, INDONESIAN STATESMAN

"I think you should take your job seriously, but not yourself--that is the best combination."

--JUDI DENCH, ENGLISH ACTOR

"Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death."

--AYN RAND, RUSSIAN WRITER

"Before, for me, peace could have been synonymous with boredom."

--ISABELLE ADJANI, FRENCH ACTOR

"It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant."

--SARGENT SHRIVER, AMERICAN POLITICIAN

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

--ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, FORMER FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES

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