The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth - Alexandra Robbins [198]
“He’s just an incredibly natural actor”: See Valdes-Rodriguez.
“I was considered weird and a freak”: See Berlin and Revel.
“People think I’m cool now”: See Gordon, Bryony. “ ‘They told my mom I was a schizo’: From class geek to husband of Buffy the Vampire Slayer—how did Freddie Prinze Jr. do it?” The Daily Telegraph, January 16, 2003.
“I look at it like this”: See Valdes-Rodriguez.
“The more faithfully you listen”: See, for example, Blank, Warren. The 108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders, New York: AMACOM, 2001.
“enables us to stand apart”: See Covey, Stephen R. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethic, New York: Free Press, 1989.
worth more than $5 billion: See, for example, Taylor, William.
down-to-earth “nerd values”: Ibid.
“wearing a plastic pocket protector”: See craigslist.org.
although they didn’t always know: See Cohen, Ben and Greenfield, Jerry. Ben & Jerry’s Double Dip: Lead With Your Values and Make Money, Too, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.
“social progress for the common good”: Ibid.
met in school as shy boys: See, for example, Long, Joyce Rainey. “Green Middle School serves up Ben & Jerry’s videoconference,” South Side Leader, May 13, 2010.
“Self-awareness is fundamental to leadership growth”: See Blank.
“the kings of emo”: See “Playboy interview: Pete Wentz,” Playboy, October 1, 2008.
“an entire generation”: Ibid.
“a giant pop-culture idea”: Ibid.
dyed his hair blue: See, for example, Thompson, Phillip. “Boy Crazy; Fall Out Boy—Chicago’s pretty in punk success story—always reflects on where it all began,” Redeye, March 30, 2006.
talented soccer player: See Playboy.
“a solitary guy”: Ibid.
“Wentz’s deeply personal”: See Cripps.
“equal parts protector”: See Thompson.
Jay-Z dubbed it, a movement: See Cripps.
“it’s okay to feel down”: Ibid.
“confessional bravado”: See, for example, Ulaby, Neda. “Fall Out Boy Rewrites the Gender Roles of Rock,” All Things Considered, November 30, 2007.
wrote a comic book series: See, for example, “Pete Wentz Named UNICEF Tap Project National Spokesperson,” PR Newswire, February 22, 2010.
first record went platinum: See, for example, Ulaby.
VH1 named Wentz: See, for example, PR Newswire.
“I’m happy to be part of a culture”: See Playboy.
making good on promises and fulfilling expectations: See, for example, Covey.
Integrity: Warren Buffett has said, “In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it’s true. If you hire somebody without the first, you really want them to be dumb and lazy.” Also note that Buffett said that in high school, “I was just sort of nothing.” Lowe, Janet. Warren Buffett Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the World’s Greatest Investor, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997.
“Integrity also means”: See Covey.
“Lack of candor basically blocks”: See Welch. Benjamin Franklin also highly valued both candor and integrity. In his 1726 essay “Plan for Future Conduct,” he wrote, “To endeavor to speak truth in every instance; to give nobody expectations that are not likely to be answered, but aim at sincerity in every word and action—the most amiable excellence in a rational being.”
in a twenty-seven-second phone call: See, for example, Sandell, Laurie. “Bombshell in Blue Jeans,” Glamour, August 2009.
“She listens to her heart”: See Goodspeed, John. “Swift puts heart in work,” San Antonio Express-News, February 6, 2009.
“The farther away you get”: See “Best Buy,” Journal of Technology & Science, August 30, 2009.
“became a people-watcher”: See DeLuca, Dan. “Taylor Swift, focused on ‘great songs,’ ” The Philadelphia Inquirer Daily Magazine, November 11, 2008.
When she sat down: See, for example, Hammerstein, B. J. “Names & Faces,” Detroit Free Press, December 25, 2008. Swift also discussed this isolation with Katie Couric on a Grammy special that aired February 4, 2009.
“The kids at school thought”: See Waterman, Lauren. “Swift Ascent,” Teen Vogue, March 2009.
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