Ira Glass

“Don't be a jerk. Try to love everyone. Give more than you take. And do it despite the fact that you're going to die.”

“Radio is a very personal medium, and it's at its best when it's one-on-one.”

“All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good.”

“The most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Do a huge volume of work.”

“It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions.”

“In radio, you have two tools. Sound and silence.”

“Great stories happen to those who can tell them.”

“What makes a good story? Plot is the engine of story, right? And conflict is the gas.”

“If you're not failing, you're not pushing your limits, and if you're not pushing your limits, you're not maximizing your potential.”

“It's not like I'm an expert on the subject... I'm a professional beginner. My job is to have a beginner's mind.”

“Force yourself to do things. Force yourself to get out of the house, force yourself to make a phone call.”

“You learn the job by doing the job.”