Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson FRSA is an American writer and journalist. He is the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C. He has been the chairman and CEO of Cable News Networkand the Managing Editor of Time. He has written biographies of Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, and Henry Kissinger...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth20 May 1952
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
I think it's important for CNN to get out as much as possible from the Washington-New York axis, ... This is not some big strategic shift to New York.
It's like when FEMA wasn't really that creative, and the water was rising and people were stranded, ... Once again, people are being stranded and businesses are starting to die.
I think we're trying as much as possible to be part of the heart and soul of Aspen,
I'll be in Philadelphia. They are throwing a huge party for him. Hundreds and hundreds of people are coming.
He had a learning experience. It's the most amazing thing for somebody of his stature. It's because by himself, he walked around. He walked around and talked to people.
It's a valid analysis and Lou's trusted to give that analysis.
I think the McCain and Lieberman talk about the need for civility in public discourse is right at the core of our mission,
an exciting new prospect for what I want to do with the next phase of my life.
Especially right after 9/11. Especially when the war in Afghanistan is going on. There was a real sense that you don't get that critical of a government that's leading us in war time.
we were looking for influence and why we have to suffer through 'Godzilla.'
Vision w/o execution is just hallucination. You need the right combination of visionary + team that can execute
Most of the collaborations of technology were done by teams...Collaboration is key to creativity
It's about doing something larger than yourself. It's about serving this world, helping others.
One way to remember who you are is to remember who your heroes are.