Quote of the Day: “He who has never learned to obey…”
“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.”—The Big Aristotle, quoting the original Aristotle I guess Shaq really is a philosopher!
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Quote of the Day: Rescuing the Economy
The ruling Democrats have a choice: Rescue this economy to return it to market control. Or use this crisis to seize the commanding heights of the economy for the greater social good. Note: The latter has already been tried. The results are filed under “History, ash heap of.” —Charles Krauthammer
Quote of the Day: Creativity
“To create is to potentially embarrass oneself in front of others. It is about the courage to be oneself and to be seen as oneself. Putting ink to a page, or pressing one’s fingers against clay, or typing a line of computer code, or blowing glass and realizing mistake. Or success. With everyone watching. But … Continue reading Quote of the Day: Creativity
Quote of the Day: Wall Street bankers tend to do things like buy their houses for cash
Megan McArdle has a great post up with boatload of zingers. Here’s the best one: To those who are averse to bailing out Wall Street rather than Main Street, it’s worth noting that Main Street will suffer worse than Wall Street. Because of the way that their compensation is structured, Wall Street bankers tend to … Continue reading Quote of the Day: Wall Street bankers tend to do things like buy their houses for cash
Quote of the Day: Sesame Street Simple
“The principles used to run a firm should be Sesame Street Simple. Human beings don’t want to stay focused. So my job is to get them to focus their creativity around the focus; focus their productivity around the focus; focus their efficiency or effectiveness around the focus.” —A. G. Lafley, CEO Proctor & Gamble
Quote of the Day: “What a wonderful life I’ve had!”
“What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.” –Colette Thanks to Gretchen Rubin for the pointer.
Quote of the Day: Andy Warhol on Coke and America
“What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca Cola, and you know that the President drinks Coca Cola, Liz Taylor drinks Coca Cola, and just think, you can drink Coca Cola, too. … Continue reading Quote of the Day: Andy Warhol on Coke and America
Quote of the Day: Leadership
“There is one irrefutable definition of a leader, and that is someone people follow.” -Michael Maccoby
Quote of the Day: Smart Organizations
“Smart organizations make difficult things simple.”—Huggy Rao
Quote of the Day: Start With The Truth
“Start with the truth. Identify the worldview of the people you need to reach. Describe the truth through their worldview. That’s your story. When you overreach, you always fail. Not today, but sooner or later, the truth wins out. Negative or positive, the challenge isn’t just to tell the truth. It’s to tell truth that … Continue reading Quote of the Day: Start With The Truth