Quote of the Day: Patriotism
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.”–Mark Twain
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Quote of the Day: Waiting for the River to Drain Away
“Dare to be wise! Begin now. The man who puts off the day when he will live rightly is like the peasant who waits for the river to drain away. But it flows on, and will flow on for ever.”–Horace(Hat tip: Gretchen Rubin)
Quote of the Day: Writing is the hardest way of earning a living
“Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.” –Olin Miller
Quote of the Day: “Every startup ends up in the ICU at least once”
“Every startup ends up in the ICU at least once, and pays a visit to the emergency room at least once a year.” —Beth Seidenberg, Kleiner Perkins
Quote of the Day: “We are responsible for our results”
The best corporate leaders never point out the window to blame external conditions; they look in the mirror and say, “We are responsible for our results!” Those who take personal credit for good times but blame external events in bad times simply do not deserve to lead our institutions. —Jim Collins
Quote of the Day: Trying and Failing
“If you decide that you’re going to do only the things you know are going to work, you’re going to leave a lot of opportunity on the table. Companies are rarely criticized for the things that they failed to try. But they are, many times, criticized for things they tried and failed at.” –Jeff Bezos
Quote of the Day: The people on the front lines are right
“The people on the front lines are right, until proven otherwise.”–Colin PowellAlas, all too often senior management assumes that it is right, and ignores the people who actually touch the company’s customers.
Quote of the Day: “If the stock is up 30% this month, please don’t feel you are 30% smarter.”
I’ll tell people that if the stock is up 30% this month, please don’t feel you are 30% smarter. Because when the stock is down 30% a month from now, it’s not going to feel that good to feel 30% dumber.–Jeff Bezos, CEO Amazon True dat. Focus on what matters. While money is how we … Continue reading Quote of the Day: “If the stock is up 30% this month, please don’t feel you are 30% smarter.”
Quote of the Day: Lincoln on Happiness
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”–Abraham Lincoln Ironically enough, Lincoln suffered from clinical depression. Remember kids, depression is a physiological condition–check with your physician!
Quote of the Day: Davos
“Davos is the factory that manufactures the global conventional wisdom.”–David Rothkopf, Superclass