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May 17, 2011
Quotes about Resistance
Here's the next section of quotes from my book 1000 Great Quotations for Business, Management & Training.
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
If you want to make enemies, try to change something.
Woodrow Wilson, US President (1856-1924)
People are very open-minded about new things – as long as they're exactly like the old ones.
Charles Kettering, US engineer, inventor (1876-1958)
It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage, than the creation of a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institutions and merely lukewarm defenders in those who would gain by the new ones.
Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian political theorist (1469-1527)
The soft-minded man fears change. He feels security in the status quo, and he has an almost morbid fear of the new. For him, the greatest pain is the pain of a new idea.
Martin Luther King Jr, US civil rights leader (1929-1968)
Men often oppose a thing merely because they had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.
Alexander Hamilton, US statesman (1757-1804)
Every advance in civilisation has been denounced while it was still recent.
Bertrand Russell, British philosopher, mathematician (1872-1970)
He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress, the highest lesson of statecraft.
James Russell Lowell, US poet, critic, statesman (1819-1891)
If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were standing on my shoulders.
Hal Abelson, US computer academic, author
He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is in the cemetery.
Harold Wilson, British Prime Minister (1916-1995)
It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
W Edwards Deming, US statistician, author (1900-1993)
The sad fact is that organisations change as little as they can rather than as much as they should.
Barry A Stein, US management author, consultant (b. 1955)
Change is always a threat when done to people, but it's embraced as an opportunity when it is done by people.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, US academic, management author (b. 1943)
You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.
Navajo proverb
The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it.
Peter Medaway, Brazilian/British biologist (1915-1987)
Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the greatest harmony.
Heraclitus of Ephesus, Greek philosopher (535-475 BC)
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
If you want to make enemies, try to change something.
Woodrow Wilson, US President (1856-1924)
People are very open-minded about new things – as long as they're exactly like the old ones.
Charles Kettering, US engineer, inventor (1876-1958)
It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage, than the creation of a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institutions and merely lukewarm defenders in those who would gain by the new ones.
Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian political theorist (1469-1527)
The soft-minded man fears change. He feels security in the status quo, and he has an almost morbid fear of the new. For him, the greatest pain is the pain of a new idea.
Martin Luther King Jr, US civil rights leader (1929-1968)
Men often oppose a thing merely because they had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.
Alexander Hamilton, US statesman (1757-1804)
Every advance in civilisation has been denounced while it was still recent.
Bertrand Russell, British philosopher, mathematician (1872-1970)
He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress, the highest lesson of statecraft.
James Russell Lowell, US poet, critic, statesman (1819-1891)
If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were standing on my shoulders.
Hal Abelson, US computer academic, author
He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is in the cemetery.
Harold Wilson, British Prime Minister (1916-1995)
It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.
W Edwards Deming, US statistician, author (1900-1993)
The sad fact is that organisations change as little as they can rather than as much as they should.
Barry A Stein, US management author, consultant (b. 1955)
Change is always a threat when done to people, but it's embraced as an opportunity when it is done by people.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, US academic, management author (b. 1943)
You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.
Navajo proverb
The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it.
Peter Medaway, Brazilian/British biologist (1915-1987)
Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the greatest harmony.
Heraclitus of Ephesus, Greek philosopher (535-475 BC)
May 16, 2011
Quotes about Relationships
Here's the next section of quotes from my book 1000 Great Quotations for Business, Management & Training.
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me, and be my friend.
Albert Camus, French/Algerian existentialist author (1913-1960)
Leadership is Relationship.
Benjamin Zander, British conductor, management presenter (b. 1939)
You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.
Indira Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister (1917-1984)
Indira Gandhi
There is a subterranean emotional economy that passes amongst us all. In every interaction we can make people feel better or worse.
Daniel Goleman, US psychologist, author (b. 1946)
A wise man knows everything; a shrewd one everybody.
Fortune cookie
If you approach each new person you meet in a spirit of adventure, you will find yourself endlessly fascinated by the new channels of thought and experience and personality that you encounter. I do not mean simply the famous people of the world, but people from every walk and condition of life.
Eleanor Roosevelt, US United Nations delegate (1884-1962)
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me, and be my friend.
Albert Camus, French/Algerian existentialist author (1913-1960)
Leadership is Relationship.
Benjamin Zander, British conductor, management presenter (b. 1939)
You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.
Indira Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister (1917-1984)
Indira GandhiThere is a subterranean emotional economy that passes amongst us all. In every interaction we can make people feel better or worse.
Daniel Goleman, US psychologist, author (b. 1946)
A wise man knows everything; a shrewd one everybody.
Fortune cookie
If you approach each new person you meet in a spirit of adventure, you will find yourself endlessly fascinated by the new channels of thought and experience and personality that you encounter. I do not mean simply the famous people of the world, but people from every walk and condition of life.
Eleanor Roosevelt, US United Nations delegate (1884-1962)
May 15, 2011
Quotes about Reflection
Here's the next section of quotes from my book 1000 Great Quotations for Business, Management & Training.
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
To do great work, a man must be very idle as well as very industrious.
Samuel Butler, British author (1835-1902)
Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.
Edward Gibbon, British historian (1737-1794)
Some days you must learn a great deal, but you should also have days when you allow what is already in you to swell up and touch everything. If you never let that happen, then you just accumulate facts, and they begin to rattle round inside of you.
Elaine Lobl Konigsburg, US author (b. 1930)
Sit in reverie and watch the changing colour of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, US poet (1807-1882)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
It is generally recognised that creativity requires leisure, an absence of rush, time for the mind and imagination to float and wander and roam, time for the individual to descend into the depths of his or her psyche, to be available to barely audible signals rustling for attention. Long periods of time may pass in which nothing seems to be happening. But we know that kind of space must be created if the mind is to leap out of its accustomed ruts, to part from the standard, and generate a leap into the new.
Nathaniel Branden, US psychologist, author (b. 1930)
If you happen to be one of the fretful minority who can do creative work, never force an idea; you'll abort it if you do. Be patient and you'll give birth to it when the time is ripe. Learn to wait.
Robert Heinlein, US author (1907-1988)
Allow regular time for silent reflection. Turn inward and digest what has happened. Let the senses rest and grow still.
John Heider, US management author (1936-2010)
Before I compose a piece, I walk around it several times, accompanied by myself.
Erik Satie, French composer (1866-1925)
Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.
John Russell Lowell, US poet, critic, statesman (1819-1891)
You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
Indira Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister (1917-1984)
It would do the world good if every man would compel himself occasionally to be absolutely alone. Most of the world's progress has come out of such loneliness.
Bruce Barton, US author, advertising executive (1886-1967)
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together, that at length they may emerge, full-formed and majestic, into the daylight of life.
Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese philosopher, author, poet (1883-1931)
Don't just do it, stand there!
David Williams, British author, presenter (b. 1950)
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
Carl Gustav Jung, Swiss psychiatrist, analytical psychologist (1876-1961)
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
To do great work, a man must be very idle as well as very industrious.
Samuel Butler, British author (1835-1902)
Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.
Edward Gibbon, British historian (1737-1794)
Some days you must learn a great deal, but you should also have days when you allow what is already in you to swell up and touch everything. If you never let that happen, then you just accumulate facts, and they begin to rattle round inside of you.
Elaine Lobl Konigsburg, US author (b. 1930)
Sit in reverie and watch the changing colour of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, US poet (1807-1882)
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowIt is generally recognised that creativity requires leisure, an absence of rush, time for the mind and imagination to float and wander and roam, time for the individual to descend into the depths of his or her psyche, to be available to barely audible signals rustling for attention. Long periods of time may pass in which nothing seems to be happening. But we know that kind of space must be created if the mind is to leap out of its accustomed ruts, to part from the standard, and generate a leap into the new.
Nathaniel Branden, US psychologist, author (b. 1930)
If you happen to be one of the fretful minority who can do creative work, never force an idea; you'll abort it if you do. Be patient and you'll give birth to it when the time is ripe. Learn to wait.
Robert Heinlein, US author (1907-1988)
Allow regular time for silent reflection. Turn inward and digest what has happened. Let the senses rest and grow still.
John Heider, US management author (1936-2010)
Before I compose a piece, I walk around it several times, accompanied by myself.
Erik Satie, French composer (1866-1925)
Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.
John Russell Lowell, US poet, critic, statesman (1819-1891)
You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
Indira Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister (1917-1984)
It would do the world good if every man would compel himself occasionally to be absolutely alone. Most of the world's progress has come out of such loneliness.
Bruce Barton, US author, advertising executive (1886-1967)
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together, that at length they may emerge, full-formed and majestic, into the daylight of life.
Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese philosopher, author, poet (1883-1931)
Don't just do it, stand there!
David Williams, British author, presenter (b. 1950)
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
Carl Gustav Jung, Swiss psychiatrist, analytical psychologist (1876-1961)
May 14, 2011
Quotes about Recognition
Here's the next section of quotes from my book 1000 Great Quotations for Business, Management & Training.
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
That little packet of responsibility (job description), rewarded in accordance with a fixed formula (pay wall), and a single reporting relationship (place in the chain of command) is a roadblock on the highway of change.
William Bridges, US engineer, researcher, educator (b. 1934)
We have to switch incentives from careers, level and promotion, to personal reputation, teamwork and challenging assignments. People then need to feel they can influence, rather than just be rewarded by promotion.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, US academic, management author (b. 1943)
The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves but how she is treated. I shall always be a flower girl to Professor Higgins because he always treats me as a flower girl and always will; but I know I can be a lady to you because you always treat me like a lady.
Eliza Doolittle, character in 'Pygmalion' by George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
Eliza Doolittle
People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.
Frederic Ogden Nash, US humorous writer, poet (1902-1971)
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
That little packet of responsibility (job description), rewarded in accordance with a fixed formula (pay wall), and a single reporting relationship (place in the chain of command) is a roadblock on the highway of change.
William Bridges, US engineer, researcher, educator (b. 1934)
We have to switch incentives from careers, level and promotion, to personal reputation, teamwork and challenging assignments. People then need to feel they can influence, rather than just be rewarded by promotion.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, US academic, management author (b. 1943)
The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves but how she is treated. I shall always be a flower girl to Professor Higgins because he always treats me as a flower girl and always will; but I know I can be a lady to you because you always treat me like a lady.
Eliza Doolittle, character in 'Pygmalion' by George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
Eliza DoolittlePeople who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.
Frederic Ogden Nash, US humorous writer, poet (1902-1971)
May 12, 2011
Daft and illogical song lyrics Part 1
I've started this collection for my own amusement and your entertainment. I'd welcome your contributions via the Comments feature for a future instalment.
Click on the tracks to enjoy the songs via Spotify. (I love them all, by the way.)
Love is like a grain of sand, slowly slipping through your hand
Fleetwood Mac, Oh, Diane
(not grains of sand, just one grain)
Through the coldest winter in almost fourteen years
Rod Stewart, Mandolin Wind
(not almost fifteen, not almost twenty – almost fourteen years?)
Where Eleanor had risen to kiss the neck below my head
Lindisfarne, Lady Eleanor
(as opposed to the neck below my... armpit?)
We parachute in, we parachute out
Warren Zevon, Jungle Work
(We parachute out?)
I jump in my car, and I throw in my guitar
John Stewart, Gold
(OK, John, so first you jump in your car, then you...?)
In times like these, it's good to have a friend
In times like these, on whom you can depend on.
Alan Price – In Times Like These
(nice example of tautology, Alan)
Slowly walking down the hall, Faster than a cannonball.
Oasis, Champagne Supernova (link is to a cover version)
(Oasis demonstrating Einstein's theory of relativity, perhaps)
Of course, sometimes it's deliberate, and in the hands of the master...
And he just smoked my eyelids, and punched my cigarette
Bob Dylan, Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
(wonderful)
Click on the tracks to enjoy the songs via Spotify. (I love them all, by the way.)
Love is like a grain of sand, slowly slipping through your hand
Fleetwood Mac, Oh, Diane
(not grains of sand, just one grain)
Through the coldest winter in almost fourteen years
Rod Stewart, Mandolin Wind
(not almost fifteen, not almost twenty – almost fourteen years?)
Where Eleanor had risen to kiss the neck below my head
Lindisfarne, Lady Eleanor
(as opposed to the neck below my... armpit?)
We parachute in, we parachute out
Warren Zevon, Jungle Work
(We parachute out?)
I jump in my car, and I throw in my guitar
John Stewart, Gold
(OK, John, so first you jump in your car, then you...?)
In times like these, it's good to have a friend
In times like these, on whom you can depend on.
Alan Price – In Times Like These
(nice example of tautology, Alan)
Slowly walking down the hall, Faster than a cannonball.
Oasis, Champagne Supernova (link is to a cover version)
(Oasis demonstrating Einstein's theory of relativity, perhaps)
Of course, sometimes it's deliberate, and in the hands of the master...
And he just smoked my eyelids, and punched my cigarette
Bob Dylan, Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
(wonderful)
Quotes about Questions
Here's the next section of quotes from my book 1000 Great Quotations for Business, Management & Training.
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
There are no foolish questions and no man becomes a fool until he has stopped asking questions.
Charles Steinmetz, US electrical engineer (1865-1923)
That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer.
Jacob Bronowski, British mathematician, scientist (1908-1974)
I keep six honest serving-men (they taught me all I knew): their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who.
Rudyard Kipling, British author, poet (1865-1936)
If you don't ask 'why this?' often enough, somebody will ask 'why you?'
Tom Hirshfield, US research physicist
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
There are no foolish questions and no man becomes a fool until he has stopped asking questions.
Charles Steinmetz, US electrical engineer (1865-1923)
That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer.
Jacob Bronowski, British mathematician, scientist (1908-1974)
I keep six honest serving-men (they taught me all I knew): their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who.
Rudyard Kipling, British author, poet (1865-1936)
If you don't ask 'why this?' often enough, somebody will ask 'why you?'
Tom Hirshfield, US research physicist
May 11, 2011
Quotes about Quality
Here's the next section of quotes from my book 1000 Great Quotations for Business, Management & Training.
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. Somerset Maugham, British author dramatist (1874-1965)
Somerset Maugham
Find the qualities in your people and you find the quality in your company. Simon Hornby, British retail business leader, W H Smith (1935-2010)
How long does it take you, as a boss, to achieve world class quality? Less than a nanosecond to attain it, a lifetime of passionate pursuit to maintain it. Tom Peters, US management author, presenter (b. 1942)
Quality is free. Philip B Crosby, US management author (1926-2001)
In communities where men build ships for their own sons to fish or fight from, quality is never a problem. J Deville
With ISO 9000 you can still have terrible processes and products. You can certify a manufacturer that makes life jackets from concrete, as long as those jackets are made according to the documented procedures and the company provides the next of kin with instructions on how to complain about defects. Richard Buetow, US executive, Motorola (b. 1931)
Don't confuse consistency with quality. The customer decides what quality is by their own standards. Geoff Burch, British management author, presenter (b. 1951)
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. Oscar Wilde, Irish dramatist, poet (1854-1900)
The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was. Walt West, US manufacturing executive
It is a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realise that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract. Alan Shepard, US astronaut (1923-1998)
The greater the emphasis on perfection the further it recedes. Haridas Chaudhuri, Indian philosopher, author (1913-1975)
Quality control starts and ends with training. Kaoru Ishikawa, Japanese quality guru, author (1915-1989)
The CEO of a small company decided they needed a motto to commemorate their longevity in the industry. This is what he came up with: 'Our innovation makes us first – our quality makes us last.' Scott Adams, US cartoonist, author (b. 1957)
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. Somerset Maugham, British author dramatist (1874-1965)
Somerset MaughamFind the qualities in your people and you find the quality in your company. Simon Hornby, British retail business leader, W H Smith (1935-2010)
How long does it take you, as a boss, to achieve world class quality? Less than a nanosecond to attain it, a lifetime of passionate pursuit to maintain it. Tom Peters, US management author, presenter (b. 1942)
Quality is free. Philip B Crosby, US management author (1926-2001)
In communities where men build ships for their own sons to fish or fight from, quality is never a problem. J Deville
With ISO 9000 you can still have terrible processes and products. You can certify a manufacturer that makes life jackets from concrete, as long as those jackets are made according to the documented procedures and the company provides the next of kin with instructions on how to complain about defects. Richard Buetow, US executive, Motorola (b. 1931)
Don't confuse consistency with quality. The customer decides what quality is by their own standards. Geoff Burch, British management author, presenter (b. 1951)
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. Oscar Wilde, Irish dramatist, poet (1854-1900)
The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was. Walt West, US manufacturing executive
It is a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realise that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract. Alan Shepard, US astronaut (1923-1998)
The greater the emphasis on perfection the further it recedes. Haridas Chaudhuri, Indian philosopher, author (1913-1975)
Quality control starts and ends with training. Kaoru Ishikawa, Japanese quality guru, author (1915-1989)
The CEO of a small company decided they needed a motto to commemorate their longevity in the industry. This is what he came up with: 'Our innovation makes us first – our quality makes us last.' Scott Adams, US cartoonist, author (b. 1957)
May 10, 2011
Quotes about Public Relations
Here's the next section of quotes from my book 1000 Great Quotations for Business, Management & Training.
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.
Daniel J Boorstin, US media author, historian (1914-2004)
Nobody believes the official spokesman – but everyone trusts an unidentified source.
Ron Nessen, US government press officer (b. 1934)
An issue ignored is a crisis ensured.
Henry Kissinger, German/US diplomat, political scientist (b. 1923)
Henry Kissinger
News and political broadcasting bores its audience off the air as soon as it slides from controversy into public relations.
Paul Foot, British journalist (1937-2004)
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.
Daniel J Boorstin, US media author, historian (1914-2004)
Nobody believes the official spokesman – but everyone trusts an unidentified source.
Ron Nessen, US government press officer (b. 1934)
An issue ignored is a crisis ensured.
Henry Kissinger, German/US diplomat, political scientist (b. 1923)
Henry KissingerNews and political broadcasting bores its audience off the air as soon as it slides from controversy into public relations.
Paul Foot, British journalist (1937-2004)
May 9, 2011
Quotes about Profits
Here's the next section of quotes from my book 1000 Great Quotations for Business, Management & Training.
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.
Samuel Gompers, British politician (1850-1924)
Whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before would deserve better of mankind and do more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together.
Jonathan Swift, Irish clergyman, poet, satirist (1667-1745)
Watch the costs and the profits will take care of themselves.
Andrew Carnegie, British industrialist, philanthropist (1835-1919)
Andrew Carnegie
The most important thing in life is not simply to capitalise on your gains. Any fool can do that. The important thing is to profit from your losses. That requires intelligence, and makes the difference between a man of sense and a fool.
Dale Carnegie, US lecturer, author (1888-1955)
I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
John D Rockefeller, US industrialist, philanthropist (1839-1937)
A business that makes nothing but money is a poor kind of business.
Henry Ford, US automobile manufacturer, engineer (1863-1947)
Always concentrate on the service or product you provide first and the financial rewards second. Money is a by-product of excellence. Always make 'doing what is right' your main priority and the financial rewards will follow.
Lawrence Weiss, US entertainer aka Larry Harmon, and Bozo the Clown (1925-2008)
Money often costs too much.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, US essayist, poet (1803-1882)
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
Andrew Carnegie, British industrialist, philanthropist (1835-1919)
Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.
Paula Williams, British designer, publisher (b. 1950)
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.
Samuel Gompers, British politician (1850-1924)
Whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before would deserve better of mankind and do more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together.
Jonathan Swift, Irish clergyman, poet, satirist (1667-1745)
Watch the costs and the profits will take care of themselves.
Andrew Carnegie, British industrialist, philanthropist (1835-1919)
Andrew CarnegieThe most important thing in life is not simply to capitalise on your gains. Any fool can do that. The important thing is to profit from your losses. That requires intelligence, and makes the difference between a man of sense and a fool.
Dale Carnegie, US lecturer, author (1888-1955)
I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
John D Rockefeller, US industrialist, philanthropist (1839-1937)
A business that makes nothing but money is a poor kind of business.
Henry Ford, US automobile manufacturer, engineer (1863-1947)
Always concentrate on the service or product you provide first and the financial rewards second. Money is a by-product of excellence. Always make 'doing what is right' your main priority and the financial rewards will follow.
Lawrence Weiss, US entertainer aka Larry Harmon, and Bozo the Clown (1925-2008)
Money often costs too much.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, US essayist, poet (1803-1882)
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
Andrew Carnegie, British industrialist, philanthropist (1835-1919)
Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.
Paula Williams, British designer, publisher (b. 1950)
May 8, 2011
Quotes about Problems
Here's the next section of quotes from my book 1000 Great Quotations for Business, Management & Training.
An updated version of the book is newly available as part of my Almost Free Kindle titles both in the UK and in the USA.
There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hand. Richard Bach, US author (b. 1936)
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
Epictetus, Greek philosopher (55-135 AD)
There are two kinds of worries – those you can do something about and those you can't. Don't spend any time on the latter.
Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington, US composer, arranger, jazz pianist (1899-1974)
Golf without bunkers and hazards would be tame and monotonous. So would life.
Bertie Charles Forbes, British journalist, founder of Forbes Magazine (1880-1954)
A problem well stated is a problem half solved.
Charles Kettering, US engineer, inventor (1876-1958)
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
Abraham Maslow, US psychologist, philosopher (1908-1970)
A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realise his potentialities.
Charles de Gaulle, French President, general (1890-1970)
Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off the goal.
Eli Joseph Cossman, US entrepreneur, sales author (1918-2002)
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There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hand. Richard Bach, US author (b. 1936)
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
Epictetus, Greek philosopher (55-135 AD)
There are two kinds of worries – those you can do something about and those you can't. Don't spend any time on the latter.
Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington, US composer, arranger, jazz pianist (1899-1974)
Golf without bunkers and hazards would be tame and monotonous. So would life.
Bertie Charles Forbes, British journalist, founder of Forbes Magazine (1880-1954)
A problem well stated is a problem half solved.
Charles Kettering, US engineer, inventor (1876-1958)
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
Abraham Maslow, US psychologist, philosopher (1908-1970)
A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realise his potentialities.
Charles de Gaulle, French President, general (1890-1970)
Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off the goal.
Eli Joseph Cossman, US entrepreneur, sales author (1918-2002)
