Aaron K. Olson

“I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it's because in addition to the fact that the sea changes, and the light changes, and ships change, it's because we all came from the sea. And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea - whether it is to sail or to watch it - we are going back from whence we came.

[Remarks at the Dinner for the America's Cup Crews, September 14 1962]”
― John F. Kennedy

“People in the trenches are usually in touch with impending changes early”
― Andrew S. Grove, Only the Paranoid Survive: How to Exploit the Crisis Points that Challenge Every Company and Career

“People who have no emotional stake in a decision can see what needs to be done sooner.”
― Andrew Grove

“You need to be more strategic.” When someone receives this kind of feedback, what does it mean?”
― Aaron Olson, Leading with Strategic Thinking: Four Ways Effective Leaders Gain Insight, Drive Change, and Get Results