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“verily the lust for comfort murders the passion in the soul, and then walks grinning in the funeral” Kahlil Gibran

“I’ve often said, the only thing standing between me and greatness is me.” Woody Allen

“The beginning of greatness is to be different. And the beginning of failure is to be orthodox. Big ideas come from the unconscious. This is true in art, in science, and in advertising. But your unconscious has to be well informed, or your idea will be irrelevant. Stuff your conscious mind with information, then unhookContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #176”

“When one door closes, another opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the door that we do not see the one that has opened for us.” Alexander Graham Bell

“Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.” Peter Drucker

“Don’t Eat Fortune’s Cookie” Michael Lewis (Princeton University’s 2012 Baccalaureate Remarks) Link here. Video here. Thank you. President Tilghman. Trustees and Friends. Parents of the Class of 2012. Above all, Members of the Princeton Class of 2012. Give yourself a round of applause. The next time you look around a church and see everyone dressedContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #172”

“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” Albert Einstein

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always willContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #170”

“When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: ‘Whose?’”. Don Marquis