Archive for the Quotes Category
Published June 17th, 2009
“In all the briefing papers prepared for the famous Clinton Little Rock [economic] summit in late 1992, the word Internet never appeared.”– Daniel Gross, Newsweek(HT: Steve Case)
Published May 27th, 2009
“An economy that is more entrepreneurial, less managerial, would be less subject to the kind of distortions that occur when corporate managersâ compensation is tied to the short-term profit of distant shareholders. For most entrepreneurs, profit is at once a more capacious and a more concrete thing than this. It is a calculation in which […]
Published April 25th, 2009
“In periods of economic turmoil, people are hungry and work cheap, and entrenched companies often concentrate on in-house cost-cutting instead of exploring new markets, which can explode with the next turn of the business cycle.”– Wired, “Back to the Garage”Â
Published March 27th, 2009
“I have always subscribed to the expression: ‘Thank God itâs Friday’ because to me Friday means I can work for the next two days without interruptions.”– John Hope Franklin (1915-2009)
Published March 6th, 2009
“We need kids who don’t just do what they’re told but who are self-directed.”– Ken Kay, P21, quoted in USA Today
Published February 17th, 2009
“My name is Arne. Itâs not Mr. Secretary. Please just call me Arne.”– U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, speaking to DOE employees in a line that the NYT says ”drew a standing ovation.”
Published February 5th, 2009
“The right brain seems to be creating a surplus at the very moment the left brain sees its executive pays cut.”– CNET, “Will TED 2009 heal the Davos depression?”Â
Published December 18th, 2008
About ten years ago, Masashi Kishimoto created the manga series Naruto, about a young ninja with a dark secret. The series has been monumentally successful, selling tens of millions of books and spawning its own media empire. In an LA Times interview, Kashimoto explains the appeal of this less-than-perfect lead character:“Perfect heroes are cool, but no one […]
Published October 17th, 2008
“Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.”– Warren Buffett, NYT 10/17/08
Published October 12th, 2008
âIn science, the most exciting expression isnât âEureka!â Itâs âHuh?ââ– Michael Hawley, a computer scientist and director of SiOnyx, quoted in the NY Times, 10/12/08Â
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