“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”
“I have always subscribed to the expression: ‘Thank God it’s Friday’ because to me Friday means I can work for the next two days without interruptions.”– John Hope Franklin (1915-2009)
“We need kids who don’t just do what they’re told but who are self-directed.”– Ken Kay, P21, quoted in USA Today
“My name is Arne. It’s 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.”
“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?”
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 can [...]
“Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.”– Warren Buffett, NYT 10/17/08
“In science, the most exciting expression isn’t ‘Eureka!’ It’s ‘Huh?’”– Michael Hawley, a computer scientist and director of SiOnyx, quoted in the NY Times, 10/12/08
If you’re a frequent traveler, you should read Michelle Higgins’s firsthand account in today’s NY Times of what it’s like to be flight attendant. On the difference between air travel in the glamour days of the 1960s and air travel today, one three-decade flight attendant veteran says:“Who would have thought, after 30 years, that we’d be a [...]
At a conference yesterday, I got a chance to hear business guru John Maxwell talk about leadership and geopolitical rock star Tom Friedman talk about his new book. Both presentations were excellent. Here’s a quote of note from each.Maxwell described the many leaders in business and government who lament how lonely it is at the top. Then he [...]
