Believe you can and you’re halfway there. proverb, attributed to Theodore Roosevelt – American politician, 1901-09 26th president, Nobel Peace Prize 1906 (1858-1919), could not be confirmed in his writings by the "Theodore Roosevelt Center" at "Dickinson State...
Livet maa forstaaes baglænds. Men [...] det maa leves forlænds. Life must be understood backwards. But […] it must be lived forwards. Søren Aabye Kierkegaard – Danish Protestant theologian an philosopher (1813-1855), known as one of the most important academics in Denmark, from his journals ("Journalen", 1843)
Dejarse deslizar por la pendiente favorable que presenta el curso de los acontecimientos y embotarse para la dimensión de peligro y mal cariz que aun la hora más jocunda posee, es precisamente faltar a la misión de responsable. Hoy se hace menester suscitar una hiperestesia de responsabilidad en los que sean capaces de sentirla. José Ortega y Gasset - político y filósofo español (1883 -...
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures. Tom Peters - American author and consultant (b. 1942), from "Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management Revolution" (1987)
What matters most is their passion -- their focus on serving a large, unmet market need with an outstanding team and disruptive innovation. Their commitment to technical excellence, and obsessing on customers (not competition). Their pursuit of reasonable financings, but unreasonable, audacious goals. Their sense of urgency. Their ambition, vision, confidence and humility in putting their...
L'uomo non è mai tanto grande come quando sta in ginocchio dinanzi a Dio. Papa Giovanni XXIII - Nato Angelo Guiseppe Roncalli, 1958-63 Santo Padre, chiamato anche "papa del Concilio" o per la sua umiltà e populismo "il Papa buono" (1881-1963), da un discorso ad un'udienza a Castel Gandolfo (11 settembre 1960)
There is always risk. It is financial intelligence that improves the odds. Robert T. Kiyosaki – American businessman and author (b. 1947), from "Rich Dad's Conspiracy of the Rich: The 8 New Rules of Money" (2015)
A plan is a bridge to your dreams. Your job is to make the plan or bridge real so that your dreams will become reality. If all you do is stand on the side of the bank and dream of the other side, your dreams will forever be just dreams. Robert T. Kiyosaki – American businessman and author (b. 1947), in a "Facebook" message (April 12,...
Who you are tomorrow begins with what you do today. Tim Fargo - American entrepreneur, investor and author (b. 1962)
By finally understanding the problem and calling it by the right name, we will be able to pave a better route forward. Prof. Claudia Goldin – Professor of Economics at Harvard University and economic historian, Nobel Memorial Prize in economic sciences 2023 (b. 1946), from "Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity" (2021)
Even a blind pig can sometimes find truffles, but it helps to know that they grow in oak forests. David Ogilvy – legendary British advertising executive and entrepreneur (1911-1999), from "Confessions of an Advertising Man" (1963)
Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Nelson Mandela – South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, 1994-99 president, Nobel Peace Prize (1918-2013), from a speech to the G8 leaders at London's Trafalgar Square (3 February 2005)
There are things to be frightened of. But what you have to do is put that fear into a little box and put it in the corner of the room and then you can have your day. Sir Salman Rushdie – Indian-born British author (b. 1947), in an interview with Denis Scheck at the 75th Frankfurt book fair ("Frankfurter Buchmesse Spezial: Literaturgala", 21. October 2023)
Time is precious. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back. Harvey Mackay - American entrepreneur and author of the 2005 New York Times N° 1 bestseller "Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive" (b. 1932), from a "Facebook" message (January28, 2013)
I love wealth because it gives the power of helping the miserable. Blaise Pascal - French mathematician and philosopher (1623-1662), from fragment 931/550, published in "Thoughts, fragment and letters by Blaise Pascal" ("Pensées, Fragmens et Lettres de Blaise Pascal", 1844) J’aime les biens parce qu’ils donnent le moyen d’en assister les misérables. Blaise Pascal – Mathématicien et philosophe...
The game of life is the game of everlasting learning. Charlie Munger - Vice Chairman Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023)