Profit from advice
Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it. Publilius Syrus – Roman poet (1st century BC)
All Quotes
Secret of success
Be yourself. Jack Welch – born John Francis Welch jr., legendary American manager: General Electric (1935-2020), Fortune 1999: Manager of the Century
Experience
All experience is an arch to build upon. Henry Brooks Adams – American historian (1838-1918)
Reputation
he reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. Japanese proverb
Abilities
Nobody knows what’s in him until he tries to pull it out. Ernest M. Hemingway – American writer, Nobel Prize in literature 1954 (1899-1961)
Seeds of time
If you can look into the seeds of time and say which grain will grow and which not, speak then to me… William Shakespeare – English writer (1564-1616), in “Macbeth” 1st act, Scene 3/4 “Banquo” (1623)
Expert
If you wish to know the road up the mountain, ask the man who goes back and forth on it.. from the Zenrin Kushu – collection of Zen quotes from the 15th century
Long-term-performance
We focus not on the performance of our stocks on the short run but on the performance of our business. Stockholder”s slogan
Obedient stockholders
The typical American stockholder is the most docile and apathetic animal in captivity. He does what the board of directors tell him to do and never thinks of asserting his individual rights as owner of the business and employer of its paid officers. Benjamin Graham – born Benjamin Großbaum, American investor and inventor of systematic stocks analysis...
Children
Children”s games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity. Michel de Montaigne – French writer and philosopher (1533-1592)
Creave thinking
To cease to think creatively is but little different from ceasing to live. Benjamin Franklin – American politician, writer and scientist (1706-1790)
Objectives
I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident. Thomas Alva Edison – American inventor (1847-1931)
Growth needs thinking
To grow you must innovate, to innovate you must think. Business slogan of the Italian firm Socotherm
Improvement
When was the last time, you were looking for a better solution? Question to motivate
Friendship
Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… it has no survival value; rather, it is one of those things that give value to survival.. C. S. Lewis – British writer (1898-1963)
Self-deception
The easiest person to fool is yourself. Richard Phillips Feynman – American physicist, Nobel Prize in physics 1965 (1918-1988)
Question mark
The question mark is more powerful than the exclamation point. Dale Carnegie – born Dale Carnagey, American author and personality coach (1888-1955)
Listen
Wenn Sie jemandem eine Frage stellen, warten Sie auf die Antwort. Business-philosophy of Edward Valenti (b. 1948) and Barry Becher (1941-2012) – American infomercial pioneers (Ginsu knives)
Salvation
Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must he saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we are saved by love. No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our...