Laughing
No animal but man ever laughs. Aristoteles – Greek philosopher (384-322 B.C.), in “De partibus animalium” (4th century B.C.), Quotations book 2014
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Readers
Not all readers become leaders. But all leaders must be readers. Harry S. Truman – American politician, 1945-52 33rd president (1884-1972), Quotations book 2014
Love
Love is the strongest force the world possesses and yet it is the humblest imaginable. Mahatma Gandhi – Indian politician (1896-1948), from “Ahimsa or the way of Non-violence” (posthumously 1958 in “All men are brothers”), Quotations book 2014
Openness
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. Indira Gandhi – Indian politician, 1966-77 and 1980-84 Prime Minister (1917-1984), Quotations book 2014
Relâcher
On ne découvre pas de terre nouvelle sans consentir à perdre de vue, d”abord et longtemps, tout rivage. André Gide – écrivain français, prix Nobel de littérature 1947 (1869-1951), de “Les Faux-Monnayeurs” (1925), Brochure de citation 2014
Voir Dieu
Qui veut voir Dieu vivant, face à face, doit le chercher, non dans le firmament désert de sa pensée, mais dans l”amour des hommes. Romain Rolland – écrivain et pacifiste français, prix Nobel de littérature 1915 (1866-1944), de “Jean-Christophe: L”Adolescent” (1904), Brochure de citation 2014
Perspective
Car il suffit pour y voir clair de changer de perspective. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – écrivain, et aviateur français (1900-1944), de “La Citaelle” (1948), Brochure de citation 2014
Bonheur
Le bonheur est de connaître ses limites et de les aimer. Romain Rolland – écrivain et pacifiste français, prix Nobel de littérature 1915 (1866-1944), de “Jean-Christophe: La Nouvelle Journée” (1912)
Together
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. The Bible, Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (NIV) – Quotations book 2016
Jouir
Manger est une nécessité, mais manger intelligemment est un art. To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art. attributed to François de La Rochefoucauld – French aphorist (1613-1680)
Achieving collaboratively
Firms come into being in order to enable human beings to achieve collaboratively what they could not achieve alone. Prof. Morten T. Hansen/Prof. Nitin Nohria – Professor at University of California (b. 196?)/Deacan at Harvard Business School (b. 1962), from “How to Build Collaborative Advantage” (MIT Sloan Management Review, 2004)
Businesses
Bad businesses throw problems at you. Good businesses throw cash flow. from business
Hold on
No one would have crossed the ocean if he could have gotten off the ship in the storm. Charles Franklin Kettering – American inventor and head of research at General Motors (1876-1958), Quotations book 2007 und 2014
Negotiation
Negotiation is not a sign of weakness but of confidence. Prof. Roger Fisher – author and professor at Harvard Law School (1922-2012)
Good tax
There is no such thing as a good tax. Some are better than others, some are worse. But there is no such thing as a good tax. All taxes are at best necessary evils and burdens. Thomas P. Gore – American senator, ralated to former US Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Al Gore (1870-1949)
Fertile working
The best fertilizer is always the footprint of the farmer. Thomas G. Hardie – American entrepreneur (Caledonia Spirits Inc.) and farmer (1860-1933), Quotations book 2018
Secret of success
The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well. attributed to John D. Rockefeller Jr. – American philanthropist (1874-1960)
Problem solving
A problem well stated is a problem half solved. attributed to Charles Franklin Kettering – American inventor and head of research at General Motors (1876-1958)
Growth
People create growth, companies report it. Brian Joffe – South African company founder: Bidvest Group (b. 1947)
Financial analysts
Financial analysts are like politicians, never there to be counted when they’re wrong. Brian Joffe – South African company founder: Bidvest Group (b. 1947)