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
People
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)
Big jobs
Big jobs generally go to men who prove their ability to outgrow smaller jobs. American proverb
Leader and boss
People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives. Theodore Roosevelt - American politician, 1901-09 26th president, Nobel Peace Prize 1906 (1858-1919), from his speech in Birmingham, New York, on October 24th, 1910
Know people
Business, real business, is not numbers and it"s not money. It"s people. You have to be able to know and to judge people. André Meyer - French-born American Investment banker (Lazard), advisor to US presidents Kennedy and Johnson (1898-1979), Quotations book 2016
Making better
My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to make them better. Steve Jobs - American company founder: Apple (1955-2011), Quotations book 2016
Be yourself
Det Store er ikke at være Dette eller Hiint, men at være sig selv. The greatness is not to be this or that but to be oneself. Søren Aabye Kierkegaard - Danish Protestant theologian an philosopher (1813-1855), known as one of the most important academics in Denmark; from "Either – Or. A Life Fragment" (1843), Quotations book 2016
Kind words
Kind words do not cost much, yet they accomplish much. attributed to Blaise Pascal - French mathematician and philosopher (1623-1662)
Hybris
Celui qui se juge trop important pour de petits travaux est souvent trop petit pour les travaux importants. attribué à Jacques Tati - né Jacques Tatischeff, réalisateur et acteur français (1907-1982)
Team
In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words, people, product and profits. Unless you"ve got a good team, you can"t do much with the other two. Lee Iacocca - American entrepreneur, savior of Chrysler (1924-2019), Quotations book 2016
About Happiness
If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody. Chinese wisdom, said by Prem Watsa - Canadian investor, chairman and founder of Fairfax Financial Holdings (b. 1950), Quotations book 2013
Good
When you look for the good in others, you discover the best in yourself. attributed to Martin Walsh - English film cutter (b. 1955), Quotations book 2013
Stay together
The family that prays together stays together. Al Scalpone - American author and scriptwriter (1913-2000), Quotations book 2013
Forgiveness
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. often attributed to Oscar Wilde - Irish writer (1854-1900), couls not be verified in his writings, Quotations book 2012
Kindness
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. attributed to Plato - Greek philosopher (c. 428-348 B.C.), Quotations book 2012
Liberty or tyranny
When the people fear the government you have tyranny. When the government fears the people you have liberty. John Basil Barnhill - American writer (1864-1929), Quotations book 2012
Age
To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am. Bernard M. Baruch - American financier, advisor to several American presidents (1870-1965), at his 85th birthday, quoted in "The Observer", August 21st, 1955, Quotations book 2012
Civilization
The highest Test of the civilization of any race is in its willingness to extend a helping hand to the less fortunate. A, race like an individual, lifts itself up by lifting others up. Booker T. Washington - American educator, social reformer and civil rights activist (1856-1915), Quotations book 2011
Tolerance
You must, therefore, live with your enemies, as you cannot always live with your friends. Alexis de Tocqueville - French publisher and politician (1805-1859), from a letter to Eugène Stoffels, September 16th, 1823, Quotations book 2011
Peace
When a man"s ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his enemies live at peace with him. The Bible, Proverbs 16:7 (NIV) - Quotations book 2011