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Ironic quotes from executives who incorrectly predicted the failure of upstarts From the CEO of Palm predicting that Apple would fail at making phones to IBM's chairman predicting that Walmart would crush Amazon, the history of technological upheaval is littered with the ironic dismissals of establishment executives predicting it would all amount to nothing. (more…)
I have never felt that anything really mattered but the satisfaction of knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed, and had done the very best you could. Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady, diplomat and activist
Living this one right now . . . Measure not the work until the day's out and the labor done. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poet
Live up to the best that is in you: Live noble lives, as you all may, in whatever condition you may find yourselves. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet and educator
The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause, as, for instance, the black man's right to his body, or woman's right to her soul. Emma Goldman, activist and writer
Another business related one that hit home! The organization is, above all, social. It is people. Peter Drucker, management consultant
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. Stephen R. Covey, educator, writer and speaker
If men are to be precluded from offering their sentiments ... the freedom of speech may be taken away, and dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. George Washington, first US president
The most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give. Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady, diplomat and activist
Ideas (via reddit) Unfortunately my wife actually was one of the financial backers of film number 2 (very small amount of money), what we got out of it was a shark that shared or family name.
Consider the Postage Stamp. Its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. --Josh Billings
You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong. --Warren Buffett
