"We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action."
- Frank Tibolt (1897-1989) Author of "A Touch of Greatness"
“People ask me what’s the most important function when you’re starting an organization or setting up the kind of culture and values that are going to endure.
The discipline I believe so strongly in is H.R., and it’s the last discipline that gets funded. Marketing, manufacturing — all these things are important. But more often than not, the head of H.R. does not have a seat at the table. Big mistake.
Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.
- Bernard Baruch (1870 - 1965) was an American financier, stock market speculator, statesman, and presidential advisor.
Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This is the transcript of his prepared speech.
My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.
- Charles W. Eliot, The Happy Life, 1896
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People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.
- Frederick Douglass, US abolitionist (1817 - 1895)
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)