Quotes
Quotes propel me in a way that little else can. Here are the ones that sparked me today:
“The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.” — A. A. Milne
Writing ~
You can make yourself live forever through writing. Do not pass through life without leaving something behind for others to learn from your experiences-even if no one but your children read it. You may discover a you you’ve never known. – Antwone Fisher, born 1959; U.S. author and screenwriter
Creativity ~
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Inspiration comes into us slowly and quietly and all the time, though we must regularly and every day give it a little chance to start flowing.”– Brenda Ueland
Stung by the splendor of a sudden thought. — Robert Browning
Nothing encourages creativity like the chance to fall flat on one’s face. ~James D. Finley
It’s like your brain is somebody else, and it’s using your body as an office. — Larry Gelbert, M*A*S*H writer, on his creative process.
Choice ~
— Douglas Adams
“You have a divine right to choose whom you will play with and under what circumstances. Eliminate anyone who creates an energy drag.” — Stuart Wilde
“The Probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your actions” ~Graham Smith
Never explain–your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. –Elbert Hubbard (1856 – 1915)
Risk-Taking~
Try a thing you haven’t done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time, to figure out whether you like it or not. —Virgil Garnett Thomson
“You can only be as good as you dare to be bad.” – John Barrymore
A soaring ambition, described expressively, will attract, energise and retain the talent needed to deliver.” –Tom Peters, Future Shape of the Winner
To understand the entrepreneur, you first have to understand the psychology of the juvenile delinquent. –Abraham Zalenik, psychoanalyst
Marketing~
“Brand is soul deep.” — Garr Reynolds
“Twitter is the absolute God’s gift to marketing.” — Guy Kawasaki
Life~
“I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.” — Marilyn Monroe
“Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.” — Winston S. Churchill
“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”— Dr. Seuss
