Category: Commonplace
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Two reasons for doing anything
“A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.” — J. P. Morgan
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A perspective on a cubicle
“A cubicle is just a padded cell without a door.” — Unknown Seen on sticker hanging inside, ironically enough, my manager’s cubicle.
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People change…
“People change… but not that much.” — Bill Wilson Bill Wilson preached at the church I grew up attending many moons ago. This quote has stuck with me over time.
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… or if you think you’re gonna lose …
“You know, if you don’t want to run again, I respect that. But if you don’t run because you think it’s gonna be too hard or you think you’re gonna lose, well, God, Jed, I don’t even want to know you.” — Mrs Landingham in “Two Cathedrals”, The West Wing
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The line must be drawn here
“I will not sacrifice the Enterprise. We’ve made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They invade our space and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further! And I will make them pay for what they’ve done.” — Captain…
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Thieves get rich
“Thieves get rich and saints get shot and God don’t answer prayers a lot.” — Jack Rudolph in “The Focus Group”, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
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I wouldn’t stop for red lights
Josh Lyman: “I’m just sayin’ if you were in an accident, I wouldn’t stop for a beer.” Donna Moss: “If you were in an accident, I wouldn’t stop for red lights.” — “17 People”, The West Wing
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Sun Tzu on weak leadership
“Weak leadership can wreck the soundest strategy.” — Sun Tzu From MGMT 499, Session 1
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Opposition from mediocre minds
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” — Albert Einstein From MGMT 499, Session 1
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Response to change
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” — Charles Darwin From MGMT 499, Session 1