The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. -- Hans Hofmann
If something isn’t working, you need to look back and figure out what got you excited in the first place. -- David Gorman (ImThere.com)
Always dive down into a problem and get your hands on the deepest issue behind the problem. All other considerations are to dismissed as "engineering details"; they can be sorted out after the basic problem has been solved. -- Chris Crawford
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
There are many ways to avoid success in life, but the most sure-fire just might be procrastination. -- Hara Estroff Marano.
What do Americans look for in a car? I've heard many answers when I've asked this question. The answers include excellent safety ratings, great gas mileage, handling, and cornering ability, among others. I don't believe any of these. That's because the first principle of the Culture Code is that the only effective way to understand what people truly mean is to ignore what they say. This is not to suggest that people intentionally lie or misrepresent themselves. What it means is that, when asked direct questions about their interests and preferences, people tend to give answers they believe the questioner wants to hear. Again, this is not because they intend to mislead. It is because people respond to these questions with their cortexes, the parts of their brains that control intelligence rather than emotion or instinct. They ponder a question, they process a question, and when they deliver an answer, it is the product of deliberation. They believe they are telling the truth. A lie detector would confirm this. In most cases, however, they aren't saying what they mean. -- The culture code.
The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place. ~Guy Kawasaki
Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. ~John D. Rockefeller
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. ~Truman Capote
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. –Henry David Thoreau