Reading is one of my main source of inspiration. Every once in a while I stumble into a sentence that deserves particular attention in being remembered. And I often take note of these on this blog.
Through this page, you can access my entire collection of Quotes that are also randomly appearing on the sidebar on each post. The quotes are ordered by alphabetical order of the full author name.
Enjoy!
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Adam Grant
The absence of conflict is not harmony, it's apathy. If you're in a group where people never disagree, the only way that could really happen is if people don't care enough to speak their minds.
The absence of conflict is not harmony, it's apathy. If you're in a group where people never disagree, the only way that could really happen is if people don't care enough to speak their minds.
Adam Grant
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Admiral Grace Hopper
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Albert Einstein
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Alvin Toffler
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn
Alvin Toffler
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Antonio Machado
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Barry Lawson Williams
In your career there's going to be a balance between what is intentional and what is just incidental and lucky. And I encourage you to develop your network so you can position yourself to be lucky. There's an intentional part about being lucky.
In your career there's going to be a balance between what is intentional and what is just incidental and lucky. And I encourage you to develop your network so you can position yourself to be lucky. There's an intentional part about being lucky.
Barry Lawson Williams
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Bob Chapman
Management is about using others for your success; leadership is about stewarding the lives entrusted to you.
Management is about using others for your success; leadership is about stewarding the lives entrusted to you.
Bob Chapman
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Dee Hock
Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex and intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple and stupid behavior.
Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex and intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple and stupid behavior.
Dee Hock
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Edgar Allan Poe
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night
Edgar Allan Poe
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Ernest Hemingway
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Frederic Laloux
We are all of fundamental equal worth. At the same time, our community will be richest if we let all members contribute in their distinctive way, appreciating the differences in roles, education, backgrounds, interests, skills, characters, points of view, and so on.
We are all of fundamental equal worth. At the same time, our community will be richest if we let all members contribute in their distinctive way, appreciating the differences in roles, education, backgrounds, interests, skills, characters, points of view, and so on.
Frederic Laloux
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George Box
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Goethe
The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is the way they become.
The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is the way they become.
Goethe
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Handelsbanken Our Way booklet
We have an unshakeable belief in people and their will and ability to do good things well.
We have an unshakeable belief in people and their will and ability to do good things well.
Handelsbanken Our Way booklet
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Henri-Louis Bergson
Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.
Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.
Henri-Louis Bergson
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Henry Ford
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.
Henry Ford
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Henry Mintzberg
Organizations, like individuals, can avoid identity crises by deciding what it is they wish to be and then pursuing it with a healthy obsession.
Organizations, like individuals, can avoid identity crises by deciding what it is they wish to be and then pursuing it with a healthy obsession.
Henry Mintzberg
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Heraclitus of Ephesus
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John F. Kennedy
The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic
The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic
John F. Kennedy
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John P. Kotter
Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there.
Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there.
John P. Kotter
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Kurt Lewin
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Leo Tolstoy
Nothing can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beautiful than perpetual kindness.
Nothing can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beautiful than perpetual kindness.
Leo Tolstoy
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Louis Gerstner
Turning a bad culture into a good culture is like teaching a herd of elephants to dance.
Turning a bad culture into a good culture is like teaching a herd of elephants to dance.
Louis Gerstner
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Mark Costa
Your greatest fear as a CEO is that people aren't telling you the truth.
Your greatest fear as a CEO is that people aren't telling you the truth.
Mark Costa
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Milton Friedman
Only a crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around.
Only a crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around.
Milton Friedman
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Niccolò Machiavelli
A large body of infantry is impossible to feed and a small one insufficient to make a mark
A large body of infantry is impossible to feed and a small one insufficient to make a mark
Niccolò Machiavelli
It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things.
It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things.
Niccolò Machiavelli
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Peter Drucker
Since we live in an age of innovation, a practical education must prepare a man for work that does not yet exist and cannot yet be clearly defined.
Since we live in an age of innovation, a practical education must prepare a man for work that does not yet exist and cannot yet be clearly defined.
Peter Drucker
Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.
Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.
Peter Drucker
We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.
We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.
Peter Drucker
Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
Peter Drucker
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Rainer Maria Rilke
The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens.
The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens.
Rainer Maria Rilke
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René Descartes
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Sean McCabe
Remember, things take as long as the amount of time you give them.
Remember, things take as long as the amount of time you give them.
Sean McCabe
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Steve Jobs
Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while.
Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while.
Steve Jobs
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.
Steve Jobs
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Taiichi Ohno
No goal, regardless of how small, can be achieved without adequate training.
No goal, regardless of how small, can be achieved without adequate training.
Taiichi Ohno
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William Arthur Ward
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
William Arthur Ward
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William Butler Yeats
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.
William Butler Yeats