Showing posts with label John Y. Brown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Y. Brown. Show all posts

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Flirting with Disaster

Chris Flirting With DisasterImage by A.Currell via Flickr

To grow faster than one is able to manage is flirting with disaster. – An Wang

The British created a civil service job in 1803 calling for a man to stand on the Cliffs of Dover with a spyglass. He was supposed to ring a bell if he saw Napoleon coming. The job was abolished in 1945. – Robert Townsend

The person who knows how will always have a job. The person who knows why will always be his boss. – Diane Ravitch

There’s no way you can have consistent success without players. No one can win without material. But not everyone can win with material. – John Wooden

If I had learned to type, I never would have made the brigadier general. – Elizabeth P. Hoisington

There may be luck in getting a job but there’s no luck in keeping it. – J. Ogden Armour

Everybody looks good on paper. – John Y. Brown


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