Martyrdom… is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability. - George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950), The Devil’s Disciple (1901) act 3
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. – Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
Dressing up is inevitably a substitute for good ideas. It is no coincidence that technically inept business types are known as “suits.” – Paul Graham, September 2004
Nerds don’t just happen to dress informally. They do it too consistently. Consciously or not, they dress informally as a prophylactic measure against stupidity. – Paul Graham, September 2004
Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not; it is the first lesson that ought to be learned; and however early a man’s training begins, it is probably the last lesson that he learns thoroughly. - Thomas H. Huxley (1825 – 1895)
Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it. – Dwight D. Eisenhower
The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The truly dangerous thing is asking the wrong question. – Peter Drucker
Why did I want to win? Because I didn’t want to lose! – Max Schmelling
To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business. – J. Paul Getty
