Quotes #21: Shavers, Churchill, Simon, Kelley, Petzinger, Dunlap, Devine, Rickey
Allowing employees to disagree, then resolve differences usually strengthens their relationships in the long run. --Cheryl Shavers
The further back you look, the further ahead you can see. --Winston Churchill
Reflect that 200 years ago, the ancestors of 19 of every 20 people you see today were living at or just above the subsistence level somewhere in the world: grubbers in the soil or perhaps village smiths or shoemakers. More people and increased income cause problems of increased scarcity in the short run. Heightened scarcity causes prices to rise. The higher prices present opportunity, and prompt investors and entrepreneurs to search for solutions. Many fail, at cost to themselves. But in a free society, solutions are eventually found. And in the long run, the new developments leave us better off than if the problems had not arisen. That is, prices end up lower than before the scarcity occurred. The concept of evolution argues that -- in the absence of huge change in the physical world from climate change or planetary collision -- humanity will continue to go forward. --Julian Simon
Innovation will come from people who have crossed boundaries. --Diane Kelley
When scarce resources create conflicting demands, the interests of the customer provide the largest space on which to seek common ground. --Thomas Petzinger
Fewer and fewer people are lifetime employees. The smart person takes on a series of challenging experiences at different companies and builds a portfolio of skills. --Al Dunlap
The Internet has somehow turned us all into colossal egomaniacs who believe that each one of us has a supreme and total right to have each whim answered. --Edward Devine
I believe we are responsible for our own luck. Luck's not going to feed the bulldog, and I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the federal government -- or for that matter, anyone else -- to solve the talent shortage problems of private enterprise. --Bob Evans
Luck is the residue of design. --Branch Rickey
Even in a thriving company, it often takes the eyes of an outsider to spot the obvious and bring business back to the correct path for the long journey ahead. --Al Dunlap
You're setting yourself up to fail if you do a fancy business plan for investors before you can do one for yourself. It doesn't matter how smart you are. There will be major flaws in your first business plan. You need to give yourself time to catch them. --Norm Brodsky
