"It’s better to be slapped in the face by the truth than kissed by a lie."
Professor George Kohlrieser, IMD
This concise, clear-headed, and powerful message is high on my list of “welcome to reality” quotes. Here’s what Professor Kohlrieser is saying to me: Be… read more
"It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."
Sir Edmund Hillary
To me, there is something very special when someone, who has achieved greatness, finds a way to convert their achievement into a common-sense insight that we all can use in our daily lives.… read more
"Never go out to meet trouble. If you will just sit still, nine cases out of ten someone will intercept it before it reaches you."
Calvin Coolidge
I love the common-sense and calm this quote always inspires in me. It reminds me of how often we react so… read more
"In great affairs men show themselves as they wish to be seen; in small things they show themselves as they are." Nicholas Chamfort
This is such a wonderful, insightful and useful quote. Here’s how I use it today, which may be of help to you. The “great affairs”… read more
"History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives."
-- Abba Eban
This belongs in my group of quotes that should be placed in every room in which a meeting is about to take place. I often marvel at how some… read more
"Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment." Rita Mae Brown
I guess you could say that this quote comes from the common-sense, facts of life file, but there is a particular reason… read more
"What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens." Benjamin Disraeli
It is emotional awareness a leader needs in order to bring together a cohesive team that together can successfully deal with the disruption Disraeli describes, because good leaders know that… read more
"Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory." Albert Schweitzer
There’s a lot of talk today about happiness; What is it? How do I find it? How can I make it last? I love the folksy nature of Dr. Schweitzer’s words and the reminder that happiness is… read more
"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought." Albert Gyorgyi, Nobel Prize winner for the discovery of vitamin C
What a celebration of intellectual curiosity this wonderful quote represents. Each and every day we encounter… read more
We work to become, not to acquire.” Elbert Hubbard
What an interesting perspective to contemplate: becoming, not acquiring. To me, this quote doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with acquiring things in life—a home, a savings account, or comfort in one’s surroundings. I think… read more
