In the 21st century, principled behavior is the surest path to success and significance in business and in life.
-Dov Seidman (his book ‘How’)
Quotes
The Mediocre’s Best
Only the mediocre are always at their best.
-Jean Giraudoux (as quoted in ‘Things You’ll Learn if you Live Long Enough’)
The Mission of the Music
If you’re only worried about not making a mistake, then you will communicate nothing. You’ll have missed the point of making music, which is to make people feel something.
-Yo-Yo Ma
(Quoted by Jonah Lehrer in “Imagine; How Creativity Works”)
Stories with Grace in their Bones and Sinews
The challenge for those of us who care about our faith and about a hurting world is to tell stories which will carry the words of grace and hope in their bones and sinews and not wear them like a fancy dress.
-Katherine Paterson
Random Access Memory
I have random-access memory.
Some days, it seems entirely random whether I’ll be able to access my memory.
The Joy of Sequels
Sequelae are inherently unpredictable.
-Ian Malcolm
(Chaotician in Michael Crichton’s novel Jurassic Park)