“Ive always seen writing as a way of telling the truth. For me, writing is about truth. I have always tried to be faithful to my own experience.” WayWritingMy OwnFaithfulTelling The TruthBeing Faithful Author:Edmund White
“I was extraordinarily lucky. I wrote a book because I wanted to see if I could write a mystery. Someone nagged me into sending it to a contest, which it won, after which I was offered a two-book contract, thus requiring the writing of a second book.” IfsWritingTwoBookWantedMysteryLuckyIf I CouldContractsContests Author:Donna Leon
“I cannot understand it, after all I am only a very ordinary sort of fellow.” OrdinaryFellows Author:George V
“My whole professional life has been dedicated to improving access, affordability, quality and choice of health care.” Has BeensWholeCareChoicesQualityAccessHealth CareDedicatedImprovingProfessional LifeAffordability Author:Glenn Thompson
“I obviously disagree with the individuals who do not support rural America and do not support rural airports. Under their philosophy, maybe we shouldnt even be paving roads in rural America, because there are fewer people that drive on them.” PeoplePhilosophyAmericaIndividualSupportDisagreeFewerAirportsRural AmericaPaving Author:Glenn Thompson
“I think everybody at IBM knows the early 1990s disaster, and its in our fabric that you cannot miss the ship.” ThinkingKnowsMissingDisasterShipsFabricIbm Author:Samuel J. Palmisano
“Enterprise is hard work. You have to integrate the client with the optimized systems of all the servers and software.” HardHard WorkEnterpriseSoftwareClientsIntegratingServer Author:Samuel J. Palmisano
“If we overregulate, over control, impose too many burdens and too much bureaucracy - or if we do it across the board, without taking into account the differences among businesses and their relative impact on society - that could make people risk-averse and dampen the entrepreneurial spirit.” PeopleIfsSpiritDifferencesToo MuchRiskAccountsImpactBurdenBoardsRelativeBureaucracyEntrepreneurialGovernment BureaucracyEntrepreneurial SpiritImpact On Society Author:Samuel J. Palmisano
“I think an art collection is a lot like a diary. Your taste evolves with time. I try to never sell anything, because its part of my journey.” ThinkingTryingArtJourneyTasteSellsEvolveCollectionsDiariesMy Journey Author:Delphine Arnault
“You have to be very brave and very entrepreneurial - you have to dare to create your own brand.” BraveDareBrandsEntrepreneurial Author:Delphine Arnault