“Obviously, there is diversity, but Europe is a union of diversity.” DiversityEuropeUnions Author:Jean-Pierre Raffarin
“Prohibiting a visible religious sign, which isn't a manifestation of militancy, would look like a fight against religions.” LooksFightingReligiousManifestationVisibleAgainst ReligionMilitancy Author:Jean-Pierre Raffarin
“The Europe we are in the process of building is the Europe of the 21st century; it's not the Europe of the 20th century.” ProcessCenturyBuildingEurope21st Century20th Century Author:Jean-Pierre Raffarin
“I find as long as I acknowledge the truth of something, then that's it. I know what it is and then I can operate. But if I overestimate the downside of something or the challenge of something and I get too obsessed about the difficulty of it, then I don't leave enough room to be open to the upside, the possibility.” IfsKnowsLongI CanEnoughChallengesRoomsPossibilityDifficultyAcknowledgeObsessedOverestimate Author:Michael J. Fox
“At Microsoft, the magic of software is used to take on very interesting challenges.” UsedChallengesInterestingMagicSoftwareVery InterestingMicrosoft Author:Jeff Raikes
“In order to succeed... you have to put a stake in the ground.” OrderSucceedStakesOrder To Succeed Author:Jeff Raikes
“You know, being an entrepreneur is super hard work, and if you're not passionate about what you're doing, you're probably not going to succeed.” IfsKnowsHardHard WorkSucceedEntrepreneurPassionateDoing You Author:Jeff Raikes
“Enterprise search is becoming an indispensable tool to businesses of all sizes, helping people to find, use and share critical business information quickly.” PeopleHelpingUseShareInformationBecomingToolsSizeCriticalEnterpriseIndispensableHelping People Author:Jeff Raikes
“In business, the market gives you feedback in real time. Your sales figures tell you what's working, what isn't, and how you need to change. If you don't listen to the feedback, you go belly up. In philanthropy, there is no market.” IfsNeedsGivingRealFiguresPhilanthropyBellyFeedbackNeed A ChangeYou Need To Change Author:Jeff Raikes
“In business, there's a constant focus on developing strategies, reviewing executive performance against those strategies each year, engaging with opposing or different points of view, and having intellectual dialogue.” YearsDifferentViewsFocusIntellectualPerformancesStrategyConstantPoint Of ViewDialogueDevelopingExecutivesEngagingOpposingDifferent Points Of View Author:Jeff Raikes