“A certain degree of solitude seems necessary to the full growth and spread of the highest mind; and therefore must a very extensive intercourse with men stifle many a holy germ, and scare away the gods, who shun the restless tumult of noisy companies and the discussion of petty interests.” MenMindSeemsCertainGrowthInterestCompanyHolySolitudeDegreesHighestSpreadDiscussionScarePettyRestlessIntercourseNoisyGermsTumult Author:Novalis
“At Arcueil ... I dined in distinguished company... There was a lot of very interesting discussion. It is these gatherings which are the joy of life.” JoyInterestingCompanyDiscussionAutobiographyGatheringVery InterestingDistinguishedJoy Of Life Author:Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
“They who are great talkers in company have never been any talkers by themselves, nor used to private discussions of our home regimen.” HomeUsedCompanyTalkingDiscussionTalkers Author:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
“There were certainly those who rubbed their eyes in astonishment. But when we held a company discussion forum with Joschka Fischer, interest was high. Six hundred senior managers came to the meeting. In the end, there was tremendous applause for Fischer, because he offered a precise analysis of the challenges our industry faces worldwide.” EndsEyeFacesInterestChallengesCompanyIndustrySixHundredMeetingsManagersDiscussionAnalysisSeniorPreciseApplauseAstonishmentForumsFischer Author:Norbert Reithofer
“I spend a lot of my time just developing material; or the company does. That material can come from a book, can come from a newspaper, can come from a discussion and sometimes it can come from a script that got passed over and is floating around.” DoeBookSometimesCompanyMaterialsScriptsNewspapersDevelopingDiscussionMy TimeFloating Author:Ridley Scott