“Climate change and dependence on foreign oil are problems that won't go away on their own. Tabling plans to deal with them doesn't make it easier for companies to plan and invest; it makes it harder.” ProblemDealsCompanyPlansEasierHarderClimateClimate ChangeOilGoing AwayDependenceForeign Oil Author:Christina Romer
“No other technology company other than Apple has successfully transitioned their platform. It's almost never done, and it's way harder than you realise. This transition is where tech companies go to die.” WayDoneDiesRealizingCompanyTechnologyHarderApplesTransitionPlatforms Author:Jim Balsillie
“Making an enduring company was both harder and more important than making a great product.” ImportantLeadershipCompanyProductsHarderEndure Author:Steve Jobs
“For me, exploration was a personal venture. I did not go to the Arabian desert to collect plants nor to make a map; such things were incidental. At heart I knew that to write or even to talk of my travels was to tarnish the achievement. I went there to find peace in the hardship of desert travel and the company of desert peoples. I set myself a goal on these journeys, and, although the goal itself was unimportant, its attainment had to be worth every effort and sacrifice... No, it is not the goal but the way there that matters, and the harder the way the more worth while the journey.” WayWritingHeartMatterGoalEffortCompanySacrificeJourneyAchievementHarderPlantDesertMapsHardshipExplorationVentureAttainmentUnimportantFinding PeaceArabian Book:Arabian Sands Source: Arabian Sands
“I'm the company philosopher and the burr in the saddle. I'm the one who says we need to try harder, improve the quality of our products, become a part of the political process, help elect people who are good for the environment.” PeopleNeedsTryingHelpingPoliticalProcessQualityCompanyEnvironmentProductsHarderPhilosopherSaddlesBurrs Author:Yvon Chouinard
“I'd actually argue forging a company is far more harder than forging a product” CompanyProductsHarderArguingForging Author:Keith Rabois
“It's time to place the market within a moral framework - even if that means standing up to companies who make life harder for parents and families.” IfsMeanParentCompanyMoralStandingHarderFramework Author:David Cameron