“The King's son, who was told that a great princess, whom nobody knew, was come, ran out to receive her. He gave her his hand as she alighted from the coach, and led her into the hall where the company were assembled.” HandsCompanySonKingsCoachesRanHallsPrincess Book:The Tales of Mother Goose as First Collected by Charles Perrault in 1696 Source: The Tales of Mother Goose as First Collected by Charles Perrault in 1696
“I don't think there is room for 'artistic temperament.' Professional artists understand art is a business. If businesses ran their companies like many artists do their careers, they would not stay open a year.” IfsThinkingYearsArtArtistRoomsBusinessCompanyCareersArt IsArtisticRanTemperamentArtistic Temperament Author:Jack White
“Some years ago one oil company bought a fertilizer company, and every other major oil company practically ran out and bought a fertilizer company. And there was no more damned reason for all these oil companies to buy fertilizer companies, but they didn't know exactly what to do, and if Exxon was doing it, it was good enough for Mobil and vice versa.” IfsKnowsYearsReasonEnoughCompanyMajorsYears AgoVicesOilRanGood EnoughVice VersaOil CompaniesFertilizer Author:Charlie Munger
“My dad worked for Del Monte and then for Monsanto as one of the chief scientists on the Calgene Flavr Savr Tomato. But it was a huge disaster because the tomato didn't taste good. And then my dad started his own genetics company and I began doing that with him. He and I ran a genetics company for 10 years. And so I sold seeds to Florida.” YearsCompanyHugeDadTasteScientistMy DadSeedsDisasterChiefsRanFloridaGeneticsTomatoesMonsanto Author:Sanjay Rawal