“For example: (1) As if governed by Newton's First Law of Motion, an institution will resist any change in its current direction; (2) Just as work expands to fill available time, corporate projects or acquisitions will materialize to soak up available funds; (3) Any business craving of the leader, however foolish, will be quickly supported by detailed rate-of-return and strategic studies prepared by his troops; and (4) The behavior of peer companies, whether they are expanding, acquiring, setting executive compensation or whatever, will be mindlessly imitated.” IfsFirstsLawCompanyLeaderStudyExampleReturnBehaviorProjectsInstitutionsPreparedRateCurrentsAvailableFoolishSettingSettingsCorporateFundExecutivesTroopsPeersExpandingCravingCompensationStrategicNewtonAcquisitionLaws Of MotionExecutive Compensation Book:Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha Source: Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha
“For me, prayer is not so much me setting out a shopping list of requests for God to consider as it is a way of keeping company with God.” WayPrayerCompanyListsSettingSettingsShoppingRequest Author:Philip Yancey
“A man of intellect is like an artist who gives a concert without any help from anyone else, playing on a single instrument--a piano, say, which is a little orchestra in itself. Such a man is a little world in himself; and the effect produced by various instruments together, he produces single-handed, in the unity of his own consciousness. Like the piano, he has no place in a symphony; he is a soloist and performs by himself--in soli tude, it may be; or if in the company with other instruments, only as principal; or for setting the tone, as in singing.” IfsMenWorldGivingMayLittlesHelpingTogetherArtistConsciousnessCompanyEffectsProduceSingingInstrumentsUnityVariousIntellectSettingSettingsPianoToneConcertsPrincipalOrchestraSymphony Book:Counsels and Maxims Source: Counsels and Maxims
“Setting aside the vast herd which shows no definable character at all, it seems to me that the minority distinguished by what is commonly regarded as an excess of sin is very much more admirable than the minority distinguished by an excess of virtue. My experience of the world has taught me that the average wine-bibbler is a far better fellow than the average prohibitionist, and that the average rogue is better company than the average poor drudge, and that the worst white-slave trader of my acquaintance is a decenter man than the best vice crusader.” MenWorldCharacterShowsSeemsSinWhitePoorCompanyVirtueWorstTaughtFellowsWineSlaveAverageVicesSettingSettingsMinoritiesExcessAcquaintanceDistinguishedHerdsAdmirableRoguesTraders Author:H. L. Mencken
“I did spend about 5 years in the Griffin Theatre Company in 1978 actually , and worked therefore about 5 years on a voluntary basis. This was very much as a amateur, doing things like mopping the floor, handling props, setting up scenery, etc. I never acted, and don't think I'm an actor, but those years in the theatre taught me a lot about professional theatre.” ThinkingYearsActorsCompanyTaughtBasesTheatreSettingSettingsEtcPropsSceneryMopping Author:Robert Dessaix