“My novels tend to come about from a fusion of two big ideas, creating a critical mass that then fissions, throwing off hundreds of other particles, riffs, tropes and characters.” TwoIdeasCharacterBigsNovelCreatingMassCriticalThrowingParticlesFusionBig IdeasTropesCritical MassFission Author:Will Self
“There is always a critical job to be done. There is a sales door to be opened, a credit line to be established, a new important employee to be found, or a business technique to be learned. The venture investor must always be on call to advise, to persuade, to dissuade, to encourage, but always to help build. Then venture capital becomes true creative capital - creating growth for the company and financial success for the investing organization” ImportantDoneHelpingJobsFoundGrowthLinesCompanyCreativeDoorsCreatingOrganizationInvestingFinancialCreditCriticalTechniqueEmployeeInvestorsVentureAdviseVenture CapitalFinancial Success Book:The First Venture Capitalist: Georges Doriot on Leadership, Capital, & Business Organization Source: The First Venture Capitalist: Georges Doriot on Leadership, Capital, & Business Organization
“Without a vision there is no possibility of creating something larger than what al-ready exists. An entrepreneur has to be able to bring something to the table through his or her vision that is not being provided by others - a special way of meeting needs, caring for others, treating patients, or marketing. An entrepreneur must have enormous faith. Risk-taking is critical to the development of an enterprise. You will not take risks unless you have the faith to do so.” WayNeedsAbleVisionRiskSpecialPossibilityReadyDevelopmentCreatingTablesEntrepreneurMeetingsPatientMarketingCaringCriticalEnormousEnterpriseAlsRisk-takingCaring For OthersCreating SomethingTreating Patients Author:Tony Robbins
“I don't know if the books are making the world a much better place. I don't write with that objective. What I know is that I see my readers creating a critical mass so we can at least understand this world in a different way.” IfsKnowsWorldWayWritingBookDifferentThis WorldReaderCreatingMassCriticalObjectivesDifferent WaysBetter PlaceCritical Mass Author:Paulo Coelho
“Entrepreneurs embody the promise of America: the idea that if you have a good idea and are willing to work hard and see it through, you can succeed in this country. And in fulfilling this promise, entrepreneurs also play a critical role in expanding our economy and creating jobs.” IfsIdeasCountryHardPlayJobsAmericaRolesEconomyWillingHard WorkPromiseSucceedCreatingEntrepreneurCriticalGood IdeasFulfillingExpandingCreating Jobs Author:Barack Obama
“On a personal side, I found Bo Burlingham's Small Giants to be a great window into how business can be an extension of social change and the critical role the entrepreneur plays in creating progress in society.” PlayFoundSocialSidesRolesProgressCreatingWindowEntrepreneurCriticalGiantsExtensionsSocial Change Author:Lewis Schiff
“One of the biggest mistakes large companies make is creating innovation teams that mirror all the functions of the core business. Those teams make no progress because they spent forever updating each other on what they are doing versus really crushing the most critical problems they need to address.” NeedsProblemMistakeCompanyForeverProgressTeamCreatingFunctionInnovationMirrorsCriticalCoreCrushAddressesVersusBiggest MistakeLarge Companies Author:Scott D. Anthony
“When you find out there is no ultimate good and evil in which you can place your faith, the world does not fall apart at the seams. It simply means that every decision is more difficult, more critical, because you are creating the good and evil yourself and they are very real.” WorldMeanDoeRealFallEvilDifficultDecisionCreatingUltimateCriticalGood And EvilFalling Apart Author:Anne Rice