“The fact that John Prescott is being paid large sums of money to do little or nothing adds to the general malaise surrounding this government and the feeling that ministers are incapable of tackling serious issues.” LittlesFactsFeelingsGovernmentIssuesSeriousPaidAddMinistersIncapableTacklingMalaiseSerious Issues Author:Vince Cable
“For years, I'd say yes to almost everything, trying to be nice and generous. Feeling obliged to be of service to the world. Maybe also a fear of being forgotten if I don't. But I paid the ultimate price in doing that, because for all those years, I got almost no work done! Some famous authors have written about this: that if they said yes to every request, then they'd never have time to write another book again.” IfsWorldWritingTryingYearsSaidBookDoneFeelingsNiceWrittenUltimatePaidForgottenGenerousBeing NiceThey SaidObligedRequestWork Done Author:Derek Sivers