“If you mentioned Hanna-Barbera to people, they said, "Oh yeah, Flintstone, Yogi, Scooby-Doo, Jetsons," and that was pretty much it. We have characters with very high recognition factors and great films, but no organized plans for really making the most of them and increasing their value.” PeopleIfsSaidCharacterFilmValuesPlansYeahFactorsRecognitionOrganizedThey SaidYogiGreat FilmScooby DooFlintstones Author:Fred Seibert
“Our country has suffered from an on-again, off-again energy policy that has failed to get us to energy independence. As President Obama has said, we need a comprehensive energy plan for the country that includes conventional resources like oil and gas, but that also takes advantage of wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, and other renewable resources.” NeedsSaidCountryEnergyPresidentPlansPolicyWindResourcesAdvantageIndependenceOilOur CountryGasPresident ObamaConventionalComprehensiveOil And GasEnergy PolicyRenewable ResourcesEnergy IndependenceBiomassGeothermal Author:Ken Salazar
“This Law -- whether Conscious or Unconscious --predestines nothing and no one. It exists from and in Eternity, truly, for it is ETERNITY itself; and as such, since no act can be co-equal with eternity, it cannot be said to act, for it is ACTION itself...Karma creates nothing, nor does it design. It is man who plans and creates causes, and Karmic law adjusts the effects; which adjustment is not an act, but universal harmony, tending ever to resume its original position.” MenDoeSaidActionLawCausesPlansEffectsDesignPositionEqualConsciousUniversalEternityHarmonyOriginalsKarmaUnconsciousAdjustmentResumes Author:H. P. Blavatsky
“The White House is not being very clever in how it takes on our plan, .. In fact the White House is being sloppy. They are taking everything Bob Dole has ever said we ought to do regarding taxes and adding all of those things up and saying it will cost $800 billion.” SaidFactsHouseWhitePlansOughtCostTaxesBillionsCleverWhite HouseBobClevernessSloppyVery Clever Author:Bob Dole
“Steve Jobs gave a small private presentation about the iTunes Music Store to some independent record label people. My favorite line of the day was when people kept raising their hand saying, "Does it do [x]?", "Do you plan to add [y]?". Finally Jobs said, "Wait wait - put your hands down. Listen: I know you have a thousand ideas for all the cool features iTunes could have. So do we. But we don't want a thousand features. That would be ugly. Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It's about saying NO to all but the most crucial features.” PeopleKnowsWantDoeSaidIdeasHandsWould BeJobsWaitingLinesRecordsPlansThousandInnovationIndependentAddMy FavoriteUglyStoresLabelsFeaturesCrucialPresentationSaying NoSaying YesRecord LabelsItunes Author:Derek Sivers
“The Russian proposal is ambiguous. If they want to propose enrichment (only) in Russia we have said it is not acceptable. But if it is a complementary or parallel plan, we will study that.” IfsWantSaidStudyPlansRussiaAcceptableParallelsProposalProposeAmbiguityAmbiguousComplementaryEnrichment Author:Hamid-Reza Assefi
“Hillary Clinton wrote an Op-Ed for a paper in Iowa about her plans to help the middle class. Middle-class Americans said, 'Why didn't you just say that in a speech?' and she said, 'Because I charge $200,000 for a speech.'” SaidHelpingClassPlansMiddleSpeechPaperClintonMiddle ClassIowa Author:Jimmy Fallon
“Herman Cain said, starting today, if you buy into his 9-9-9 plan, he'll throw in a free 32-ounce soda.” IfsSaidTodayPlansStartingSodaCainStarting Today Author:David Letterman
“Over the years, many executives have said to me with pride: 'Boy, I worked so hard last year that I didn't take any vacation.' I always feel like responding, "You dummy. You mean to tell me you can take responsibility for an eighty-million-dollar project and you can't plan two weeks out of the year to have some fun?” FeelsYearsMeanSaidTwoHardLastsFunResponsibilityBoysMillionsPlansWeekPrideProjectsDollarsExecutivesVacationLast YearTaking ResponsibilityEightyTwo WeeksMillion DollarsRespondingDummy Author:Lee Iacocca