“NASA works for the White House. There are many at NASA that wish they were building a modern replacement for the Shuttle. However, they had marching orders to instead work on other things, some of which should have no place in a research organization.” ShouldOrderHouseWishWhiteModernBuildingResearchShould HaveOrganizationWhite HouseNasaReplacements Author:Burt Rutan
“I just want to say I owe the whole reds organization a great deal. Great staff top to bottom and I wish those guys all the best.” WantWholeGuyWishDealsOrganizationBottomStaffAll The Best Author:Dontrelle Willis
“I treat Twitter like a news feed. I follow you guys, I follow every news organization - left, right, center, and everything in between - and it's like a ticker on my phone. For me it's that you have to wade through the people who wish you were dead - and I have to respect their opinions - but it helps me stay on top of the news.” PeopleHelpingGuyLeftWishOpinionNewsOrganizationTreatsPhonesHelp MeWish YouWade Author:Willie Geist
“Iconography becomes even more revealing when processes or concepts, rather than objects, must be depicted for the constraint of a definite "thing" cedes directly to the imagination. How can we draw "evolution" or "social organization," not to mention the more mundane "digestion" or "self-interest," without portraying more of a mental structure than a physical reality? If we wish to trace the history of ideas, iconography becomes a candid camera trained upon the scholar's mind.” IfsMindIdeasSelfRealityWishSocialProcessInterestImaginationObjectsEvolutionDrawsConceptsOrganizationCamerasStructureScholarDefiniteRevealingSelf InterestMundaneConstraintsDigestionCandidPortrayingSocial OrganizationIconographyCandid Camera Book:Eight little piggies: reflections in natural history Source: Eight little piggies: reflections in natural history
“Capitalism might be defined, if we wish to be scientific, as a form of economic organization motivated by the pursuit of profit within a price structure.” IfsMightFormWishEconomicCapitalismOrganizationStructureProfitPursuitDefinedMotivated Book:The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis Source: The evolution of civilizations: an introduction to historical analysis
“Challenge is the opportunity for greatness. People do their best when there is an opportunity to change how things currently stand. Maintaining the status quo facilitates mediocrity. Those who embrace this practice do not wish to rest on their laurels. They motivate others to exceed their limits and look for innovative ways to improve the organization.” PeopleWayLooksOpportunityWishChallengesLeadershipPracticeGreatnessLimitsOrganizationEmbraceMediocrityStatus QuoMaintainingInnovativeExceedFacilitateLaurelsOpportunity To ChangeMaintaining The Status Quo Author:James M. Kouzes