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“Never forget, organizational values start and end with you, the leader. Whether your example is good or bad, expect most employees to follow your lead.”
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“When a coincidence seems amazing, that's because the human mind isn’t wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics.”
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“The public is like a piano. You just have to know what keys to poke.”
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“To understand the whole it is necessary to understand the parts. To understand the parts, it is necessary to understand the whole. Such is the circle of understanding.”
Source : Ken Wilber (2004). “The Simple Feeling of Being: Visionary, Spiritual, and Poetic Writings”, p.200, Shambhala Publications
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“One means very effectual for the preservation of health is a quiet and cheerful mind, not afflicted with violent passions or distracted with immoderate cares.”
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“After my mother died, I found, a little book of hers which recorded everything I had ever done, how I had done it, and how proud she was of her son Conrad.”
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“I get terrible butterflies. Before I go onstage, I'll have to freak out for five minutes. I scream. It seems to help!”
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“Five runs ahead and he'd knock in all the runs I could ask for. One run behind and he was going to kill me.”
Source : Leo Durocher, Ed Linn (2009). “Nice Guys Finish Last”, p.363, University of Chicago Press