"The success of an assailant's attack depends on surprise, and if you're sufficiently alert to prevent a surprise, your counterattack is already halfway to being successful."

-- Bruce Lee

#Successful Quotes #Surprise Quotes #Being Successful Quotes

“A man without justice is a beast, and a man who would make himself a beast forgets the pain of being a man.”
“Did you know that she was cyborg?â€ asked a woman in an unhidden tone of disgust. Kai stared at her, appearing confused, then let his gaze dance over the crowd. He shuffled his feet closer to the podium, a wrinkle forming on the bridge of his nose. Cinder bit the inside of her cheek and braced herself for adamant disgust. Who would ever invite a cyborg to the ball? But instead, Kai said simply, â€œI donâ€™t see that her being cyborg is relevant. Next question?â€ Cinderâ€™s metal fingers jolted.”
“It applies in any business. Shoemakers should be run by shoe guys, and software firms by software guys, and supermarkets by supermarket guys. With the advice and support of their bean counters, absolutely, but with the final word going to those who live and breathe the customer experience. Passion and drive for excellence will win over the computer-like, dispassionate, analysis-driven philosophy every time.”

Source : Bob Lutz (2011). “Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business”, p.8, Penguin
“Natural gas will displace coal in power generation. Getting natural gas into the transportation fleet is harder. It works best for vehicles that work from centralized fueling facilities like trucking fleets or buses and cabs. That is happening. Before it can make big inroads beyond that, infrastructure is going to need to be developed.”

Source : "Chevron's CEO: Affordable Energy Is Crucial". The Associated Press Interview, www.fool.com. December 27, 2012.
“Preachers say, "Do as I say, not as I do." But if a physician had the same disease upon him that I have, and he should bid me do one thing and he do quite another, could I believe him?”
“For all the power of video and film, I am not giving up my pen... together they are more than the sum of their parts.”
“It is one of the paradoxes of American literature that our writers are forever looking back with love and nostalgia at lives they couldn't wait to leave.”

Source : "Scotty: All the News That's Fit to Schmooze". The Weekly Standard, February 24, 2003.
“Before you can win the fight, Youâ€™ve got to be in the fight.”

Source : Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, Craig Walsh (2009). “The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership”, p.49, Penguin

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