"Executives do many things in addition to making decisions. But only executives make decisions. The first managerial skill is, therefore, the making of effective decisions."

“I loved her more than she loved me, that was the problem. A basic imbalance. Relationships like that never last, however hard you try. And now she's pregnant and in love with a man who'll never love her the way she loves him. It's a series of vicious circles, and the only way to stop it is to find someone who loves you the same. No power struggle. No insecurities. Just friendship. Because you can never be friends with someone if you love them too much.”

“Technology is the answer, but what was the question?”

“Knowledge of that which concerns us infinitely is possible only in an attitude of infinite concern.”

“If you focus on only the seeds in a watermelon, you missed the sweetness of the meat”

Source : Wally Amos, Stu Glauberman (2011). “Watermelon Magic: Seeds Of Wisdom, Slices Of Life”, p.54, Simon and Schuster

“War is, we have been forced to admit, even in the face of its huge place in our civilization, an asocial trait.”

“While I am a Republican, I'm a conservative first and I'm a constitutional conservative, and in Washington some of the Republicans are oftentimes just as much a problem as some of the Democrats, and we need to elect more senators like Senator Rubio and others who will stand proudly as conservatives to do the right thing for our country.”

“It can be seen as 'weak' to complain about health issues or worry about your health. But with younger guys, I think it's just a case of it being a secondary thought. We live pretty busy lifestyles these days. People have got work and social lives, and they party and spend a lot of time doing other things, and health just takes a backseat in a lot of cases. That's just the way a lot of people seem to live their lives.”

Source : "James Magnussen Movember Interview". Interview with Jamie Watt, au.askmen.com.

“The tools to crush modern slavery exist, but the political will is lacking.”

Source : Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn (2009). “Half the Sky”, p.24, Vintage