"When it's been a long day of climbing, and I feel like I can't go any farther, I concentrate on the next three feet. And then the next three feet; and then the next three feet. Pretty soon, I'm at the top."

-- Royal Robbins

#Climbing Quotes #Feet Quotes #Long Quotes

“I understood that I was inventing myself, and that I was doing this more in the way of a painter than in the way of a scientist. I could not count on precision or calculation; I could only count on intuition.”

Source : Jamaica Kincaid (2002). “Lucy: A Novel”, p.134, Macmillan
“How wonderful to go beyond wanting and fearing in your relationships. Love does not want or fear anything.”
“The Four Keys of Great Managers: When selecting someone, they select for talent ... not simply experience, intelligence or determination. When setting expectations, they define the right outcomes ... not the right steps. When motivating someone, they focus on strengths ... not on weaknesses. and When developing someone, they help him find the right fit ... not simply the next rung on the ladder.”

Source : Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman (2014). “First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently”, p.68, Simon and Schuster
“Deadlines aren't bad. They help you organize your time. They help you set priorities. They make you get going when you might not feel like it.”
“I am not one of these guys who works job after job after job.”
“Applause lavished at a whim and without discernment, often proves the ruin of young people training for a stage career.”
“One of the really fascinating areas is marketplaces that take advantage of mobile devices. Ridesharing is the obvious example, but that's just the start of it, of selling goods and services with lightweight mobile apps.”
“A great company in the media business needs visionary leaders, not a conglomerate structure headquartered in Columbus Circle that second guesses.”

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