I don't think a worship of nature is necessary to mount a really strong defense of the environment.
Marketing is what a company is in business to do. Marketing is a company's ultimate objective.
Changing the direction of a large company is like trying to turn an aircraft carrier. It takes a mile before anything happens. And if it was a wrong turn, getting back on course takes even longer.
The real barrier (to building a brand) is the human mind. It normally takes decades to build a brand because it takes decades to penetrate the gray matter in between your ears.
THE LAW OF THE GENERIC: One of the fastest routes to failure is giving a brand a generic name.
It's better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.
The Internet is the ultimate in brand-centered buying.
When I heard the truth about my name was not Cassius Clay, like I knew a black man in America named John Hawkins. Now, you know who John Hawkins was. He was a slave trader from England. But the white people of that time, if one had five slaves and his name was Jones, they would be called Jones' property. [. . . ] Now that I'm free, now that I'm no longer a slave, then I want a name of my ancestors.
There's one hole in every revolution, large or small. And it's one word long— PEOPLE. No matter how big the idea they all stand under, people are small and weak and cheap and frightened. It's people that kill every revolution.
Rush like a river from the highest mountain, drink from the fountain and stop your counting. What kind of wine does he have in his tavern, oh so enchanted and sing like a mad man. Mad with the love of a wife for her husband, child or mother, sister or brother. . . sing for the Most High, sing for no other. We are all notes in this eternal song, God plays his flute and we all dance along.
I didn't miss any games, but Coach Knight came out and spent three days with my family in Chicago when my dad passed away. I came back and played and it was good therapy for me. Having a basketball family and a coach who understood and actually became like a father figure for that time was comforting to me, and I'm sure that will be comforting to Coleman.