We are all dietetic sinners; only a small percent of what we eat nourishes us; the balance goes to waste and loss of energy.
Often we will learn more from our failures than we do from our successes.
Habits grow from obtaining knowledge, attitude and skills.
Innovate, don't imitate. Set out to create a culture that is right for your organization, then work at making it happen.
My mother's work ethic, her attitude, and the way she treated each and every customer as if they were her best friend were better lessons than could be found in all the text books in the world.
Values must be demonstrated through behaviors, but they are truly significant when they represent the beliefs of an entire organization.
There is an old Indian saying, "When legends die, dreams end. When dreams end, there is no more greatness. " Leaders like Walt Disney inspire their organizations to keep their legends and stories alive.
The history of mankind is a history of the subjugation and exploitation of a great majority of people by an elite few by what has been appropriately termed the 'ruling class'. The ruling class has many manifestations. It can take the form of a religious orthodoxy, a monarchy, a dictatorship of the proletariat, outright fascism, or, in the case of the United States, corporate statism. In each instance the ruling class relies on academics, scholars and 'experts' to legitimize and provide moral authority for its hegemony over the masses.
I am restless. I am athirst for faraway things. My soul goes out in a longing to touch the skirt of the dim distance. O Great Beyond, O the keen call of thy flute! I forget, I ever forget, that I have no wings to fly, that I am bound in this spot evermore.
Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small but meaningful accomplishments.
Yeah, I tell them to change the channel if they see some guy in a brown suit with a telephone number at the bottom of the screen asking for money.