Quotes For Entrepreneurs – November 2008

1 comment November 30th, 2008

I now see books being written and thousand dollar a seat conferences offered on how to use twitter. My model is fairly simple, starting in April of this year I post quotes that I believe are useful, thought provoking or otherwise inspiring for entrepreneurs on twitter/skmurphy. I try and post about ten a month. Here are my quotes for November:

“Ancient Greeks defined happiness as the exercise of vital powers, along lines of excellence, in a life affording them scope” Edith Hamilton in “The Greek Way” (inspired “Offer Scope for Employees to Exercise Their Vital Powers“)

“The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.”
Eric Hoffer, “Reflections On The Human Condition” (See also “Thanksgiving 2008” and a longer quote in “Unfamiliar Pain“)

“Base your strategy on things that won’t change.”
Jeff Bezos (see also “Jeff Bezos on Strategic Planning“)

“Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity.”
Paul Goodman (see also “Quotes on Operational Excellence“)

“Effective prototyping may be the most valuable core competence an innovative organization can hope to have.”
Michael Schrage

“Good business development is a sincere interest in clients and their problems, and spending time to be helpful to them.” David H. Maister

“I am reaching OSHA limits for PowerPoint exposure.”
Larry Lang

“We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.”
Stephen Vincent Benet “Litany for Dictatorships”

“Point of view is worth 80 IQ points.”
Alan Kay

“Despair is not only a sin but bad tactics.”
Brian Dunbar in “Vote”

“Going to SCORE is a lot like asking your grandpa for driving advice.”
Cass Brewer, founder Truth to Power