Ricardo Semler Quotes
To survive in modern times, a company must have an organizational structure that accepts change as its basic premise, lets tribal customs thrive, and fosters a power that is derived from respect, not rules. In other words, the successful companies will be the ones that put quality of life first. Do this and the rest - quality of product, productivity of workers, profits for all - will follow.Ricardo Semler
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People to whom nothing has ever happened cannot understand the unimportance of events.
T. S. Eliot -
When you're in a band, it's like everyone's the CEO, and anyone could destroy it at any moment.
Jack Antonoff Fun. -
I'm a foodie. I enjoy it a lot, and contrary to what it looks, I eat a lot. My comfort food, of all things, would be southern soul barbecue.
Zach Johnson The Fray -
'Halal in the Family' will expose a broad audience to some of the realities of being Muslim in America. By using satire, we will encourage people to reconsider their assumptions about Muslims, while providing a balm to those experiencing anti-Muslim bias. I also hope those Uncles and Aunties out there will crack a smile!
Aasif Mandvi -
A big part of my life is music education because it changed my life - but arts, academics and athletics should all be equally treated in the school.
Flea Jane's Addiction -
At Juilliard, suddenly I was reading these great plays that could articulate the ways I was feeling in the Marine Corps, and that felt very therapeutic, by putting words to feelings, in a big way.
Adam Driver
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A story is a story is a story. The only difference is in the techniques you bring to bear. There are always limitations on what you can and can't do. But I enjoy that. Just like when you write a sonnet or haiku, there are rules you have to abide by. And to me, playing within the rules is the fun part. It keeps the brain fresh.
J. Michael Straczynski -
Ricky Martin is one of my idols in the industry.
Maluma -
God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
Ramakrishna -
All of us profit from being corrected - if we're corrected in a positive way.
Sam Walton -
My mother lived till she was 95 and never had a line on her face or a frown line. She was beautiful.
Jaclyn Smith -
I wanna make weird stuff.
Flume
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My singing is my hobby. It's me and my brother. We just enjoy writing music.
Taryn Manning Boomkat -
Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.
Malcolm Forbes -
To know whether stocks are cheap or pricey, we typically look at price-to-earnings ratio. Valuation is a tougher question than many folks realize.
Barry Ritholtz -
I want to take Negroes out of the ghetto and put them in good neighborhoods in good houses.
Malcolm X -
I think I'm always trying to subvert conventions, and sometimes it's more successful than others.
Carla Gugino -
One of the marks of successful people is they are action oriented. One of the marks of average people is they are talk oriented.
Brian Tracy
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A curious thing about the ontological problem is its simplicity. It can be put into three Anglo-Saxon monosyllables: 'What is there?' It can be answered, moreover, in a word--'Everything'--and everyone will accept this answer as true.
Willard Van Orman Quine -
To survive in modern times, a company must have an organizational structure that accepts change as its basic premise, lets tribal customs thrive, and fosters a power that is derived from respect, not rules. In other words, the successful companies will be the ones that put quality of life first. Do this and the rest - quality of product, productivity of workers, profits for all - will follow.
Ricardo Semler