Sayings
- When you point a finger to someone, please note that where the other 3 fingers are pointing back to.
source: http://www.maxmednik.com/home/notes-on-the-secrets-of-consulting-by-gerald-weinberg
- You catch more flies with sugar than vinegar
- The lying moon: crēscent decrēscent. decrēscent crēscent.
- We learn from history that we do not learn from history
Planning[edit]
- Failing to plan is planning to fail
- There is no situation so bad that poor planning can't make it worse
- A failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part
- Proper Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance
- An idiot with a plan can beat a genius without a plan
- A goal without a plan is just a wish
- You can't predict but you can prepare
- Plans Are Worthless, But Planning Is Everything
Murphy's law[edit]
- "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong".
Warren Buffett[edit]
- “Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it’s true. If you hire somebody without [integrity], you really want them to be dumb and lazy.”
Other[edit]
- The life you save may be your own
- His memory is a blessing
- The republicans have made an art form of using drama to hide policy.
- my heart is in the right place but my mouth sometimes isn't
- Social media is a great place to have a discussion to develop the ideas that you might present when you have concerns about how an organization is run.
- Regarding working with an organization through social media: Once ideas are discussed on social media, they will still need to be presented to the traditional forums, committees and board meetings for implementation.
Doug[edit]
From DP on facebook.com:
- Perfect parents do a poor job of preparing kids to live well in this world. We do our best and our failures help the most.
- I do think if you give someone money, they usually feel understood.
- Money is a social construct, food is not
- "War is history's way of teaching men Geography