Sayings

From Sterbal's Sundry Studies
  • 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