Great Quotes | Life Beyond Code

I had an opportunity to spend time with Tim Sanders today which I cherish. As a bonus, I also got to listen to Tim giving a keynote to a spellbound audience this afternoon. It was fascinating. In the end Tim provided two tips (sort of takeaways) and one of them was just right on the money. It seems so obvious once you hear it. Without going into further details, here is that gem:

“If you want the title, please be willing to take the job that comes with it”

- Tim Sanders

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Quotes worth recording – Emile Chartier

By Rajesh Setty on Tue 03 Oct 2006, 5:00 AM - Leave Comment

Hanging on to a single idea may blind you from other possibilities. Think!

“Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it’s the only one you have.”

- Emile Chartier, French Philosopher

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Quotes worth recording – Russ Walden

By Rajesh Setty on Sat 16 Sep 2006, 4:52 AM - Leave Comment

Chair for our Vistage group, Sterling Lanier had put up a great quote last wednesday. The quote was about fairness.

Is treating all people equally fair? At the outset, it looks like its fair. Please read on..

“The most unfair practice is the equal treatment of unequals”

- Russ Walden, Ridgewood Hotels

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Quotes worth recording – Ralph Waldo Emerson

By Rajesh Setty on Mon 14 Aug 2006, 9:19 AM - 1 Comment

This comes to me from Juliann Grant of Sentrepity and WorldWIT. This short quote highlights the importance of treating time with respect that it truly deserves. Here it is.

“Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Quotes worth recording – General Eisenhower

By Rajesh Setty on Mon 17 Jul 2006, 8:53 AM - 1 Comment

Just so that we don’t undermine the value of brilliant execution, I would say that “foundations for success are laid in planning rooms.” It is true for a software project, building a home, writing a book or creating an enterprise. Here is the original quote:

“Wars are won in the planning room, not on the battlefield”

- General Eisenhower

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Quotes worth recording – Sir Ken Robinson

By Rajesh Setty on Fri 07 Jul 2006, 11:41 AM - Leave Comment

There are so many definitions to what is creativity. Sir Ken Robinson has a great one. The definition has two parts and both parts are important. It will be a gentle reminder to all of us creative folks to see if we are really creative