When I was at Teradata, I got called a growth guy. And then when I became C.E.O. of the whole company, I got called a cost-cutter. Then, I came to H.P. and became an operations guy. Mark V. Hurd Read Quote
More time than not, athletes, specifically fighters, have a 15 or 20-year career, and unfortunately, we end up right where we started when it’s over. All we have is maybe a round of applause when we walk in a room – Hey, there’s the champ! That’s great; I want that, but I’ve got to have something tangible to show for it, too. Andre Ward Read Quote
When I was growing up everybody I knew could sing. I had no choice. I had to sing. Anne Murray Read Quote
If we study learning as a data science, we can reverse engineer the human brain and tailor learning techniques to maximize the chances of student success. This is the biggest revolution that could happen in education, turning it into a data-driven science, and not such a medieval set of rumors professors tend to carry on. Sebastian Thrun Read Quote
The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying. David Ogilvy Read Quote
I don’t see myself as a hero because what I’m doing is self-interested: I don’t want to live in a world where there’s no privacy and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity. Edward Snowden Read Quote
I probably have about four or five cups of coffee a day. I make myself an espresso macchiato when I wake, which is a shot of espresso and just a dollop of steamed milk. Then, if I’m going to do some work at home, I would make myself a French press. It’s the best way to make conventional coffee. Howard Schultz Read Quote
For the creation of a masterwork of literature two powers must concur, the power of the man and the power of the moment, and the man is not enough without the moment. Matthew Arnold Read Quote
