Quotes

Give and Take, Page 51

Dormant ties offer the access to novel information that weak ties afford, but without the discomfort.

Never Eat Alone, Page 51

The choice isn’t between success and failure; it’s between choosing risk and striving for greatness, or risking nothing and being certain of mediocrity.

On Becoming a Leader, Page 051

…all of us can find tangible and intangible rewards in self-knowledge and self-control, because if you go on doing what you’ve always done, you’ll go on getting what you’ve always got – which may be less than you want or deserve.

Measure What Matters, Page 51

To win in the global marketplace, organizations need to be more nimble than ever before.

Something Really New, Page 051

Relaunch is the ugliest word in the product developer’s vocabulary. Relaunches eat up resources needed for the next year’s products.

Drive, Page 51

…most scandals and misbehavior that have seemed endemic to modern life involve shortcuts.

A Whole New Mind, Page 051

…high tech is no longer enough. We’ll need to supplement our well-developed high-tech abilities with abilities that are high concept and high touch.

Quiet Leadership, Page 51

Bringing about change isn’t easy, and it requires stretching people.

Give and Take, Page 51

…the older we get, the more dormant ties we have, and the more valuable they become.

Focus, Page 51

The more our mind wanders, the less we can register what’s going on right now, right here.