Quote Of The Week

Quote of the Week 2 “ It’s not the achievement that counts, but the tale that amounts.” Transposed into English by  ChatGPT based on the German wordplay: “ Nicht das Erreichte zählt, sondern das Erzählte reicht.” ―  misattributed  to  Alfred Dorfer   Which in turn is a twist of the original BMW slogan: “ Nicht das  Erzählte reicht, sondern das  Erreichte zählt.” See my recent citation on LinkedIn for context. _________ Alternative translations by ChatGPT : “ It's not what you achieve that counts, but what you weave into the tale that amounts. ” “ It's not what you achieve that matters, but the story you leave that flatters. ” “ It’s not what is achieved that’s worth achieving, but what is retold that’s worth believing. ” Other translations by  X/Grok : “ It's not the achievements that count, but the stories that amount.” “ Not the deed, but the creed in the tale we feed. ” “ Not what's achieved matters, but what's narrated flatters. ” “ Not the ...

Quote of the Year 2024* "The best way to destroy the beauty of a plan is to intend to implement the plan." ― Joschka Breitner (pseudonym; IRL   Karsten Dusse )   [ CW 11 ] Runner-up "Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans." ― John Lennon   [ CW 5 ] * as measured by LinkedIn impressions.

Quote of the Week 1 “ Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.” ― misattributed to Lao Tzu

Quote of the Week 52 “ Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.” ―  Leo Tolstoy , A Confession

Quote of the Week 51 “Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.” ―  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn ©  Verhoeff, Bert / Anefo  published in  Quote.org

Quote of the Week 50 “ Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ―  Leo Tolstoy ,  Pamphlets: Translated from the Russian (1900)

Quote of the Week 49 “ If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” ― Wayne Dyer   Related: “ Change your thoughts and you change your world. ” ―  Norman Vincent Peale  

Quote of the Week 48 “ Sometimes the moments that never happen matter the most.” ― Volvo (not Jaguar) Triggered by Jaguar 's recent rebranding failure. Introducing the fully electric EX90. Sometimes the moments that never happen matter the most. pic.twitter.com/hVSotYUNLD — Volvo Cars of Vestavia Hills (@volvovestavia) October 4, 2024 Volvo posted a 3 min and 46 second ad on Instagram, shot by Hoyte Van Hoytema, the cinematographer of Interstellar and Oppenheimer. It goes against every single rule you can think about as a social lead. Length. Format. Over-produced. Every comment under the ad said it… pic.twitter.com/wkmghuP4ye — Guillaume Huin (@HuinGuillaume) November 21, 2024 The tag line dates back to at least 2017: Sometimes the moments that never happen matter the most. #VolvoXC60 pic.twitter.com/VTNGwu5sNJ — Volvo Cars (@volvocars) June 8, 2017

Quote of the Week 47 “ When you make a commitment, you create hope.   When you keep a commitment, you create trust!” ―  John C. Maxwell , “ Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently ”, p.236, 2010  When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment, you create trust. — John C. Maxwell (@TheJohnCMaxwell) October 1, 2024