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Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.

Quote of the Week 9 "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion." ― C. Northcote Parkinson ( Parkinson's Law ) Triggered by the reference in a recent blog post  on Google's decline by Stephen E. Arnold. [ LinkedIn ]

Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.

Quote of the Week 8 " Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time. " ― Jean-Michel Basquiat Triggered by a recent tweet similar to this one: “Art is how we decorate space; music is how we decorate time,” — Jean-Michel Basquiat pic.twitter.com/O5a91JJNLu — upfromsumdirt (@upfromsumdirt) February 5, 2023 [ LinkedIn ]  

The valuable attributes of research men are conscious ignorance and active curiosity.

Quote of the Week 7 " The valuable attributes of research men are conscious ignorance and active curiosity . " ―  Willis R. Whitney   Triggered by the use of another Whitney quote in the context of the search for a new coach by TSV 1860 München : "Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do something, when all they need is one reason why they can." [ LinkedIn ]

Man conquers the world by conquering himself.

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Quote of the Week 6 " Man conquers the world by conquering himself . " ― Zeno of Citium Triggered by a Daily Stoic tweet: "Man conquers the world by conquering himself." — Zeno — Daily Stoic (@dailystoic) January 25, 2023 Source: Wikipedia [ LinkedIn ]