Quote Of The Week

Quote of the Week 9 “ Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle , The Valley of Fear  ( Sherlock Holmes ) Triggered by the use of the quote in the book " Shitbürgertum " ( Ulf Poschardt ).

Quote of the Week 8 “ Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word ' no.' ” ―  Ian Betteridge ( Betteridge's Law of Headline )

Quote of the Week 7 " Leaders who refuse to listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say. " ― Andy Stanley   Often quoted as: " Leaders who don't listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say. "

Quote of the Week 6 " I only improve careless mistakes, not the ones that suit my nature. " ―  Michel de Montaigne Triggered by the discussion of Montaigne's  Essais  in a  WDR 5 podcast . A translation of the quote published in German : "Ich verbessere nur die Fehler, die ich aus Unachtsamkeit begehe, nicht die, welche meiner Art entsprechen."

Quote of the Week 5 " Whether you think you can, or you think you can't—you're right." ― attributed to   Henry Ford Source:   Goodreads Source:  Wisdomly.net

Quote of the Week 4 “ The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” ―  William Arthur Ward

Quote of the Week 3 “ Thinking is difficult, that's why most people judge.” ― Carl Jung ( misquoted ) True quote according to Wikiquote : “ Thinking is difficult. Therefore, let the herd pronounce judgement.” Source:   reddit Related : “ When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself. ” ―  Wayne Dyer

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  

Quote of the Week 46 “ Your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room.” ― Jeff Bezos  

Quote of the Week 45 “ The distance between dreams and reality is called discipline.” ― Paulo Coelho Triggered  by the reflection on discipline in a recent podcast . Related: “ The distance between dreams and reality is called action. ” ― Brian Tracy “ Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment . ” ― Jim Rohn  

  Quote of the Week 44 “ Ideology: The mistaken belief that your beliefs are neither beliefs nor mistaken. ” ―  Eric Jarosinski  ( Nein: A Manifesto ) Triggered by the following  tweet : From the #NeinManifesto . The #FailedIntellectual ’s classic guide to living in troubled times. pic.twitter.com/abh8aMV60e — Nein. (@NeinQuarterly) November 17, 2023

Quote of the Week 43 “The comeback is always stronger than the setback.” ― Brian Tracy   Triggered by the following tweet : the comeback is always stronger than the setback. — Mind Haste ⚡️ (@MindHaste) September 8, 2024 Same insight promoted by Brian Tracy : Don't let your setbacks define you. The comeback is always stronger than the setback. When things don't go your way or as planned, work twice as hard and prove to yourself that you can do anything. pic.twitter.com/WrSBZX8E5a — Brian Tracy (@BrianTracy) July 1, 2020

Quote of the Week 42 “A leader is a person who has people following them, because they want to.” ― Larry Wilson

Quote of the Week 41 " Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything." ―  Giacomo Leopardi   " Kinder finden Alles im Nichts, Erwachsene finden nichts in Allem." Triggered by the use of the quote in the WDR 5 Das philosophische Radio podcast: Saskia Wendel  ―  Über die Hoffnung .

Quote of the Week 40 “Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.” ―  Bertolt Brecht “ Ja, mach nur einen Plan, Sei nur ein großes Licht! Und mach dann noch’nen zweiten Plan, Gehn tun sie beide nicht. ” ―  Bertolt Brecht ,  Das Lied von der Unzulänglichkeit menschlichen Strebens . In:  Die Dreigroschenoper , Dritter Akt Alternative translation : “ Aye, make yourself a plan They need you at the top! Then make yourself a second plan Then let the whole thing drop ” Source:   ' The song of the futility of all human endeavour ' (1929) More quotes on  planning . Source:   Spreadshirt [ LinkedIn ]

Quote of the Week 39 “Great marketing only makes a bad product fail faster.” ― Attributed to David Ogilvy Triggered by the use of the quote in the reference for my " Build it and they will come – I don't think so "  principle . However, I could not find a primary source for the original quote . A similar quote is attributed to  William Bernbach: “ A great ad campaign will make a bad product fail faster. It will get more people to know it's bad .” ―  William Bernbach Interesting as Ogilvy and Bernbach have been described as antipodes and likened to Stones vs. Beatles : "‘ Ogilvy on Advertising ’ was the first book I read about the business. It polarised the advertising world. It was a bit like the Stones v Beatles debate. You either followed  the wisdom of Bill Bernbach  or you followed  the wisdom of David Ogilvy . (I follow both)." [ LinkedIn ]

Quote of the Week 38 "W e all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own . " ―  Marcus Aurelius     Triggered by the use of the quote in a  Daily Stoic   tweet : “It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.” — Marcus Aurelius — Daily Stoic (@dailystoic) October 28, 2023 [ LinkedIn ]