Quotes That Matter
A collection of my favorite quotes. Some have to do with marketing. Some have to do with sports. Let them sink in – you’ll thank me later.
“A very small number of people are connected to everyone else in a few steps – the rest of us are linked to the world through those special few.” – Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point.
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – John Wooden, Hall of Fame UCLA Coach.
“Whenever I am about to do something, I think, ‘Would an idiot do that,’ and if they would, I do not do that thing.” – Dwight Schrute, The Office.
“… the real success goes to those who obsess. The focus that leads you through the Dip to the other side is rewarded by a marketplace in search of the best in the world. A woodpecker can tap twenty times on a thousand trees and get nowhere, but stay busy. Or he can tap twenty-thousand times on one tree and get dinner.” – Seth Godin, The Dip.
“You have your good days and your bad days. I am just glad I am having days, you know?” – Sam Mills, Carolina Panthers Legend.
“The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology.” – Red Auerbach, Former Boston Celtics Coach, GM and President.
