Engaging Quotations

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Comment by Scott Span on May 1, 2008 at 1:58pm

Besides the quote used in my picture, which I often use in Diversity training, I have a few others that stand out in my collection which I use in many facets of my work:

- "Just when the caterpillar thought life was over, it became a butterfly"-anonymous
- "Dwell in possibility."-Emily Dickinson
- "Leap and the net shall appear." -Zen saying
- "I'm still learning." -Michelangelo
- "Everything will be ok in the end. If it's not ok it's not the end."-Unknown

Comment by Zane Safrit on April 29, 2008 at 9:41am

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.- Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Preeminent leader of Indian nationalism.

That works for me.

From Which Comes First, the Success or the Happiness.

Comment by Scott McArthur on April 19, 2008 at 3:32am

"A lack of seriousness has led to all sorts of wonderful insights” by Kurt Vonnegut

Comment by Lisa Wojtkowiak on April 16, 2008 at 2:11pm

We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit.
Aristotle

Comment by Stephen A. McPherson on April 13, 2008 at 11:42am

This is my favourite quotation:

"I know men and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded His empire upon love; and at this hour millions of people would die for Him."

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Comment by Jean Douglas on April 9, 2008 at 5:36pm

"Out of the mouths of babes" a quote to be respected.
A while back, I had been overworking so much that I ended up on sick leave, burnt out (or at least around the edges). I had no energy and could not kick-start my motivation. I had apologized to my then 7 year old grandson that "Grandma was just too tired to do anything with him now or for the rest of the week". He said Ok, but then a few minutes later, obviously after some thought he said. "Grandma, I know why you are tired all the time - you forgot how to play."
I have to say, those words resonated with me sharply. He was right, work was all I focused on.
I don't really have a quote here for others to use, but have found that some of the most profound statements come from children. "Take time to listen the children, they are wise beyond their years."

I have found that relating the mini-stories about my grandchildren in training and business conversations has often helped to put a different perspective on an issue or helped to open up a topic safely.

Comment by Deri Latimer on April 5, 2008 at 8:15pm

I am just back from two weeks in Mexico so have not participated regularly in this site. One of my 390 emails was from Ford Saeks,(http://www.primeconcepts.com/blog/recession-proof-your-business) ... he was talking about the 'recession' that is being discussed regularly (for sure in the US) and he said 'choose not to participate'. How about an employee engagement quotation ... 'Choose to Participate'... you can quote me on that if you like it!!!

Comment by David Zinger on April 5, 2008 at 11:22am

Jean:
I love the line, "to really listen you must first be silent." I will be quiet now.
David

Comment by Jean Douglas on April 4, 2008 at 1:23pm

The Albert Einstein quote is one of my favourites.Here are a few others I like:

"You can observe a lot by watching" (Yogi Berra)

"You can hear a lot by listening". (in homage to Yogi)

"Some people change when they see the light, others when they feel the heat." (Caroline Schroeder).

Really listening is an important skill and one way I like to reinforce it in presentations involves using the word "listen" as an anagram - I can make it transition from one to the other in PowerPoint.

"To really LISTEN, you must first be SILENT." (Jean Douglas)

Comment by Robert Morris on April 3, 2008 at 5:22pm

Once again, I share some of my favorite quotations, all of which I use whenever an appropriate (i.e. relevant) opportunity arises.

“The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” (Michael Porter)

“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” (Albert Einstein)

“Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out.” (James Bryant Conant)

“Results are obtained by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems.” (Peter Drucker)

“Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it’s true. If you hire somebody without [integrity], you really want them to be dumb and lazy.” (Warren Buffett)

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