This is (Still) Water: 20 Years Later
“What the hell is water?”~ David Foster Wallace Twenty years ago today, David Foster Wallace delivered one of my all-time favorite speeches. This is Water
“What the hell is water?”~ David Foster Wallace Twenty years ago today, David Foster Wallace delivered one of my all-time favorite speeches. This is Water
Talking Big Ideas. “It’s a wonderful thing to be optimistic. It keeps you healthy and it keeps you resilient.” ~ Daniel Kahneman
Talking Big Ideas. “I deem Ronald Reagan a great president, with whom the Soviet leadership was able to launch a very difficult but important dialogue.” ~ Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev
Talking Big Ideas. “I’d rather wrestle grizzlies than compete with Mrs. B!” ~ Warren Buffett
Talking Big Ideas. “If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at the one, I will.” ~ Mother Teresa
One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week. “If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at the one, I will.” ~ Mother Teresa
One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week. “Where you stand depends on where you sit.” ~ Rufus Miles
One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week. “A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” ~ Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon
One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week. “At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought.” ~ The Principal, Billy Madison
One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week. “Help people to exhale.” ~ Mark Goulston, Just Listen
One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week. “What elephant??” ~ Jimmy Durante in Jumbo
One Idea. One Challenge. Once a Week. “You’re not the star of the show. The audience is.” ~ Nancy Duarte, HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations