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"I wouldn't give a fig for simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for simplicity on the other side of complexity (p. 25, In Pursuit of Elegance: Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing)." Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

"One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised." Chinua Achebe

Raise hell, constantly question "the way things are done around here,"
and never, ever rest on our laurels. (Today's laurels are tomorrow's
compost.)  Tom Peters

"Success depends on both what you do and how you do it (p. 5, The Art of Innovation)."

“Without a vision, the crisis chooses us.  But with a vision, we choose the ‘crisis.’”  Will Mancini

Great post on the topic by Will Mancini over at Clarity Evangelist.  Check it out.

"YOU MUST CARE. That's my conclusion. You can't stand out … unless … your heart is in it."  Tom Peters

If you haven’t subscribed to Tom Peter’s Daily Quote you can do it right here. This was today’s idea from In Search of Excellence:

Delightfully, our research showed that some very human "basics"–doing
rather than talking, focusing on the growth and well-being of our
people and our customers, and being clear about "what we care about
around here"–were [...]

Irrelevance comes from always doing the things you know how to do in the way you’ve always done them.  Tom Peters

"When the solution is simple, God is answering."  Albert Einstein

Conventional wisdom works in conventional circumstances, but it misleads when circumstances change.  Clayton Christensen