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All nationalists have the power of not seeing resemblances between similar sets of facts. A British Tory will defend self-determination in Europe and oppose it in India with no feeling of inconsistency. Actions are held to be good or bad, … Continue reading →

It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out nor more doubtful of success nor more dangerous to handle than to initiate a new order of things. Machiavelli (1446-1507)

Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted and Not Everything That Can Be Counted Counts Einstein

There was the tendency to confuse good manners and good tailoring with integrity and intelligence. J.K. Galbraith (1961). Quoted in The Madoff Affair from The Economist

(s)He who upsets a thing should know how to rearrange it. African proverb via Robert Egger’s blog

When memories exceed dreams, the end is near. The hallmark of a truly successful organization is the willingness to abandon what made it successful and start fresh. Michael Hammer, business process reengineering Guru