"If everything is important, then nothing is." - Patrick Lencioni, management writer, speaker, consultant

"Startups don't fail because they lack a product; they fail because they lack customers and a proven financial model." - Steve Blank, author, teacher, entrepreneur Author of The Startup Owner's Manual and The Four Steps To The Epiphany (which anyone thinking of starting a business must read).

"What should be done eventually, must be done immediately." - Jeremy Foley, Athletic Director, University of Florida from 1992-2016 In response to the 2004 firing of head football coach, Ron Zook and the hiring of Urban Meyer.

"Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, 26th President of the United States

"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." - George Washington Carver, 1860-1943, American botanist & inventor

In his post-game interview yesterday, Cleveland Indian's manager, Terry Francona, was asked about his game plan going into game 4 (leading the series against the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0): "We're just gonna try and win tomorrow.  If we try and do more than that we'll be in trouble." Terry Francona, Manager, Cleveland Indians Baseball managers [...]

"How would you market yourself if the internet didn't exist?  Answer that and it will help your online marketing too."  -  Samuel Scott, Director of Marketing, Logz.io

"Question No. 1 for the prospective business owner: In 25 words or less, how is my concept for a plumbing company, software house, whatever, notably different from that of others?  If you can't succinctly explain how you're special to the 'man or woman on the street', you're headed for trouble from the start." - Tom [...]

"Life is pretty simple. You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else." - Tom Peters, American business writer/speaker, 1942-

"You've got to think about big things while you're doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction." - Alvin Toffler, American writer/futurist, 1928-