“No sky is heavy if the heart be light.”
–Winston Churchill, British statesman.
When I sense a virtual heavy sky, I am uplifted by the inspiring optimism and tenacious courage of this remarkable political leader, who, in the depths of World War II, when his country was being ferociously bombed by the enemy, urged his countrymen, “Never, never, never, never give up!”
“Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.”
– Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
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This reminds me of a sign I once saw in an office: “Intelligence, even if artificial, is preferable to stupidity, no matter how genuine.”
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This week, I have the honor of speaking at the Sun Microsystems “Innovation at Sun” conference, held at the beautiful Seascape Beach Resort on Monterey Bay on the outskirts of Aptos, California. It is a beautiful day here on the edge of the Pacific Ocean.
The view out my hotel room window is spectacular!
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“Character is higher than intellect … A great soul will be strong to live, as well as strong to think.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, philosopher and poet.
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Thanks to Rohan Pinto for pointing out the TouchGraph Facebook application, written in Java, that allows you to visualize your Facebook social graph.
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In his presentation at a quarterly business review this week, my colleague Pete Hatton offered bits of wisdom I just had to pass on to you:
General George S. Patton, US Army
“If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn’t thinking.”
“Make your plans to fit the circumstances.”
“A good plan violently executed today is better than a perfect plan executed at some indefinite point in the future.”
Tom Landry, Dallas Cowboys Coach
“I don’t believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.â€
Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United Manager
“When an Italian says it’s pasta I check under the sauce to make sure. They are innovators of the smokescreen.”
“David Beckham is Britain’s finest striker of a football not because of God-given talent but because he practises with a relentless application that the vast majority of less gifted players wouldn’t contemplate.”
Pope John Paul II
“Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn’t misuse it.”
Thanks, Pete!
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