Quotes
July 11, 2007
“As you know, one can only grow by overcoming.” President Spencer W. Kimball paraphrasing God
“We sometimes think we would like to know what lies ahead, but sober thought brings us back to accepting life a day at a time and magnifying and glorifying that day. . . .” Spencer W. Kimball
“Nothing happens until someone sells something. “-Gianforte
“A lot of companies think sales is like a necessary evil,” he says. “Sales is really the most noble part of the business because it’s the part that brings the solution together with the customer’s need.”-Gianforte
“We must use our talents in behalf of our fellowmen, rather than burying them in the tomb of a self-centered life.” Spencer W. Kimball
“Everyone has got the will to win, its only those with the will to prepare that do win”-Mark Cuban quoting Bobby Knight
“One must not judge a man’s worth from his poorer work; one must always judge him by the best he has done.” P.A.M. Dirac
“The secret to success is constancy of purpose.” Benjamin Disraeli
“Professionals are always screwing up, Doug. You should know that.” Karen Tate
In summary, I claim that some of the reasons why so many people who have greatness within their grasp don’t succeed are: they don’t work on important problems, they don’t become emotionally involved, they don’t try and change what is difficult to some other situation which is easily done but is still important, and they keep giving themselves alibis why they don’t.–Richard Hamming
“The art of solving physics problems is the art of approximations”–Ivan Deutsch
“The law of the harvest has not been repealed.”–Spencer W Kimball
“Finding the fun is the key to mastering a skill”–Paul Bucheit
Smart goals:
- Specific (no generalities)
- Measurable (quantitative is best)
- Attainable (”realistic”)
- Relevant (in line with larger goals)
- Timely (deadline)


