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I may not be as strong as I think. But I know many tricks and I have resolution.
Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea · 1952

Quotes

“One of the things that happens in organizations as well as with people is that they settle into ways of looking at the world and become satisfied with things and the world changes and keeps evolving and new potential arises but these people who are settled in don’t see it. That’s what gives start-up companies their greatest advantage.”

Steve Jobs · Smithsonian Oral and Video Histories: Steve Jobs, 1995 · Primary source

“The bird that sits, is easily shot.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.”

Ernest Hemingway · The Old Man and the Sea, 1952 · Primary source

“A vase of unbaked clay, when broken, may be remoulded, but not a baked one.”

Leonardo da Vinci · The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, 1888 · Primary source

“Take things always by their smooth handle.”

Thomas Jefferson · Letter to Thomas Jefferson Smith, 1825 · Primary source

Related Tags

Inactivity 1 Vulnerability 4 Initiative 18 Self-preservation 1 Experience 28 Skill 4 Resolve 6 Self-knowledge 8 Resourcefulness 1 Practical judgement 6 Self-reliance 48 Resilience 28 Startups 1 Organisational inertia 1 Opportunity recognition 2 Competitive advantage 6 Malleability 1 Change 7 Character formation 1 Habits 3 Perspective 18 Practical wisdom 5 Composure 4 Judgement 29