Michael Doornbos

Here’s a quote I overheard this week about the economy in the US:
“You have to close your laptop because you can’t stand to look at your retirement fund any more.”
Let’s think about this for a second. This one sentence is very indicative of many of the situations I hear people in. This sentence [...]

The cost of failure is the principal barrier to innovation. – Cory Doctorow

My Nephew Xander looked at his mom (my sister) with a serious face this morning and said,  “Mommy……Jesus had a DVD player.”
Awesome.

The lovely @pamslim who does Escape from Cubicle Nation had Gary Schoeniger on the podcast today.
Here’s a real gem from him that stuck with me all day:
“Entrepreneurs look for problems, the don’t run from them”

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.
- Neil Gaiman

“A good student can get a good education anywhere that has a decent library and a handful of good teachers—which is the most you ever get in the Ivy League or other high-reputation schools.” – Orson Scott Card

“Quit worrying about your health. It’ll go away.” – Robert Orben

“I am not young enough to know everything.” – Oscar Wilde