“When I worked in high altitude astronomy, I had no idea how dangerous the management teams were.”
“As a manager in the Ivy League, I discovered that the upper management team were seriously undermining my ability to manage my own staff. It was so bad that I eventually left. I now advise people not to work for the Ivy League.”
“It s a long journey, filled with highs and lows, but if we find something we love doing and are able to create a way to do it for the rest of our lives, it s all worth it.”
“Life experience is work experience.”
“The ordinary man gets motivation from power and fame. The superior finds motivation in meaning and work itself.”
“If you want to see a better world, change the lens through which you see it and do the work to make it better.”
“Even when you love what you do, work is work. By definition, the act of growth is defined by a certain level of struggle and a willingness to endure pain in the pursuit of progress.”
“I remember how excited I was to work for the Ivy League. By the time I left, I would not advise anyone to work for them.”
“It’s not that the bee hovers in the seemingly effortless way that it does that amazes me. Rather, it’s more the amount of air that it has to move in order to do that.”
“If one had a capable subordinate, allowing them to take charge was a wise gesture; interference from an incompetent superior would only lead to tragedy.”
“Of all the cankers of human happiness, none corrodes it with so silent, yet so baneful, a tooth, as indolence.”
“I shall doggedly work, wait and expect the minimum.”
“Here we come upon the old, old craze of the world, which has not yet learned to do without clericalism--that to live and work *for an idea*is man s calling, and according to the faithfulness its fulfilment his *human worth* is measured”
“If we design workplaces that permit people to find meaning in their work, we will be designing a human nature that values work,”
“If you re workhorse, there ll be a rider”
“I can proudly say that I m a strong woman; I m here not to attract the people, I m here on this Earth to work with them by very fair manner.”
“Our decisions have a larger impact than we can imagine.”