Executive Gems

"I believe there surely is such a thing as truth, but who among us can claim a monopoly? There are those who do, and their own words testify to their intolerance."

- Senator Edward Kennedy

"Most men talk too much. Much of my success has been due to keeping my mouth shut."

- J. Ogden Armour
   

I hope that our wisdom will grow with our power and teach us that the less we use our power, the greater it will be.

- Thomas Jefferson

I am convinced that in order to move forward, we must say openly to each other the things we hold in our hearts, and that too often that are said only behind closed doors.

- President Barack Obama

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.

- Warren Buffet

“As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes.”

- Mel Brooks   (Source:  Quote Garden)

"You're getting the news that the industry can afford."

- Ann Pedersen, Director of PR, Lovgren Marketing

"It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously."

- Peter Ustinov, British actor and writer

"There is no such thing as a mass mind. The mass audience is made up of individuals, and good advertising is written always from one person to another. When it is aimed at millions it rarely moves anyone."

- Fairfax Cone, member, Advertising Hall of Fame

"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated."

-William James, Leadership Secrets from the Executive Office