Chief executives, who themselves own a few shares of their companies, have no more feeling for the average stockholder than they do for baboons in Africa. T. Boone Pickens Bosses, Executives, Funny, Leadership, Management You May Also Like The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line. By H. L. Mencken Boredom, Funny, Life, Sarcastic It is difficult to keep quiet if you have nothing to do. By Arthur Schopenhauer Achievement, Funny, Wise We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like? By Jean Cocteau Chance, Funny, Luck The rapturous, wild, and ineffable pleasure of drinking at someone else’s expense. By Henry Sambrooke Leigh Drinking, Funny, Pleasure Nothing is ever accomplished by committee unless it consists of three members, one of who happens to be sick and the other absent. By HENDRIK VAN LOON Committee, Decision making, Funny, Time waste I have no friends and no enemies—only competitors. By Aristotle Onassis Business, Competition, Friendship, Funny, Strong You May Also Like from T. Boone Pickens Be willing to make decisions. That’s the most important quality in a good leader. Don’t fall victim to what I call the “ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome.” You must be willing to fire. By T. Boone Pickens Achievement, Decision, Inspirational, Motivational, Success
The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line. By H. L. Mencken Boredom, Funny, Life, Sarcastic
It is difficult to keep quiet if you have nothing to do. By Arthur Schopenhauer Achievement, Funny, Wise
We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like? By Jean Cocteau Chance, Funny, Luck
The rapturous, wild, and ineffable pleasure of drinking at someone else’s expense. By Henry Sambrooke Leigh Drinking, Funny, Pleasure
Nothing is ever accomplished by committee unless it consists of three members, one of who happens to be sick and the other absent. By HENDRIK VAN LOON Committee, Decision making, Funny, Time waste
I have no friends and no enemies—only competitors. By Aristotle Onassis Business, Competition, Friendship, Funny, Strong
Be willing to make decisions. That’s the most important quality in a good leader. Don’t fall victim to what I call the “ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome.” You must be willing to fire. By T. Boone Pickens Achievement, Decision, Inspirational, Motivational, Success