Posts Tagged ‘Quotes’

Bruce Schneier on Digital Spying

Congress may revive a bill prohibiting U.S. tech companies from working with governments that digitally spy on their citizens. Bruce Schneier responds: Of course, the bill won’t go anywhere, but shouldn’t someone inform those members of Congress about what’s been going on in the United States for the past eight years? —Bruce Schneier Touché. ___ Photo [...]

Michael Hyatt on Corporate Social Media Policies

Use whatever social media you want. Feel free to use it on company time. Just use common sense and remember that if you publicly identify yourself with the company’s brand then act in a manner consistent with that brand. It’s in all of our best interests to do so. —Michael Hyatt The above quote is [...]

On the Value of Education — President Obama

President Obama posted the full text of the speech he’ll deliver to students tomorrow. Here’s an excerpt: And no matter what you want to do with your life – I guarantee that you’ll need an education to do it. You want to be a doctor, or a teacher, or a police officer? You want to [...]

On Blogging Fools

Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. —Plato ___ Hat tip: Pickles. Graphic credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spacedust_design/ / CC BY-ND 2.0.

On Congregationalism

No one will ever stand up in most of your churches and say something really stupid, and that’s a shame, because the pastor shouldn’t be the only one who gets to have fun. —iMonk.

Quote of the Day — Wall Street Journal

Mr. Obama won the White House while promising that his brand of kinder, gentler diplomacy would better rally the world against bad actors. Now would be a good time, and North Korea the right place, to prove it. —Wall Street Journal ___ Hat tip: One Free Korea.

Quote of the Day — Barack Obama

Open hearts. Open minds. Fair-minded words. —Barack Obama. President Obama spoke these words in his commencement speech at Notre Dame earlier today. I may not always (or often) agree with President Obama, but if this will be the tenor of his office—and those who disagree with him—then these next few years can be focused on [...]

Quote of the Day — Ron Coleman

If you can’t write good no one will read your blog. —Ron Coleman. I couldn’t have said it better myself. Well, maybe… ;-) Fortunately, Ron is writing tongue in cheek, recommending that we follow David Krell’s blog “Write This Way 2.0.” I’m giving David’s blog a trial read.

Quote of the Day — Andrew Sullivan

I get the heebie-jeebies any time a politician makes a business decision. —Andrew Sullivan. ___ Hat tip: npr Planet Money.

Quote of the Day — Max Baucus

Frankly it was such a rush — we’re talking about the stimulus bill now — to get it passed, I didn’t have time and other conferees didn’t have time to address many of the provisions that were modified significantly. —Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Montana. Update. Welcome readers of NotMaxBaucus. You can follow me [...]