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“What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is related only to objects and not to individuals, or to life. That art is something which is specialized or which is done by experts who are artists. But couldn't everyone's life become a work of art? Why should the lamp or the house be an art object, but not our life?”
― Michel Foucault

“I'm no prophet. My job is making windows where there were once walls.”
― Michel Foucault

“A critique does not consist in saying that things aren't good the way they are. It consists in seeing on just what type of assumptions, of familiar notions, of established and unexamined ways of thinking the accepted practices are based... To do criticism is to make harder those acts which are now too easy.”
― Michel Foucault

“Sleep is a weapon!”
― Robert Ludlum

“The easiest thing in the world is to convince yourself that you're right. As one grows old, it is easier still.”
― Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Identity

“Learn always but never appear to be learning.”
― Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Ultimatum

“It was important to keep moving. Certain struggles continued. Others had to be brought to a close. The wisdom was in deciding which.”
― Robert Ludlum, The Gemini Contenders

“The most precious jewels are not made of stone, but of flesh.”
― Robert Ludlum

“He wasn't smart enough to see it, said Jason Bourne. He couldn't think geometrically.”
― Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Supremacy

“Accountants and economists are natural enemies. One views trees, the other forests, and the visions are usually at odds, as they should be.”
― Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Identity

“There are no endings. If you think so you are deceived as to their nature. They are all beginnings. Here is one. —Hilary Mantel”
― Lawrence Freedman, Strategy: A History

“strategy formation walks on two feet, one deliberate, the other emergent.”
― Lawrence Freedman, Strategy: A History

“God created strategy by allowing choice,”
― Lawrence Freedman, Strategy: A History

“viewing strategy as “the art of making use of time and space”;”
― Lawrence Freedman, Strategy: A History

“In the nature of things you can never try to escape one danger without encountering another; but prudence consists in knowing how to recognize the nature of the different dangers and in accepting the least bad as good.”
― Lawrence Freedman, Strategy: A History

“man becomes a little cog in the machine, and, aware of this, his one preoccupation is to become a bigger cog. —Max Weber,”
― Lawrence Freedman, Strategy: A History

“Survival must be the highest objective; otherwise nothing could be achieved.”
― Lawrence Freedman, Strategy: A History

“Business schools don't create successful people. They simply accept them, then take credit for their success.”
― Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA: A World-Class Business Education in a Single Volume

“Every successful business (1) creates or provides something of value that (2) other people want or need (3) at a price they're willing to pay, in a way that (4) satisfies the purchaser's needs and expectations and (5) provides the business sufficient revenue to make it worthwhile for the owners to continue operation.”
― Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA: A World-Class Business Education in a Single Volume

“Whoever best describes the problem is the one most likely to solve it. —”
― Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA: A World-Class Business Education in a Single Volume

“Every time your customers purchase from you, they’re deciding that they value what you have to offer more than they value anything else their money could buy at that moment.”
― Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

“Ideas are cheap—what counts is the ability to translate an idea into reality, which is much more difficult than recognizing a good idea.”
― Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

“Retired general Colin Powell famously advocates collecting half of the information available, then making a decision, even though your information is clearly incomplete.”
― Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

“Once you eliminate your number one problem, number two gets a promotion. —GERALD WEINBERG,”
― Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

“Ramit Sethi recommends applying what he calls the “85% Solution.” So many people get wrapped up in making the perfect decision that they wind up overwhelming themselves and doing nothing.”
― Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

“Discoveries are often made by not following instructions, by going off the main road, by trying the untried. —FRANK TYGER, POLITICAL CARTOONIST AND COLUMNIST I”
― Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

“The moment you make a mistake in pricing, you’re eating into your reputation or your profits. —KATHARINE PAINE, FOUNDER”
― Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

“Don’t waste time trying to predict an unknowable future—construct the most likely scenarios and plan what you’ll do if they occur, and you’ll be prepared for whatever actually happens.”
― Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

“As the saying goes: you can have anything you want, as long as you’re willing to pay the price.”
― Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business

“The very best businesses create a virtuous cycle: they create huge amounts of value while keeping their expenses consistently low,”
― Josh Kaufman, The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business