It was as if the wind had been knocked out of her: no matter how many deep breaths she took her lungs refused to fill.
“Corporate cultures can be arrayed along the same three dimensions as national cultures: universalistic-particularistic, egalitarian-hierarchical, and individualistic-communitarian. Once”
― The Greats on Leadership: Classic Wisdom for Modern Managers
― The Greats on Leadership: Classic Wisdom for Modern Managers
“The root of credit is the Latin word credo, ‘I believe”
― Money and Government: The Past and Future of Economics
― Money and Government: The Past and Future of Economics
“Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.”
― Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists
― Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists
“Whatever one may think about democratic government, it is just as well to have practical experience of its rough and slatternly foundations. No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of elections. Here”
― Great Contemporaries: Churchill Reflects on FDR, Hitler, Kipling, Chaplin, Balfour, and Other Giants of His Age
― Great Contemporaries: Churchill Reflects on FDR, Hitler, Kipling, Chaplin, Balfour, and Other Giants of His Age
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”
― Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists
― Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists
Steve’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Steve’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Steve
Lists liked by Steve



























