Travis Nelson

“In one memorable episode, Warren received a trusting note from a woman in the bookkeeping department via the library’s pneumatic-tube system, which ran between the library and store. “It’s very slow here on this rainy day,” the bookkeeper complained. “Please send me one of those novels you have had to withdraw from circulation as unfit for a lady to read.” Warren fulfilled the request and was surprised the next day to receive the book back, discreetly wrapped, with the message: “Blessings upon you! You’re quite right. This is not fit for anybody to read. Please send another just like it.”
― Molly Guptill Manning, When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II

“in sales, activity drives everything—that’s the law. Activity is the hard work of sales and it is the price you pay for your commission checks. Activities include: Cold calling, first-time visits, follow-up calls, product demonstrations, walk-throughs, test drives, site visits, open houses, tours, presentations, proposals, referrals, direct mail, and so forth. The fact is, if you have enough activity, you will at least sell something, even if you do everything else wrong. If you have no activity, but do everything else right, you will sell nothing.”
― Jeb Blount, People Buy You: The Real Secret to what Matters Most in Business

“Three-quarters of the nation’s wealth is in the form of human capital; the talent and training of workers, in other words, offers far more value to the overall economy than anything else.”
― Anonymous

“At bedtime, my mother would lean down close and tell me, “They said I could pick any girl baby I wanted, and I chose you.”
― Sarah Hepola, Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget