Ward Holmquist

“Jack, the world is full of people who can only feel big by making other people look small, and the bigger the target, the better they feel about it.”
― Tom Clancy, The Bear and the Dragon

“In fact, every word and action can send a message. It tells children—or students, or athletes—how to think about themselves. It can be a fixed-mindset message that says: You have permanent traits and I’m judging them. Or it can be a growth-mindset message that says: You are a developing person and I am committed to your development.”
― Carol S. Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

“Reality dictates that no matter how bright and capable a leader might be, the work of the organization must be accomplished by trusted colleagues. A leader’s inference that he or she is primarily responsible for the organization’s success demonstrates blatant hubris.”
― Tim Irwin, Derailed: Five Lessons Learned from Catastrophic Failures of Leadership

“It is said that the earliest spark for the telephone came when Alexander Bell was still in his teens. He noticed how, if he sang a certain note near an open piano, the string of that note would vibrate, as if singing back to him. He sang an A; the A string shook. The idea of connecting voices through a wire was born. But it was not a new idea. We call out; we are answered. It has been that way from the beginning of belief, and it continues to this very moment,”
― Mitch Albom, First Phone Call from Heaven