Graham

“Your employees will test you on your cultural virtues, either accidentally or on purpose, so before you put one into your company, ask yourself, “Am I willing to pass the test on this?”
― Ben Horowitz, What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture

“If any young men come for Mary or Kitty, send them in, for I am quite as leisure.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“If we have data, let’s look at data. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine.”
― Jim Barksdale

“I realized that “being prepared” can sometimes be a euphemism for being scared to let go. How much we carry—whether it is on our bicycle, in our bag, or in our home—is often directly related to how little we trust in life to guide us well, and in others to help us out in a pinch. To this day, I have found that traveling light yields a far richer experience.”
― Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, Apartment Therapy: The Eight-Step Home Cure