Waseem Qawasmi

“All emotions are, in essence, impulses to act, the instant plans for handling life that evolution has instilled in us. The very root of the word emotion is motere, the Latin verb “to move,” plus the prefix “e-” to connote “move away,” suggesting that a tendency to act is implicit in every emotion.”
― Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence

“The number one reason a startup shuts down is not actually running out of money, which is what most people believe. The number one reason a startup fails is that the founder gives up.”
― Jason Calacanis, Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000

“We don’t want machines with our type of intelligence. We actually want machines whose actions can be expected to achieve our objectives, not their objectives.”
― Martin Ford, Architects of Intelligence: The truth about AI from the people building it

“Every time you speak, you are auditioning for leadership.” —JAMES HUMES”
― Paul Hellman, You've Got 8 Seconds: Communication Secrets for a Distracted World