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“Better to have something to say than to have to say something.” - James “Captain” Cook was an explorer who’s success hinged on the teams that surrounded him, and he chose them very carefully!

“The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed, but a thing created is loved before it exists.” - Charles Dickens describes how one must make in reality that which makes sense to create at all.

“A heart can no more be forced to love than a stomach can be forced to digest food by persuasion.” - Alfred Nobel knew that inspiration must come from within the individual.

“How many theorems in geometry which have seemed at first impracticable are in time successfully worked out” - Archimedes solved some very very complicate equations throughout his life. Based on a life filled with mathematics, physics and astronomy, do you think he first looked at them and felt equations were impracticable?

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” - Leonardo da Vinci brought the competencies of art, science, engineering, and philosophy together to create masterpieces of many varieties; could it be as simple as that?

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” - Leonardo da Vinci brought the competencies of art, science, engineering, and philosophy together to create masterpieces of many varieties; could it be as simple as that?

“Goals are simply tools to focus your energy in positive directions, these can be changed as your priorities change, new one added, and others dropped.” - Christopher Columbus knew performance and talent management. He put them to pretty good use, if I don’t say so myself!

“What more valuable than Gold? Diamonds. Than Diamonds? Virtue.” - Benjamin Franklin wasn’t a President of the United States of America. But whoever said it was a post-requisite of being a Founding Father when you’re also a scientist, writer, and diplomat.

“I am the conscience of all those who knew something - but did nothing.” - Oskar Schindler represented the very best of mankind. Imagine a business with intelligent risk-takers. Imagine a world full of that man’s courage.

“It is a press, certainly, but a press from which shall flow in inexhaustible streams. Through it, God will spread His Word. A spring of truth shall flow from it: like a new star it shall scatter the darkness of ignorance, and cause a light heretofore unknown to shine amongst men.” - Oh yes, he absolutely knew he was going to change the world. And when Johannes Gutenberg’s press spread words, the world had, in fact, changed forever.