At an evening reception at Howard Schultz’s home on the occasion of Starbucks’ inspiring Annual Shareholders Meeting, I asked Arthur Rubinfeld on what advice he could give me to instill the right work ethic and values on my children. I was struck by a quote he hung as a poster in his kids’ rooms:
The harder you work
The luckier you get
Last night I dreamed I ate a ten-pound marshmallow, and when I woke up the pillow was gone.
Tommy Cooper
There is nothing like a dream to create the future. Utopia to-day, flesh and blood tomorrow.
Victor Hugo (1802 – 1885), Les Miserables, 1862
“The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; the optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
-Abraham Lincoln
Shifting towards funnier quotes of the week…
"I feel so miserable without you; it’s almost like having you here." – Stephen Bishop
In every conceivable manner, family is the link to our past, bridge to our future.
- Alex Haley
“Vision without execution is hallucination.”
-Thomas Edison
"Life is full of distractions. No matter how tempting it may be to veer off your path, keep your goals in focus and keep moving forward.” –Gabriel Cid
“If life has taught me anything, it’s that we are capable of far greater things than one can possibly imagine.” – Ari Merkin
"My reputation grows with every failure." – George Bernard Shaw