The Quote Brief

”I’ve been reminding people that it’s day one for a couple of decades” There is no need to introduce Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. The „Day 1“ mentality means a lot to Bezos and sums up his business philosophy to a great extent. First mentioned in a 1997 shareholder letter, the concept slowly developed…

“you simply can’t think efficiency with people. You think effectiveness with people and efficiency with things.” I felt some shame admitting this, but I didn’t find Covey’s book that useful at first. Most of the concepts are now staples of podcasts and TV, often delivered with better anecdotes and evidence. This shouldn’t be surprising; the…

„Being sick teaches you, you’re not in control, you’re not in charge…And you have to learn to play at the hand you’re dealt.“ „These lectures you are about to see cover the last 3,000 years of Western intellectual history.“ With these words, Dr. Michael Sugrue opened a portal to the greatest minds in history. To…

“In these days, when there is a tendency to specialize so closely, it is well for us to be reminded that the possibilities of being at once broad and deep did not pass with Leonardo Da Vinci or even Benjamin Franklin. Men of our profession – we teachers – are bound to be impressed by…

“If you’re going to live a long time, you have to keep learning. What you formerly knew is not enough. If you don’t adapt, you’re like a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.” Charlie Munger (1924–2023) was an American billionaire investor, businessman, and polymath, best known as the „right-hand man“ and longtime Vice Chairman of…

„Only while sleeping one makes no mistakes. Making mistakes is the privilege of the active, of those who can correct their mistakes and put them right.“ Ingvar Kamprad is a name you might not know, but his company : IKEA, the Swedish giant. When we think about entrepreneurs or founders, we envision someone who is…