• “A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience” (Oliver Wendell Holmes)
• “Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation” (Bette Davis)
• “There is nothing so terrible as activity without insight” (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
• “The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers” (R.W. Hamming)
• “I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children” (Arthur Conan Doyle)

Borrowed with pride from all over the place.

In honour of Ned’s now legendary Quotations Quotient I am delighted to continue his weekly quotable column on our blog. 

The power of quotations is that they cause us to pause; they challenge, question or confirm the way we think by using eloquence and brevity as their tools.  Quotations summarise a whole way of thinking in just a few words and are often inspiring as a result.  Successful marketing is similar in its success: it communicates a clear message in a memorable and sometimes interrupting way.

I hope that this section continues to inspire and interrupt your weekly thoughts…it seemed right that this week’s theme begins with “change.”

• “There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction” (Winston Churchill)
• “Change is inevitable – except from a vending machine” (Robert C. Gallagher)
• “If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.” (Mary Engelbreit)
• “Thought has been constantly evolving and we can’t say when that system began” (David Bohm)
• “The art of progress is to conserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order” (Alfred North Whitehead)

Borrowed with pride from all over the place.

1. “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” (Dr. Seuss)

2. “Man’s feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell.” (Jean Paul Richter)

3. “The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning.” (Ivy Baker Priest)

4. “The song is ended, but the melody lingers on.” (Irving Berlin)

5. “Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.” (Garrison Keillor)

Stolen with Pride from all over the place.

PS – I hope you’ll excuse the sentimentality…after 10 wonderful years at The Value Engineers, I am moving on to pastures new, making this my last Quotation Quotient. My esteemed colleague Jossie Clayton will be taking over from me as of next Friday. Hasta luego amigos!