Even today, despite the Eichler’s example, […] architects design only ten perfect of American housing.”
— Eichler. Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream
Some sentences or stories that Ana Belén Ramón underlines when she reads books, so she could quote them later.
Even today, despite the Eichler’s example, […] architects design only ten perfect of American housing.
The greatest businesspeople I’ve met are determined to get it right no matter what the cost.”
— The E-Myth Revisited
People who are exceptionally good in business are so because of their insatiable need to know more.”
— The E-Myth Revisited
The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge while an ordinary man takes everything either as a blessing or a curse.”
— Tales of Power
Another common trap that many marketers fall into is focusing too much on trying to figure out how to generate a lot of buzz, when really they should be focused on building engagement and trust. I can tell you that my mom has zero buzz, but when she says something, I listen.”
— Delivering Happiness, by Toni Hsieh
I walked away from that experience with the lesson that sometimes the truth alone isn’t enough, and that the presentation of the truth was just as important as the truth.”
— Delivering Happiness, by Toni Hsieh
The people who are crazy enought to think they can change the world are the ones that do”
— Inside Steve’s Brain
Edward Tufte is the author and publisher of an influential series of books about information design. When Tufte set out to produce The Visual Design of Quantitative Information, publishers told him that they couldn’t provide the quality of printing, paper and color reproduction that he demanded because it would make the retail cost of his book too high. So Tufte decided to publish the book himself. He created his own company, Graphics Press, and took out a mortgage on his house to finance it. By publishing the book himself he was able to keep the price accessible and maintain control over every aspect of the book’s design and production.”
— Indie Publishing. How to Design and Produce Your Own Book. Edited by Ellen Lupton.
It’s ok to be different, to embrace what makes you special, and to be proud of it.”
— It’s not easy being green, by Jim Henson
The way not to have to raise money is not to spend money. Do everything as cheaply as you possibly can. What you want in a startup is this feeling of cheap and hip. Not meserly cheap, but cool, bohemian cheap. That’s what we strove for.”
— Paul Graham, Founders at Work
