We live in a world where being able to express yourself in fewer than 160 characters is becoming ever more important. Feel about this how you may, snap shots and sound bites will rule. Here is a group of quotes, one from each of my professors for the Fall 2011 term, my best yet at Tuck academically both in enjoyment and achievement. The quotes demonstrate the virtues and vices of brevity – they’re snappy, but lacking in context. I enjoyed reminiscing about the messages imbedded in them. Make of them what you will…
“Change as little as you have to, not as much as you can.” – Howard Anderson, sales
“No good ever comes of drinking shots of tequila.” – Kevin Keller, strategic brand management
“Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” – Ken French, investments
“VCs look to find winners; PE investors just want to avoid losers.” – guest speaker, private equity finance
“No matter what they throw at you, you can diagnose and change the game.” – Jeff Weiss, negotiations
“If you don’t have enough beer at the party, noone is going to stay.” – Ron Adner, entrepreneurship and innovation strategy
“It’s difficult to get a horse to give birth to a penguin.” – Chris Trimble, innovation execution
“You are probably going to make more money than you think.” – Rick Shreeve, ethics in action
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