Never hire or promote in your own image. It is foolish to replicate your strength and idiotic to replicate your weakness. It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom.', Dee W. Hock, Fast Company',

We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands upon himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself.', Jose Ortega y Gasset', Spanish philosopher & politician (1883 - 1955)

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.', Woody Allen', US movie actor, comedian, & director (1935 - )

Man is what he believes.', Anton Chekhov', Russian dramatist & short story author (1860 - 1904)

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.', W. Somerset Maugham', English dramatist & novelist (1874 - 1965)