Expecting More

It is only a

It is only a short step from exaggerating what we can find in the world to exaggerating our power to remake the world. Expecting more novelty than there is, more greatness than there is, and more strangeness than there is, we imagine ourselves masters of a plastic universe. But a world we can shape to … Read more

Despite the heat in

Despite the heat in her face, it felt as if cold needles of ice were running up and down her veins. What are you doing here? He drew back slightly, looking disappointed. That isn’t really an answer to my question, you know. I was expecting more of a Hallelujah Chorus.’ I mean, it’s not every … Read more

You have to be

You have to be a lover of books without expecting more of them than they give – a little pleasure, a little insight, a moment of escape, a deepening of your own humanity. Not much else. Anne Roiphe

Insanity: doing the same

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein

No matter how senior

No matter how senior you get in an organization, no matter how well you’re perceived to be doing, your job is never done. Every day, you get up and the world is changing; your customers are expecting more from you. Your competitors are putting pressure on you by doing more and trying to beat you here and beat you there.
Abigail Johnson