Saturday, May 7, 2011

Renegade - A Modern Palindrome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpHj__259aQ

Why Great Companies Fail

http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/10/microsoft-apple-google-facebook-why-companies-fail-cmo-network-simon-sinek.html
You don't need venture capital to get started. You need to get started to get started.

-- Simon Sinek
Fantasies are when we imagine things we want. Dreams are when we imagine a world we want to live in. Leaders never fantasize...they dream

-- Simon Sinek
The difference between those who change the world & those who don't is that those who do believe they can.

-- Simon Sinek
It's our unwavering belief in what we're doing, not the numbers we generate, that inspire others to join us & help champion our cause

-- Simon Sinek
Dream big. Start small. But most of all...start.

-- Simon Sinek
Success is when reality catches up to your imagination.

-- Simon Sinek
Sometimes we avoid the truth for fear we may offend someone. But isn't the point of honesty to tell the truth no matter what?

-- Simon Sinek
What's the point of dreaming if we're not willing to pursue the dreams?

-- Simon Sinek
You can't sit at home & complain that no one will help you. Get out & do something to help others...then someone will help you back

-- Simon Sinek
Remember to connect with people now & then. In fact, pick up the phone, right now, & call a friend for no other reason than to say hi

-- Simon Sinek
We have enough people who tell it like it is- now we could use a few who tell it like it can be.

-- Robert Orben
Stories are attempts to share our values & beliefs. Story telling is only worthwhile when it tells what you stand for, not what you do

-- Simon Sinek
Being an entrepreneur has nothing to do with owning a business. Entrepreneurs are the problem solvers & they exist everywhere.

-- Simon Sinek
People are always more important than numbers. Happy people make happy numbers...which make even more people happy.

-- Simon Sinek
A star wants to see herself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around her rise to the top.

-- Simon Sinek
Don't show up to prove, show up to improve.

-- Simon Sinek
The hardest part is starting. Once you get that out the way, you'll find the rest of journey much easier.

-- Simon Sinek
Following a plan is good for progress, but opportunity usually exists off the plan.

-- Simon Sinek
La nostalgie revient quand le présent n'est pas à la hauteur du passé.

-- Unknown

Monday, May 2, 2011

When you have an album as acclaimed as OutKast's 1998 opus, Aquemini, the temptation is there to capitalize on it by sticking with the same formula the next time around. But if Big Boi and Dre did that, they wouldn't be OutKast, and they'd lose their reps as two of hip-hop's most adventurous musicmakers.

-- Unknown
Since Aquemini, OutKast have been the prodigal hip-hop artists. Jay Z may have staked claim on the 'King of Hip Hop' crown but clearly, OutKast proved to be the most forward thinking, unique, consistent and creative force in popular hip hop.

-- Unknown
B.O.B. is the kind of song that gave OutKast the reputation as one of the best live shows hip hop had to offer, as they, along with contemporaries such as The Roots and Black Eyed Peas among others began to implement live instrumentation into their acts, which is still horribly under utilized within hip hop recordings.

-- Unknown