Mintzberg Theory Quotes & Sayings

I really feel that there are things in the ocean that we have no idea about. — Ving Rhames

People die all the time. Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely. It's too easy not to make the effort, then weep and wring your hands after the person dies. — Haruki Murakami

Be humble, talk little, think and pray much. — George Whitefield

I think the reason people connect so well with my music is because there is a real connection. — Tristan Prettyman

I think I was a singer before I came out of the womb. I also think that the way you live your life, and the choices you make parallel what doors open up for you. — K.d. Lang

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. — Julie Andrews Edwards

An artist feels vulnerable to begin with; and yet the only answer is to recklessly discard more armour. — Eric Maisel

No generalizing beyond the data, no theory. No theory, no insight. And if no insight, why do research. — Henry Mintzberg

Anecdotal data is not incidental to theory development at all, but an essential part of it — Henry Mintzberg

All significant battles are fought within self. — Sheldon B. Kopp

Theory is a dirty word in some managerial quarters. That is rather curious, because all of us, managers especially, can no more get along without theories than libraries can get along without catalogs and for the same reason: theories help us make sense of incoming information. — Henry Mintzberg

I don't work under the illusion that I'm the next whatever. Every time a record comes out, if it gets a good review, I'm like, "Well, one more year, guys. We bought ourselves another year." — Ariel Pink

This world is nothing except it tend to another. — George Herbert

Failure is an inescapable part of life and a critically important part of any successful life. We learn to walk by falling, to talk by babbling, to shoot a basket by missing, and to color the inside of a square by scribbling outside the box. Those who intensely fear failing end up falling short of their potential. We either learn to fail or we fail to learn. — Tal Ben-Shahar

Data don't generate theory - only researchers do that. — Henry Mintzberg

You've had a whole life, a whole story, and I've come in late. I'm only trying to make sense of things. Make sense of you. — M.L. Stedman

I've attended some pretty glamorous events over the years, like the Costume Ball at the Met, the Golden Globes, and the Vanity Fair Oscar party. They are usually held at distinguished cultural institutions like the Met or the Annenberg Center - always beautiful spaces that are home to priceless works of art. The first thing they do when a Hollywood party rents out the place is push all the art to the corner so it doesn't get in the way. They have to do that so there's room for a red carpet, a bar, a prime rib carving station, a photo booth, and, for some reason, an Acura parked inside, in the middle of the party floor. There's always a parked Acura at every major Hollywood party. Who — Mindy Kaling