Sumantra Quotes & Sayings

His small compliments and offhand remarks formed a new scripture, and in breathless conversations and lonely, dream-drunk nights they built whole theologies from them. — Carey Wallace

Culture tends to argue that it forbids only that which is unnatural. But from a biological perspective, nothing is unnatural. Whatever is possible is by definition also natural. A truly unnatural behaviour, one that goes against the laws of nature, simply cannot exist, so it would need no prohibition. — Yuval Noah Harari

By following what they believe are stick orders from the top, many typical managers tend to concentrate on working within budget and resource constraint --- thereby developing a boxed-in, "can't do" mindset. — Sumantra Ghoshal

Evil habits, in which men indulge, are the chief cause of disease in the physical as well as the mental state. — Sathya Sai Baba

When you meet the girl who'll be sitting on the front porch holding your hand when you're eighty, you don't let a thing like cool dismissive looks, big brothers, or fucking rules stand in your way. — Jen Frederick

A resilient people cherishing liberty and equality and the rule of law will endure. — Nick Rahall

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry. — Oscar Wilde

The truly effective managers we've observed are purposeful, trust in their own judgement, and adopt long-term, big-picture views to fulfill personal goals that tally with those of the organization as a whole. They break out of their perceived boxes, take control of their jobs, ... — Sumantra Ghoshal

Yesterday's success formula is often today's obsolete dogma ... We must continually challenge the past so that we can renew ourselves each day. — Sumantra Ghoshal

In blackjack gambling, as easy as it seems to win, sometimes you need to lose, let out the bad air or karma, a bleed of your life or soul, like draining a blood blister. The effects can be quite nasty on the average human mind, but all you need to do is take time out, and next day remember the beauty of the loss, in all its perfection, and know that you have lived, have felt the power of the Universe in all its glory. — Robert Black

Statements don't exist by themselves. Just like people, they are in relationship with one another. — Patty Houser

Concept of what he wants: money will not give him a code of values, if he's evaded the knowledge of what to value, and it will not provide him with a purpose, if he's evaded the choice of what to seek. — Ayn Rand

You cannot have faith in people unless you take action to improve and develop them. — Sumantra Ghoshal

The ability to seize initiative is the most essential quality of any truly successful manager. — Sumantra Ghoshal

You have to create tension between reality and aspiration — Sumantra Ghoshal

We've got beauty, we've got class, the other team can kiss our ... — Sara Shepard

Graceful aging starts by leveling the playing field between emotional landmines and physical grievances. — Auliq Ice

There was always something she loved about a guy with dark features and blue eyes. But, she resigned that she had never seen eyes as beautiful as his. The man was near perfection. — J.B. McGee

Effective managers proactively control their tasks and the expectations of their major stakeholders, which allows them to meet strategic goals rather than fight fires. — Sumantra Ghoshal

Not enslaved to principles but bound by love for God, they have become free from the problems and conflicts of ethical decision. They are no longer weighed down by them. They belong completely and solely to God and God's will. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Companies that succeed are driven by internal ambition. Stock price doesn't drive them. Ambition and values drive them. — Sumantra Ghoshal