"The purpose of my position of influence was surely to speak up for those who have no influence."
Dr Susan Lim
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"It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it" Rene Descartes
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Books read recently
- Gideon's Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad by Gordon Thomas
- Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew by Tom Plate
- Why am I here by S R Nathan
- THE LITTLE RED DOT Reflections by Singapore's Diplomats Vol. 1 & 2 by Tommy Koh & Chang Li Lin
- You can negotiate anything by Herb Cohen
- Our Iceberg is Melting by John Kotter
- The Big Book on Small Groups by Jeffrey Arnold
- A Perfect Mess - The Hidden Benefits of Disorder by E. Abrahamson & D Freeman
- God is my CEO by Larry Julian
- Freakonomics by Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner
- The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman
- Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne.
- The Art of War by Sun Tzu
- Business the Richard Branson way by Des Dearlove
- Losing my Virginity by Richard Branson
- Screw it, let's do it by Richard Branson
- Confessions of an American Media Man by Tom Plate
- Stop the Presses - The Litigation PR Desk Reference by Richard Levick & Larry Smith
Proverbial Ramblings
- "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin
- "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." Mark Twain
- "The most fundamental form of human stupidity is forgetting what we were trying to do in the first place." Nietzsche
- "If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative." Woody Allen
- "The only way to avoid making mistakes is not to do anything. And that, in the final analysis, will be the ultimate mistake." Dr Goh Keng Swee
- "Knowledge comes, of learning well retained, unfruitful else." Dante
- "Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety" Proverbs 11:14
- "Trust in God, but tie up your camel." The Hadith of Prophet Muhammad
- "When you part from your friend, grieve not. For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain." Hafiz, Persian Poet
- "When your brother is right, praise him. When your brother is wrong, help him." Arabic Proverb
- "Making a living amounts to nothing if your life is lost in the process." Dr Manoj Thulasidas
- "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven..." Ecclesiastes 3:1
- "Divide your means seven ways, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may happen on the earth." Ecclesiastes 11:2-3
- "A good conversation is like a mini skirt --- short enough to maintain interest but long enough to cover the subject." Anonymous
- "A leader is best when people barely know that he exists." Lao Tzu
- "I send you out as sheep among wolves. Make sure you are the sheep that bites back." Hng H G
- "Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential." Winston Churchill
- "The man or woman who is wholly or joyously surrendered to Christ can't make a wrong choice. Any choice will be the right one." A.W. Tozer
- "The ultimate test for any (leader's) decision is not whether it is popular at the time, but whether it is right. If it is right, make it, and let the popular take care of itself." Harry Truman
- "For one to be a leader, he must first learn how to follow."
- "He who refuses to rule is liable to be ruled by one worse than himself." Plato
- "When those who are called to fish don't fish, they fight. When energies intended to be used outside is used inside, the result is explosive. Instead of casting nets, we cast stones. Instead of being fishers of the lost, we become critics of the saved."
- "When there aren't enough hats to go around, the problem isn't solved by lopping off some heads." G K Chesterton
- "The man (Silvio Berlusconi) is a walking oxymoron, but that has not stopped him from working his way up. Why? Simple: because he embodies the Italian dream of being everything, of pleasing everyone & indulging himself in everything, without giving up anything." Beppe Severgnini
- "Act dumb sometimes. You don't have to appear too smart." BreadTalk founder George Quek
- "Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity." Albert Einstein
- “Don't mind criticism. If it is untrue, disregard it; if unfair, keep from irritation; if it is ignorant, smile; if it is justified, it is not criticism. Learn from it.” Anonymous
- "Always tell the truth, that way you won't have to remember what you said" Mark Twain
- "Where there is no vision, the people perish." Prov 29:18
- "For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another" Galatians 5:13
- "But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy & good fruits, without partiality & without hypocrisy" James 3:17
- "Fortune favours the prepared mind" Louis Pasteur
- "Making the right decision is easy. Timing its execution, however, is crucial" Ptr P C
- "It is better to be left on the shelf than to be locked up in the wrong cupboard" Alina Y
- "If we still cannot go to sleep after counting sheep, perhaps we should start talking to the Shepherd" Eld W S
- "If it is right, it's right. If it's not right, it is wrong" P Lim
- "Expected the unexpected and what you will get might be better than expected" P Lim
- "Prior preparation prevents poor performance" Jim Baker