#nova

His special gift was the ability to see the essence of a worthwhile suggestion and to relate it to what was already in existence or planned. Then he would encourage and shape the new project, repeatedly redesigning the curriculum so that a new department or course could have a comfortable place in which to grow and offer it benefits. ↗

— Charles Bracelen Flood

#innovation #leadership #leadership

Hold on to this life, Emma," he whispered. "You're so much stronger than you think you are. ~ Evan ↗

— Rebecca Donovan

#rebecca-donovan #the-breathing-series #life

I knew how much Evan loved me. And I knew I didn't deserve it. But I also knew he was the only one I loved. The only one I would ever love. ↗

— Rebecca Donovan

#rebecca-donovan #the-breathing-series #love

But the worst of all is, according to the old phrase, while the grass grows, the horse starves, but the man of money is the man for Nova Scotia. Those may do extremely well. ↗

— Nathaniel Smith

#extremely #grass #grows #horse #man

Propounding peace and love without practical or institutional engagement is delusion, not virtue. ↗

— Hegel

#economics-philosophy #hegel #innovative #interesting #philosophy

To teach that a comparatively few men are responsible for the greatest forward steps of mankind is the worst sort of nonsense. ↗

— Henry Ford

#history #innovation #men

Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change. ↗

— Brené Brown

#creativity #innovation #vulnerability #change

This is not the wisdom of the crowd, but the wisdom of someone in the crowd. It’s not that the network itself is smart; it’s that the individuals get smarter because they’re connected to the network. ↗

— Steven Johnson

#innovation #insightful #people #nature

Old ideas can sometimes use new buildings. New ideas must use old buildings. ↗

— Steven Johnson

#innovation #insightful #nature

Berners-Lee was supremely lucky in the work environment he had settled into, the Swiss particle physics lab CERN. It took him ten years to nurture his slow hunch about a hypertext information platform. ↗

— Steven Johnson

#ideas #innovation #internet #nature