Actions speak louder than words.

In the final analysis, all that really matters are your actions. You may talk a good story, but no matter how good you are at selling others on your capabilities, eventually you have to perform.

— Napoleon Hill via Sabir Semerkant

The World Trade Center Site will forever hold a special place in our City, in our hearts. But we would be untrue to the best part of ourselves - and who we are as New Yorkers and Americans - if we said ‘no’ to a mosque in Lower Manhattan.

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg following a vote that clears most hurdles to build a mosque and Islamic center near Ground Zero

I hope the rest of the nation is listening.

Creativity v. Art

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

— Scott Adams [via @the99percent]

The Sign of an Entrepreneur

[Entrepreneur or unemployed] are the same, with one key difference: as an entrepreneur, you have cards printed naming yourself as president and chief executive.

Glennys Christie responding to a NY Times article about creating a start-up when unemployed.