Giving the Credit!

A plaque that sat on Reagan's Oval office desk:
"There is no limit to what a man can do, or where he can go, if he doesn't mind who gets the credit."

Ref : "How to win friends and influcence people in the Digital Age"

True Connections!

"We (as a public) seem to believe that the influence comes from the sheer volume of impressions and connections that we have in the marketplace...It doesn't. True influence comes from connecting to the individuals, nurturing those relationships, adding real value to the other [people]s lives and doing anything and everything to serve them, so that when the time comes for you to make an ask, there is someone there to lend a hand. Worry less about how many people you are connected to and worry a whole lot more about who you are connected to, who they are and what you are doing to value and honor them."

Ref : "How to win friends and influcence people in the Digital Age", Mitch Joel quote

Genuine Concern

A young unkempt college student once asked Muhammad Ali what he should do with his life. He could not decide whether to continue education or go out into the world to seek his fortune. It was clear he was leaning toward the latter. "Stay in college, get the education," advised Ali.
"If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can make something out of you!"

Ref: Book How to win friends and influence people in the Digital Age

What's Wrong with the World?

"For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure it will be measured to you"

Perhaps there is no more memorable example than the prolific British writer G. K. Chesterton's reply to an invitation by the Times to write an essay on the subject, "What's Wrong with the World?"
Chesterton's reply:

Dear Sirs,
    I am.

Reference: How to win friends and influence people in the digital age, pg12