American
Humorist and
Author
(June 8,
1957 - )
"Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."
"Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems."
"I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate them. The primary job of the manager is not to empower but to remove obstacles."
"You don't have to be a "person of influence" to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me."
