“A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow”
Voltaire (1694-1778) is credited with "the best is the enemy of the good." Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is credited with "The greatest enemy of a good…
Archive for 04/2012
Ameritopia (America + utopia)
Conservative radio talk show host Mark Levin used the invented name of "Ameritopia" (America + utopia) to title his book Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America (2012). There are citations…
“The first myth of management is that it exists”
Business author Robert Heller coined a popular management saying (later named "Heller's Law") with the subtitle of his book, The Great Executive Dream: The first myth of management…
“Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency for me”
"Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency for me" is a popular business saying that has been put on gift items such as posters and plaques, and that has appeared on…
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things”
"Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things" has been credited to management consultant and author Peter Drucker (1909-2005), who said something like this…
“Don’t do anything yourself that someone else can do for you”
"Don't do anything yourself that someone else can do for you" is a quote that was attributed to Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) in June 1929. In The American Magazine and in his…
“People who love to eat are always the best people” (Julia Child)
"People who love to eat are always the best people" was written by American chef and author Julia Child (1912-2004) to her friend Avis DeVoto on January 5, 1953. The quotation wasn't…
“Liquor in front, poker in rear” (bar sign)
"Liquor in/up (the) front, poker in (the) rear/back" is a bar sign saying that has been put in T-shirts and other gift items. The joke plays upon the words "liquor" ("lick…
“Notice: No service will be provided at this bar to anyone on a horse” (bar sign)
"Notice: No service will be provided at this bar to anyone on a horse" is a bar sign that supposedly was displayed in saloons of old. However, ""No service will be provided at…
“Would you buy a used car from this man?”
"Would you buy a used car from this man?" was a joke told at the July 1960 Democratic National Convention about Republican presidential challenger Richard Nixon; the slogan was put on a…
“A committee is a group of the unwilling, chosen from the unfit, to do the unnecessary”
“A committee is a group of the unwilling, appointed by the unfit, to do the unnecessary" is a joke about committees that has been cited in print since at least 1952. The words…