I recall waking to the realisation that I was the best table tennis player under 17 in north Manchester and parts of Bury. The satisfaction lasted for half an hour before I saw into the nothingness of things.Howard Jacobson
It's always nice to be praised, and insofar as a prize is a form of praise, you're glad when you get it.Howard Jacobson
Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.Peter Drucker
Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.Ayn Rand