#sine

Business of all kinds, over the centuries, had atrophied certain sense receptors and areas of the human brain, so that for most of the fellows taking part, the present-day rituals were no more, and even maybe a little less, than hollow mummery. ↗

— Thomas Pynchon

#business

I’d even had business cards made up reading, ABIGAIL COOPER, P.I. with teeny-weeny little letters underneath in parentheses spelling out PSYCHIC INTUITIVE. Most people think I’m trying to be clever. The truth is, I’m a chickenshit. ↗

— Victoria Laurie

#p-i #psychic #woard #business

Our body always tells us what it wants and needs—the question is whether we are listening. ↗

— Michael Thomas Sunnarborg

#body #business

Hedge funds have made massive leveraged credit bets, knowing that their upside is billions in fees and their downside is millions in fees. ↗

— Janet M. Tavakoli

#finance #financial-crisis #hedge-funds #structured-finance #business

Finally Cub said, "They don't call it global weirding." "I know. But I think that's actually the idea." Cub shook his head. "Weather is the Lord's business. ↗

— Barbara Kingsolver

#business

Silence can bring us into alignment with our thoughts and feelings and help us to hear the quiet spiritual voice of our intuition. ↗

— Michael Thomas Sunnarborg

#quiet #silence #spirit #business

The act of speaking our intentions aloud shifts them from wishful thinking into action. ↗

— Michael Thomas Sunnarborg

#balance #intention #thinking #business

Know this about yourself: there is only one reason professional salespeople lose orders-- they are outsold. ↗

— Jim Holden

#business-advice #sales #sales-advice #sales-training #business

If I were running Apple, I would milk the Macintosh for all it’s worth – and get busy on the next great thing. The PC wars are over. Done. Microsoft won a long time ago. ↗

— Steve Jobs

#macintosh #microsoft #business

When all the kids answered "fireman", "dentist", "mother", "want to marry a rich guy" and "astronaut", mine was "rockstar" when we grow up. Half of that was met. I knew I wouldn't be happy with any other occupation that was not in the entertainment business. ↗

— Nona Sebastian

#rockstar #romance #business