#ture

Culture means control over nature. ↗

— Johan Huizinga

#culture #means #nature #over

Her concern with landscapes and living creatures was passionate. This concern, feebly called, "the love of nature" seemed to Shevek to be something much broader than love. There are souls, he thought, whose umbilicus has never been cut. They never got weaned from the universe. They do not understand death as an enemy; they look forward to rotting and turning into humus. It was strange to see Takver take a leaf into her hand, or even a rock. She became an extension of it, it of her. ↗

— Ursula K. Le Guin

#fantasy #nature #science-fiction #the-dispossessed #death

In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people. ↗

— Paul Getty

#immensely #impressed #industrious #japan #japanese

Whether we like it or not, men and women are not the same in nature, temperament, emotions and emotional responses. ↗

— Paul Getty

#emotional responses #emotions #like #men #men and women

Good is somebody who delivered and allowed the company to overcome obstacles, without leaving a profound impact on its culture. Great is somebody who leads his company to achievements and performance and value that nobody was expecting it had. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#allowed #company #culture #delivered #expecting

More and more, in any company, managers are dealing with different cultures. Companies are going global, but the teams are being divided and scattered all over the planet. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#being #companies #company #cultures #dealing

There are always lessons that can be learned from another manufacturer. You can learn from their successes and from their mistakes also. But you cannot replicate; you can only learn. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#always #another #cannot #learn #learned

What I worry about is not just Nissan, but Japanese manufacturers losing motivation to maintain production in Japan. The high yen is definitely a headwind. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#definitely #high #i #japan #japanese

I do like things that are not necessarily a reflection of what is considered the right thing by this culture. Somehow, promoting that status quo I find uninteresting. ↗

— Crispin Glover

#culture #find #i #i do #like

I like getting older. When you're in your twenties you're really forging for your future. Things take shape later on. ↗

— Crispin Glover

#future #getting #getting older #i #later