Enemy Quote by James C. Collins Download Open image “Good is the enemy of great. That's why so few things become great.” — James C. Collins ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Enemy Excellence Inspirational Love
Good is the enemy of great. And that's one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
There's an expression: Great is the enemy of the good. Sometimes in trying to be great, you make a mess of things. — Julie Bowen Copy Share Image
Good is the enemy of great.. The vast majority of good companies remain just that - good, but not great. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don't… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
No matter what. Wherever your mind wanders, it seems to turn up at the same Field of Dreams. It's the vision you wake up with in the morning, and it's the last thing you picture before you fall asleep. Everytime you think of it, the idea in your head seems to get more vivid, filled in with more detail: You… — James C. Collins Copy Share
“This might not sound very exciting (inventory management is not something that tends to rivet readers), but think of it this way: Imagine walking back into the warehouse and instead of seeing boxes of cereal and crates of apples, you see stacks and stacks of dollar bills—hundreds of thousands and millions of freshly minted, crisp and crinkly dollar bills just… — James C. Collins Copy Share
“Merck • Corporate social responsibility • Unequivocal excellence in all aspects of the company • Science-based innovation • Honesty and integrity • Profit, but… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Greatest danger is not failure, but be successful and not know why. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“If you have the right people on the bus, they will be self-motivated. The real question then becomes: How do you manage in such… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“2. Core purpose is an organization’s most fundamental reason for being. It should not be confused with the company’s current product lines or customer… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
The drive for progress doesn't wait for the external world to say "It's time to change." — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
The secret to a successful retirement is to find your retirement sweet spot. The sweet spot is where your passions, what you do best,… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Managing your problems can only make you good, whereas building your opportunities is the only way to become great. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Creative leadership impact increases in your 50's. When I turn 50 I want to say, "Nice start!" — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
“The fact that something is a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” is irrelevant, unless it fits within the three circles. A great company will have many once-in-a-lifetime… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Don't take care of your career. Take care of your people. They will take care of your career. — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Shall there be truth between us, as two men? Not as friends, but as enemies and equals? — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Art isn't done to decorate apartments, but to wage war against the enemy. — Pablo Picasso Copy Share Image
It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
The surprise of an army is now next to an impossibility. ... Prearranged surprises are rare and difficult because in order to plan one… — Antoine-Henri Jomini Copy Share Image
The concept of humanity is an especially useful ideological instrument of imperialist expansion, and in its ethical-humanitarian form it is a specific vehicle of economic imperialism. Here one is reminded of a somewhat modified expression of Proudhon’s: whoever invokes humanity wants to cheat. To confiscate the word humanity, to invoke and monopolize such a term probably has certain incalculable effects,… — Carl Schmitt Copy Share
Pain held no terror for him. Pain was, if not friend, then family, something he had grown up with in his crèche, learning to… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
To achieve victory we must mass our forces at the hub of all power & movement. The enemy's 'Center of Gravity' — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The invention of gunpowder and the constant improvement of firearms are enough in themselves to show that the advance of civilization has done nothing… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
In this business, you find the enemy, then go after and destroy him. Everything else is rubbish! — Eddie Rickenbacker Copy Share Image