From my father's door

Thanks for the patience to those who still visit despite my recent lack of posting.  Once my life is back in order I do plan to post regularly again. 

In the meantime, as the Chairman knows, my father was quite an interesting and unusual guy.  Here are 3 signs that he had posted to his office door that are still hanging there:

"Assume Nothing"

"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistance.  Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.  Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.  Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.  Persistance and determination alone are omnipotent - Calvin Coolidge"    Man did I hate looking at that one when I was younger.  I was sure the "unrewarded genius" was talking about me! 

"It is unwise to pay too much but it is unwise to pay too little.  When you pay too much you lose a little money that is all.  When you pay too little you sometimes lose everything because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the things you bought it to do.   

The common law of business balance prohibits paying a litle and getting a lot.  It can't be done.  If you deal with the lowest bidder it is as well to add something for the risk you run.  And if you do that, you  will have enough to pay for something better"  Not sure why he had that one up.  Doesn't really sound like his philosophy.