{"id":99,"date":"2018-09-04T13:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T17:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queensboro.com\/blog\/?p=99"},"modified":"2018-10-17T16:19:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T20:19:59","slug":"hey-fred-where-do-you-get-all-of-the-quotes-for-your-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.queensboro.com\/blog\/hey-fred-where-do-you-get-all-of-the-quotes-for-your-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"A Facebook Friend asks \u2013 \u201cWhere does Fred get all his quotes?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cSo little time \u2013 so many interesting things people have said.\u201d – Anonymous<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWhat do quotes have to do with selling custom embroidered\u00a0and printed apparel?\u00a0 That\u2019s a tough one!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nI have always liked quotes.\u00a0\u00a0Maybe it is just my attention deficit nature.\u00a0 I have also always liked haikus.\u00a0 And I have always liked logos.\u00a0\u00a0All share an extreme economy of expression.\u00a0 With the good ones, much is often said with\u00a0little.\u00a0 The mind is required to do as much\u00a0work as the words or images.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWe communicate a lot with our quotes, just as you\u00a0communicate a lot with your logo.\u00a0 And\u00a0just like no one ever likes being told directly what to do, we believe an\u00a0indirect method of communicating who you are, like with a well thought out and\u00a0designed logo, or a well-chosen quote, can be very effective in making a point,\u00a0and a connection.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWhere do we get all our quotes?\u00a0 Of course, with the internet, we are all just\u00a0a click away from all the greatest things anyone has ever said.\u00a0 The challenge is not to find them, but to\u00a0pick the good ones.\u00a0 We try to find\u00a0quotes that reflect our three core values: Always do the right thing, Value\u00a0relationships above all, and Innovate and have fun.\u00a0 We also try to stick with quotes from people\u00a0we respect and share our view of good leadership (more on this later). This is\u00a0expressed in our 4 R’s of leadership \u2013 Relationships, Relentless, Reflective,\u00a0and Reconnect.\u00a0 Finally, our primary company goal, as reflected in TGP (The Greatness Project) initiative is to be a\u00a0great company, so we are also looking for quotes that inspire us towards\u00a0greatness.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What are a few of my favorites?\u00a0 (In no particular order):<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cIf I am not for myself, who will be for me?\u00a0 But If I am only for myself, what am I?\u00a0 And If not now, when?\u201d – Rabbi Hillel the\u00a0Elder\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cThe best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.\u00a0 The second-best time is today.\u201d – Old Chinese\u00a0proverb\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cBe fearful when people are greedy, and greedy when people\u00a0are fearful.\u201d – Warren Buffet\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cDon\u2019t mistake goodness for stupidity.\u201d – Gladys Mills (my\u00a0grandmother)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cDirection is more important than speed.\u00a0 Many go nowhere fast.\u201d – Unknown\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cManagement is doing things right.\u00a0 Leadership is doing the right things.\u201d – Peter\u00a0Drucker\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cTalent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be\u00a0grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. Success is never final, failure is\u00a0never fatal. It’s courage that counts.\u201d – John Wooden\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cThe strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the\u00a0strong.\u201d – Pete Carrol\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

And here are a couple of timely ones:<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cI fell in love with my country when I was a prisoner in\u00a0someone else\u2019s.\u201d – John McCain\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cWho hasn\u2019t had a weight issue?\u00a0 If it wasn\u2019t the body, certainly the big\u00a0head.\u201d – Aretha Franklin\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cThe greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened\u00a0than any other nation but rather in her ability to repair her faults.\u201d – Alexis\u00a0de Tocqueville\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cSo little time \u2013 so many interesting things people have said.\u201d – Anonymous What do quotes have to do with selling custom embroidered\u00a0and printed apparel?\u00a0 That\u2019s a tough one! I have always liked quotes.\u00a0\u00a0Maybe it is just my attention deficit nature.\u00a0 I have also always liked haikus.\u00a0 And I have always liked logos.\u00a0\u00a0All share an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queensboro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queensboro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queensboro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queensboro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queensboro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.queensboro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124,"href":"https:\/\/www.queensboro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99\/revisions\/124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queensboro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queensboro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queensboro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queensboro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}