Douglas Merrill Quotations

We are looking forward to a long relationship with ASU and hope to make a positive contribution to their educational mission.

We had interaction with so many people: governor's office, mayors, economic development councils. We even got a letter from a mother.

A habit is good if it helps you achieve your goal; it is bad if it hinders your achievement.

You're the key barrier to your organization's innovation, because you are serious and you believe you know what your customers want.

Big data isn’t about bits, it’s about talent.

Managing your time really means managing yourself. If your time is out of control, it means you are out of control.

The way you think you spend your time and the way you actually spend your time are rarely the same.

Time is life. To waste your time is to waste your life.

Time is more than just a work issue; it's also a life issue. The way you spend your time defines the life you life.

Many of us spend more time on the C's of life than on the A's of life. Don't allow trivial things to crowd out the important ones.

The key to willpower is "want-power". If U want something strongly enough, U will find the discipline necessary to do it.

Learn the difference between striving for excellence and striving for perfection. The first is attainable; the second is not.

Recognize that there is a time to be left-brained and a time to be right-brained; a time to be efficient and a time to be creative; a time to work and a time to play.

With too little data, you won't be able to make any conclusions that you trust. With loads of data you will find relationships that aren't real... Big data isn't about bits, it's about talent.

There is a time to deliberate... and a time to act. Learn to recognize which is which, and act accordingly.

Many people assume that they can probably find many ways to save time. This is an incorrect assumption for it is only when you focus on spending time that you begin to use your time effectively.

We're taking on people who have technical skills who also fit our culture and are excited about our innovation mission as fast as we possibly can.

We wanted a location where we could be close to a bunch of great, talented people.

All of us are smarter than any of us.