James Collins Quotations

The point of that is, if you look at Walgreen's history, they've always been pioneers in the application of technology. They're the only drugstore chain that I know to have their own satellite.

She's up there now, and God will take care of them and she's going to be back.

I dislocated my other shoulder last year so I knew what the pain was going to be like. It was pretty sore so I had to go off.

Ha, well you see... this notion of a balanced life, I don't think I'm ever going to be able to have that... but I can have what I call an integrated life.

heroic levels of customer service, dependability, reliability, and giving people a lot of freedom to try different things that might work.

I suspect they'll probably get a kick out of the illusions that can be created to give them a more total immersion experience as part of virtual reality,

The answer I have is, you know, there a lot of things you can try to build to last. And what we try to do in our work is to come up with ideas that will last. Ideas that will stand the test of time.

With the focus of this year's Art and Music Festival on youth, we think it's important to encourage the participation of as many local students as possible. Not many young musicians will have a professional performing career, but we'd like to give them an opportunity they'll never forget -- their own recital at the Norris.

To grow a lot more, Eric has to find a way to multiply himself. He needs to create not just managers out of his workers, but people with the same entrepreneurial spirit. If Eric can't solve that problem, he will be limited by the number of hours he can be in one place at one time in a day.

Be like Curious George, start with a question and look under the yellow hat to find what's there.

There's no reason for Gillette to be world class on the web, but there's every reason for Gillette to be world class in producing billions of high powered razor blades at low cost.

So, that single idea of always first who, then what, has had a huge influence on me and I hope to continue to be able to make progress on it.

So my answer is, YES, everyone can find a hedgehog concept. If these companies can do it, anyone can do it. And anybody who says they can't is simply whining.

That the potential to become Level 5 exists in you and me and the people we work with and that it is then a process or a journey to nurture that seed... in a culture by and large that doesn't reinforce it.

You need to identify and recognize and admit that there is a gang problem in New Jersey.

The way you want to respond is to ask a question: Is this technology directly relevant to our hedgehog concept? If the answer is YES, then we want to become pioneers, not in the technology, but in the application of that technology specifically linked to our hedgehog concept.

A magazine is simply a device to induce people to read advertising.

The Norris is delighted to present the West Suburban Symphony Orchestra and Singers. This concert not only showcases one of the finest classical ensembles in the Chicago area, but it offers the local community a perfect way to observe the historic milestone of Mozart's 250th birthday.

It seemed like a calm after a heavy storm had passed over, and for a short time, every man could visit his home or his neighbor without being afraid.

If you can help other people understand those truths - and in my mind, the only way I know to do that is with large scale, multi-year research projects, where you start with a question and then very rigorously and comprehensively answer that question.

I'll say it will hurt minimum wage workers the most.

If I had a personal wish for the new ideas in this new book it would be that every parent, every counselor, every teacher, every professor, every sports coach that deals with young people would understand the three circle concept.

The first is that instead of writing a sequel, which is what most people do, this is in fact a prequel. Although we didn't know that when we began the process.

And an integrated life is one where you're able to fit the different pieces of your life together in seamless fashion.