Archive for the 'Rant' Category

• 5.31.03 "Quality and Satisfaction" is posted in Rant, Reflections, Work & Career

Quality is what people pay money for–for faster cars, bigger houses, etc. But people don’t always recognize what quality is. They don’t recognize that standing by a product or a service is as important if not more important for a vendor/consultant. (more…)

• 9.11.02 "On Principle" is posted in Rant, Reflections, Work & Career

When I read Ayn Rand, I sometimes think that she takes things to an extreme and that our world isn’t so cut off from truth and principle. People are reasonable, fair, and just; don’t you agree? I think so, because I know a lot of great people. But this time I think that Rand’s right. (more…)

• 5.17.01 "Confrontation" is posted in Rant, Reflections

I have this really awful habit of not repressing my feelings when people don’t respond to me. Nothing gets to me more than silence, especially when I’m being serious. There’s that quote, it’s something to the effect of “I regret a lot of the things I’ve said, but never my silence.” I disagree. There are times when I should’ve held my tongue, but I still think a better quote would be “The only thing I regret more than the things I failed (to say right) are the things I never tried (to say at all)” (more…)