Ann Stone
@ann_m_stone
Marketer, former CMO, now Professor @ UBC Sauder School of Business. Believer in fleece, Gortex, gratefulness, strong powerful women & laughter
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26-07-2009 14:48:27
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I've given to Hope College every year since graduation, for the best of reasons: I believe in education, and Hope provides a wonderful educational experience. So love that Malcolm Gladwell has seen what is special about this place.
Quote of the day: "It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them." —Miguel Anxo F. Lores, Mayor of Pontevedra
NEW: In Vancouver, local objectors just got an 8-kid daycare proposal killed in their residential neighbourhood in a city that badly needs more daycare. Complaints include the sound of children playing. Embarrassing & irresponsible of City Hall. Dan Fumano vancouversun.com/opinion/column…
“I’ve always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, ‘Ain’t that the truth!’” — Quincy Jones via the 5-Bullet Friday newsletter (tim.blog/fbf) from Tim Ferriss
"When you see someone doing something that doesn’t make sense to you, ask yourself what the world would have to look like for those actions to make sense." — A Tiny Thought in the The Knowledge Project newsletter fs.blog/brain-food/oct…
"All of the preparation is within, and you keep yourself mentally and physically fit ... you stay deeply in study about your craft. Whatever is yours will then arrive." — Marian Seldes via the 5-Bullet Friday newsletter (tim.blog/fbf) from Tim Ferriss
“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” Kurt Vonnegut via the 5-Bullet Friday news (tim.blog/fbf) from Tim Ferriss