Shirky Principle Quotes

#1. The Shirky Principle declares that complex solutions, like a company, or an industry, can become so dedicated to the problem they are the solution to, that often they inadvertently perpetuate the problem.

Clay Shirky

#2. But then, gifts are like beauty, are
they not. It is in the eye of the recipient that they find their seat, not in the hand of the giver.

J.R. Ward

#3. My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#4. For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

Dorothy L. Sayers

#5. If I have to put anyone to bat for my life, it'll be Kallis or Dravid.

Brian Lara

#6. His mother was as frosty as the polar icecaps. His sister was gone. Who did he have that cared about him? Who would remind him that he mattered?

Sofia Grey

#7. A big part of my job is to accelerate our ability to bring innovative products to our customers more quickly.

Satya Nadella

#8. Don't let anyone speak for you, and don't rely on others to fight for you.

Michelle Obama

#9. You cannot will yourself to be happy while believing that you have no right to happiness, or that you are unworthy of it. You cannot tell yourself to release aggressive thoughts if you think it is wrong to free them, so you must come to grips with your beliefs in all instances.

Jane Roberts