I f’ing love this.
via arainert:
“We have a strategic plan. It’s called doing things.” - Herb Kelleher, former CEO of Southwest Airlines
One of my most favorite quotes ever. Grab your own print here.
Thanks to @fraser for the tip on where to get them.
(via arainert)
I didn’t take it to be quite as condescending as Will takes it, but he is hilariously spot-on. Good for Obama for saying it. I interpret his statement more as…hey, I have actual work to do and don’t have time to obsess over the news (or Twitter or Tumblr or fill in the ______) my entire day.
via soupsoup:
“My favorite part of President Obama’s press conference yesterday was when he answered one of Chuck Todd’s pesky questions with, “I know everybody here is on a 24-hour news cycle. I’m not.”
I am totally using this in all my interactions: A vague, general, perhaps bullshit yet still portentous and wise sense that you are the only person in the room, or even the planet, who understands the big picture.
If you can pull this off, you can get away with anything. Disagreements with your boss? Arguments with your spouse? Caught cheating on your taxes? You don’t understand. I see the big picture; you don’t, you can’t. In 15 years, you’ll grow to see I am right. Thus, please let me continue to strangle this drifter until you ultimately come around to fathoming the foresight of my actions.
I am not saying that President Obama is wrong. (I don’t think he is … but what the hell do I know?) I am just saying that “I know you’re on a 24-hour news cycle. I’m not” is going to be my response any time anyone questions anything I do, pretty much from now on.”
— The Will Leitch Experience:
