Quotes by David Allen

“My opinion is that anybody offended by breastfeeding is staring too hard”

“Well, guess where most of those fires and crises come from? Correct - from secondary things that were ignored because of all the fires and crises. This syndrome does not self-correct, it self-perpetuates.”

“Decide the outcome and the action step, put reminders of those somewhere your brain trusts youll see them at the right time, and listen to your brain breathe easier.”

“I need milk and I need to decide whether to buy this company both tie up space in psychic RAM. The solution is simple. Write it down. Look at it. Do it or say to yourself not now.”

“Ive experienced (more times than I like to admit) avoiding slightly uncomfortable conversations with others I should have had on the front end and then endured much more excruciating ones on the back end.”

“The next time you want to hires someone and are evaluating performance and skill sets, look at the persons ability to get ready fast. When has she been really surprised (positively or negatively)? How long did it take her to integrate it and navigate a positive response?”

“It feels great, ... Thats what Im here for.”

“He was an inspiration, to say the least, ... For all of us. ... He was our hero in a lot of ways.”

“the first 15 laps were pretty scary today.”

“We want to be sure we have it all right. Reconciling all the various salaries between the two companies was more complicated than expected. We didnt want to put it in place before it was ready.”

“We were playing hardball and almost twisting their arm.”

“To date, many of the crabapple trees have been replaced with flowering cherry trees, which also have an alternating pink and white flower. We wanted to keep the same theme along the street in the spring.”

“By printing cases on-line, these printers provide a dependable means to substantially reduce packaging operating costs by eliminating the need for preprinted cases.”

“Thats a growth opportunity for desktop CPUs as they evolve into a new form factor and usage model.”

“I look at 2005 as the year where, for the first time, Moores Law continued but delivered more and more unique benefits in the CPU as opposed to just more speed. And I find that significant.”

“The management of PCs -- were going to see some really nice enhancements in 2006 on the corporate side.”

“Danville has a great pool of friendly, smart, and dependable people who provide superior service to our clients. This level of service has impressed our clients and enabled our Danville team to grow faster than expected. Danvilles community leaders have also provided tremendous support and a business-friendly environment during this year of rapid growth.”

“We did good. But were both working artists. ... The time had come for someone to take over who knows how to run a computer.”

“I think Anne is just perfect (for this job).”

“It is a very long sentence.”