lessons learned quotes

One thing I have learned in my painful career as a gambler is that bragging when you get lucky and win a few games will plunge you into gloom and unacceptable beatings very soon. It happens every time.

We also can’t try to take over and rebuild every country that falls into crisis. That’s not leadership; that’s a recipe for quagmire, spilling American blood and treasure that ultimately weakens us. It’s the lesson of Vietnam, of Iraq – and we should have learned it by now.

The Army will take its lessons learned. They’re excellent at looking into themselves and reflecting on what did we do right, what did we do wrong.

History will point out some of the things I did wrong and some of the things I did right.

We’re taking all of the lessons that we have from New Shepard and incorporating them into New Glenn.

If September 11th has taught us anything, it’s certainly that the world has never been so interdependent. It is impossible now to be an island of prosperity in a sea of despair.

You should read history and look at ostracism, persecution, martyrdom, and that kind of thing. They always happen to the best men, you know.

Part of company culture is path-dependent – it’s the lessons you learn along the way.

One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities.