Yale Marketing Seminar

Speaking of time of day, here is George C. Marshall opining on originality: “No one ever had an original idea after 3 o’clock in the afternoon.” A totally false statement, of course. But I don’t think that was his point!

In World War II, soldiers were reminded regularly to take their anti-malaria pills. One soldier summarized this practice as follows: “Like fat cattle who are pampered to the very doors of the slaughterhouse, it was important that if and when we died we should be in good health.” Gulp. (Click here to view comments)

Powerful words from Thomas Paine, spoken September 11, 1777: “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.”

“Few sinners are saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon.” Amen to that!