WIST Quotations

Wilcox, Ella Wheeler -- Poem (1892), “The World” st. 2, Once A Week, Vol. 10, No. 6 (1892-11-19)

Dave — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:56:09 +0000

If you dare to sail first o’er a new thought track,
For a while it will scourge and score you;
Then, coming abreast with a skillful tack,
It will clasp your hand and slap your back,
And vow it was there before you.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919) American author, poet, temperance advocate, spiritualist
Poem (1892), “The World” st. 2, Once A Week, Vol. 10, No. 6 (1892-11-19)
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Stross, Charles -- The Fuller Memorandum (2010)

Dave — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:55:37 +0000

The trouble is, you can ignore history — but history won’t necessarily ignore you.

Charles "Charlie" Stross (b. 1964) British writer
The Fuller Memorandum (2010)

Maister, David H. -- “The Psychology of Waiting Lines,” Maister’s Second Law of Service (1985)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

It’s hard to play catch-up ball.

David H. Maister (b. 1947) American academic, writer, management consultant
“The Psychology of Waiting Lines,” Maister’s Second Law of Service (1985)

in Czepiel, et al., The Service Encounter