If you want to build a ship,
don't herd people together to collect wood
And don't assign them tasks and work
but rather, teach them to long for the
endless immensity of the sea.
---Antoine de Saint-Exupery (via email from Tracy Gary)
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September 24, 2007
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I was making sure this was that same author when I found:
Wonderful writing.
Thanks for reminding me, and for your thoughts about building.
Posted by: Gerry | September 24, 2007 at 11:17 PM
Tracy G. emailed me the quotation.
Posted by: Phil | September 25, 2007 at 08:43 AM
That was very insightful! Thank you for your post!
Posted by: Bryan W. Daugherty | September 25, 2007 at 11:30 AM
Thanks, the insightful one was tracy gary at inspiredlegacies.com who sent along the link.
Posted by: Phil | September 25, 2007 at 08:38 PM
Wow wa wow wow WOW! I think that I'm a herding assigner. I want to become a longing inspirer. Thanks to all the folks who conspired to inspire me with this quote :-)
Posted by: Brandon CS Sanders | October 04, 2007 at 10:19 AM
Brandon, thanks for stopping by. What inspiring/conspiring are you doing these days?
Posted by: Phil | October 04, 2007 at 10:24 AM
Brandon is now director of software development at About Us. They also have the author of the first Wiki program, Ward Cunningham, on their staff, as well as Ted Ernst and Mark Dilley.
Posted by: Gerry | October 04, 2007 at 10:46 AM
Thanks, Gerry, what a talented crew.
Posted by: Phil | October 04, 2007 at 11:25 AM
Did you get a chance to meet Ray, who brought them together, at the Onet event in Chicago? I don't remember if that was the same year. 2006, right?
Posted by: Gerry | October 04, 2007 at 11:54 AM
I'm inspired by this all over again!
Posted by: Ted Ernst | October 22, 2008 at 04:30 AM
Yes, I keep thinking of this too. Google keeps finding this post as well. Ms. Gary has a good eye for the inspirational.
Posted by: Phil | October 22, 2008 at 09:16 PM