Here's a random collection of quotes I've collected over the past four weeks.

(Hopefully this doesn't break any kind of copyright laws.)

“It’ll work if everyone comes to the table with a skill to contribute.” – M. Feiner
“Window jumping meetings” – M. Feiner
“A team is not always necessary” – M. Feiner
“This one time, at Math Camp. . .”
“Pedantic, quadratic, derivative” – C. Maglaras
“No one wants to admit they don’t think for themselves” – R. Horton on blind followers
“Profit margins don’t matter” – A. Citanna (followed by a huge gasp from his Micro class)
“Was Clip helping you out?” – Ariel M. to Dave H. on creating Iterations
“It’ll make a lot more sense if you try to do it logically” – M. Rhodes-Kropf on Pro Forma Financial Statements
“What’s the morality of silence?” – R. Horton on Ethics
“Throw down your musket and run.” – R. Horton on Standing in the face of adversity
“Anybody can hire an undergrad” – R. Horton on the value of an MBA
“The goal is to struggle” – R. Horton on ensuring none of us are the next Clifford Baxter
“Stick with it. We will all get it. I promise” – M. Rhodes-Kropf on Understanding Finance.
“When they start “why”ing you, that’s when you learn the edge of your own knowledge” – M. Rhodes-Kropf on the Wisdom of Toddlers
“Does it have to hurt in order to make a difference?” – R. Horton on Corporate Responsibility
“Who am I to make decisions for you?” – P. Azoulay
“Wow. I am learning so much today” – Overheard in a bathroom at the Law School
“This isn’t real Math. It’s quasi-math.” – Ira (aka Professor Weiss) on Accounting
“Don’t be dull.” – Someone at Orientation
“n’Kay?” - Safwan
“Your sense of entitlement will grow exponentially. Guard against it” – Safwan and Dean Feldberg
“Don’t be that guy. He’s in every one of us.” - Safwan
“Honor your commitments” – Someone at Orientation
“Learn where to put your effort” – Someone at Orientation
“At the end of the day” – Perhaps the most overused phrase at CBS
“Business is a team sport.” – M. Feiner
“The last thing to cool was a ray of sunlight, a diamond” – C. Schorer quoting Acres of Diamonds
“glocal” – Someone at Orientation
“Grow the currency of your degree” – Dean Feldberg
“Selective negligence” – Someone at Orientation
“Sallie Mae is now a really expensive girlfriend” – An alum on school loans.
“Get out of your comfort zone, be an active, engaged member of this community” – Everyone at Orientation
“I will not return from this the same as I began” – An anonymous wide-eyed first year MBA.
“Unremitting” – Dean Feldberg on the Culture of CBS
“6 continents, 64 countries, 50 languages, on 34 acres, with 125 faculty and 35 adjuncts” – L. Meehan on the staggering statistics of our “Quintessentialness” (ala Dean Feldberg)
“Is it ignorance, or is it malice?” – R. Horton on Cultural Sensitivity.
“Draw a beade” – R. Horton using another hunting analogy
“Any presentation is about sales” – Communication consultant
“Patience and tolerance to go back and dig deeper” – M. Rhodes-Kropf on Re-reading Case Studies for the 800th time.
“In New York, first plans never work.” – Lynne Sagalyn
“Market reversals (cycles) complicate risk” – L. Sagalyn on Real Estate
“Intense and fractious development politics” – L. Sagalyn on the Realities of Real Estate Developing
“Quality and depth of professionals make this a tough town” – L. Sagalyn on Competition
“Large scale projects are political suicide” – L. Sagalyn
“Read the politics of an event or you’re missing something” – L. Sagalyn on Reality
“Do what you love. The rest will follow.” – Safwan
“Go get a customer first” – C. Schorer on Investing in new ideas
“Real teams are their own reward” – M. Feiner on Teams
“Top floor performance” – M. Feiner on Leadership
“Einstein said, ‘It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression.’” – Someone at Orientation
“Businesses that have become stale have lost their battle with the learning curve” – P. Azoulay on Strategy
“Prioritize your time. Navigate feeling pressed.” – Someone at Orientation
“Team leadership can be dynamic” – M. Feiner on leadership
“You don’t want your first call to be ‘Can you help me?’” – Wisdom from Career Services
“Name tags in the woods. It sounds like a business school horror movie.” – Kameron to another Social Enterpriser at Horton’s Retreat
“Sense the festering problems as they’re building” – A faculty member on learning the lay of the land and working in groups
“Find a way to organize and keep track of this.” – A word of advice from Career Services
“We sense who the drivers are” – M. Rhodes-Kropf
“Test your ideas, admit your failures” – C. Schorer on Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur
“We’re bringing new meaning to dysfunctionality” – A faculty member during a brainstorming session with 1st years

Top 12 Insights overheard, Fall 2003
Business is an art.
Spend imagination, not money.
Discipline. It’s all about discipline.
Grow and refine your intuition.
Create your own destiny.
Understand what isn’t being said.
Nothing takes the place of persistence and resilience.
Nothing happens without enthusiasm. It’s contagious.
Bringing people together requires democracy, respect and sensitivity.
The key to success is understanding humanity.
Intellect without action doesn’t get you anywhere.
Don’t look at what’s next – look just beyond what’s next.