Quotes to Keep

• "Always do what you enjoy doing; everything else in your life will take care of itself."
  -- Bob Gibson (my father), circa 1975, passing on to me the same career advice his father gave to him.

• "All temporary changes are permanent until altered."
  -- Bob Chappelear, December 1992, citing what I now call "Bob's Law of Temporary Changes"

• "I used to think I walked on water, but it turned out to just be thin ice."
  -- Chris Gibson, August 1993, as told to Richard Gingras

• "Always have an exit strategy."
  -- Kevin Azzouz, April 1996, over breakfast at Bob Evans restaurant, shortly before Kevin elected to leave Seagate Software to spend more time with his family.

• "Don't confuse marketing with reality."
  -- Terry Cunningham, May 1996, in his first meeting with his executive team at Seagate Software

• "Have you lost your minds?"
  -- Esme Gibson, February 1997, when she first heard of our plans to move to Albuquerque, NM

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This page was updated on 19-Mar-2001.