Amanda Hocking Quotes

“This is the way the world ends; not with a bang or a whimper, but with zombies breaking down the back door.”

“I don't care where I come from or who you are. I can make you happy, and you make me happy. We could have a happily ever after.”

“Success follows those adept at preserving the substance of the past by clothing it in the forms of the future.”

“It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom.”

“If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates', then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny.”

“I think I draw most inspiration from writers like Richelle Mead and filmmakers like John Hughes. They both really understand the experience of being a teenager and how insistent and intense everything feels, but they're also smart, savvy, and fun.”

“Make an empty space in any corner of your mind, and creativity will instantly fill it.”

“An organization, no matter how well designed, is only as good as the people who live and work in it.”

“Far better than a precise plan is a clear sense of direction and compelling beliefs. And that lies within you. The question is, how do you evoke it?”

“Hire and promote first on the basis of integrity; second, motivation; third, capacity; fourth, understanding; fifth, knowledge; and last and least, experience. Without integrity, motivation is dangerous; without motivation, capacity is impotent; without capacity, understanding is limited; without understanding, knowledge is meaningless; without knowledge, experience is blind. Experience is easy to provide and quickly put to good use by people with all the other qualities.”