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A befitting Shakespearean quotation adds charm, elegance and punch to any presentation.

Shakespeare on Sleep as a Health-Care Remedy

Posted on May 24, 2012 by jimmie

“The best of rest is sleep, And that thou oft provokest; yet grossly fear’st Thy death, which is no more.” (Measure For Measure act 3, sc.1) Tips for Use. Here is a quotation that, divided into sections, can be applied in three different contexts. That the best of rest is sleep, is a medical or Read More

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Shakespeare on Plain Language and Clear Communications

Posted on May 20, 2012 by jimmie

“An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.” (King Richard III act 4, sc. 4) Tips for Use.  A good prelude before explaining a seemingly complex question in its own simple and understandable terms. Or before you undertake the task of translating into plain English a proposition expressed in double-speak and other Orwellian terms. The Read More

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Shakespeare on Authority and the Power of Lobbying

Posted on May 19, 2012 by jimmie

“… And though authority be a stubborn bear, yet he is oft led by the nose with gold.” (Winter’s Tale act 4, sc. 3) Tips for Use.  Excellent comment to instances of corruption of anyone in authority. Or a very applicable metaphor for the relentless and inexorable lobbying of sundry politicians in exchange for campaign Read More

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Shakespeare on Power

Posted on May 18, 2012 by jimmie

“Then every thing includes itself in power, Power into will, will into appetite; And appetite, an universal wolf, So doubly seconded with will and power, Must make perforce an universal prey, And last eat up himself.” (Troilus and Cressida, act 1, sc. 3) Tips for Use.  Optimal way to concisely describe the structure of power. Read More

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Shakespeare on Fate or Divinity Shaping our Life

Posted on May 17, 2012 by jimmie

“Our indiscretions sometimes serves us well, When our dear plots do pall; and that should teach us There’s a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will.” (Hamlet act 5, sc. 2)  Tips for Use.  Sometimes circumstances come to our aid without any intervention (as in this case with Hamlet). Sometimes, notwithstanding all Read More

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Shakespeare, Man as Simple Dust and a Targeted Insult

Posted on May 16, 2012 by jimmie

“And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me, no, nor woman neither, though by your smiling you seem to say so” (Hamlet act 2, sc. 2) Tips for Use. Hamlet may have been the quintessential pessimist. But the goriness of the recent news reaches such peaks at times as Read More

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Shakespeare on Scheduling the Next Corporate Meeting

Posted on May 14, 2012 by jimmie

“When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning or in rain?” (Macbeth act 1, sc.1) Tips for Use. Especially handy when the corporate meeting has been protracted endlessly, maybe even through the night. No decision has been reached and the meeting has been rescheduled. Change the number ‘3’ to the actual number of persons Read More

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Shakespeare and the Inevitable Passing of Time

Posted on May 12, 2012 by jimmie

“Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore, So do our minutes hasten to their end; Each changing place with that which goes before, In sequent toil all forwards do contend.” (SON 60) Tips for Use. What may come to mind when you are at the seashore. It helps if the beaches are not Read More

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Shakespeare on Banking

Posted on May 11, 2012 by jimmie

 “Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.” (Hamlet act 1, sc. 3) Tips for Use. Today Polonius would probably modify his exhortations. Rather than not borrowing or lending he would advise his son Laertes not to deal with Credit Swaps Read More

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Shakespeare. A Good Reply when You Don’t Know What to Say

Posted on May 10, 2012 by jimmie

“Look, he’s winding up the watch of his wit; By and by it will strike.” (Tempest act 2, sc.1) Tips for Use.  How often we know what to answer to an ironic remark or a joke and yet the answer lays hidden in the mind preventing immediate delivery.  Or who has not been in a Read More

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