People smarter than me have spouted wisdom for many a year. This marks my 40th year as a contractor consultant. Yogi Berra said “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” Wayne Gretzky is credited with “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” And Aristotle uttered “There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.”
The years have flown by and while not famous, I’ve accumulated some “contractorisms” that I believe have an eternal shelf life. Here are some of my not so famous quotes: