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Those who constantly look for faults, will always find disappointment

This went through so many re-writes. at one time it was  "Is is any wonder that those who look for faults all the time find bitterness and disappointment?"  which was not bad but I think the one I finally chose was best. Or the more  convoluted "Bitterness is the treasure that one finds when looking for faults"

Leaders must understand the thin line between sounding ambiguous and sounding blur

Was "CEOs must understand the thin line between sounding ambiguous and sounding blur" for all the efforts to squeeze in too many buzzwords in product launch speeches but after one too many political rhetoric trying to mask ideology as logic, they deserve it too.

Politics is a Popularity Pageant in Pursuit of Power

Originally : "Politics is no longer an art of compromise but a pageant, a popularity-contest where truth is soft spoken and valued less, where image is everything and the true purpose is power"

Reflecting on the present will make the past look much better.

Or reflecting on the now will improve the picture you see looking back.

Everybody appreciates being appreciated.

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Thank You - Danke (Photo credit: AlicePopkorn ) It sounds truthful. It's probably true. We forget it all the time. The trick to this quote is repeating the noun as verb. Both have to be spelled or sound similar. Try it. "Everybody likes being liked". "The hated hate more." "Confusion make everyone confused". Or take it up a notch. "Only the needy need to need"

Where do answers come from? Questions!

Someone asked me that and I answered it. It is a question that answers itself in more than one way.

Idiocy knows no bounds

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Stupidity Sign (Photo credit: Bill Gracey ) There are probably measurements for stupidity but often we do not know what it is, what more than use it. The problem is that there is no end to it.