Al Rickard:
CLASS OF 1979
SUNY College at PotsdamClass of 1979
Potsdam, NY
Al's Story
Al is from Fairport, New York. Al works(ed) at Association Vision, National Food Processors Association, Greater Washington Society Of Association Executives.
One of Al's favorite quotes is:"“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing after they’ve tried everything else.”
Winston Churchill
"Hell, there are no rules here -- we're trying to accomplish something."
Thomas Alva Edison
“The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.”
Peter F. Drucker
“When you don't keep people informed, you can get
one of three things: rumor, apathy, or revolution."
Thomas Jefferson
“If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect.”
Ben Franklin
"Be sincere; be brief; be seated"
FDR
"If people can't communicate, the very least they can do is shut up."
Tom Lehrer
"If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas."
George Bernard Shaw
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“If I’d asked people back then what they wanted, they’d have told me faster horses.”
Henry Ford
“Politics is too important to be left to politicians.”
Charles DeGaulle
“Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.”
Lily Tomlin
“The difficult we do immediately. The impossible takes a little longer.”
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
"Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy."
General Norman Schwarzkopf
“When choosing between two evils, I always like to choose the evil I haven’t tried yet.”
Mae West
“If you think you have a tough boss, try working for yourself!”
Al Rickard
“Without question the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.”
Dave Barry
"You can make a small fortune in association work if you start with a large fortune."
Al Rickard
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More about Al:"I am a dedicated publishing and PR professional who helps organizations and people succeed.".
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