Stationer Quotes

But when you get to earth-friendly stationery and home decor, you have to do a lot of extrapolating. Based on the information we had, our thinking was that as people grow more aware and are more concerned about the things they put into and on their bodies, they might grow equally concerned about the things they surround themselves with in their homes. - Didi Chadran

[Inside her stucco town house, the curtains were drawn and stillness prevailed.] That is why it is very painful to be interviewed or profiled... Because you think when you read the piece, Oh, that is how I come across, as someone who is too interested in stationery, or as someone who doesn't know how to spend money. - Lynne Truss

[At United Stationers, the succession-planning system has also helped identify candidates for cross-functional promotions. So, for instance, when there's an open position in one part of the company, the system can help identify a solid candidate who might be working in another part of the organization.] The old culture at a lot of businesses is that when you talk about 'sharing resources,' people don't want to share, they think of it as 'stealing talent,' ... This puts a professional face on it. - George Sanders

[A logo] should look just as good in 15-foot letters on top of company headquarters as it does one sixteenth of an inch tall on company stationery. - Steven Gilliatt