more quotes from my sechdule book

Apr 24, 2007 21:33

Entrepreneurship is the last refuge of the trouble-making individual~James K. Glaussman

No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking ~Ruth Benedict

People who cannot recognize a palpable absurdity are very much in the way of civilization. ~Agnes Repplier

It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job. It's a depression when you lose yours. ~Harry Truman

It isn't evil that's ruining the earth, but mediocrity. The crime is not that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. but that he played badly. ~ Ned Rorem

Human diversity makes tolerance more than a virtue; it makes it a requirement for survival~ Rene Dubois

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles. ~ George Jean Nathan

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. ~Henry Wheeler Shaw

How does a project get to be a year behind schedule? One day at a time. ~Fred Brooks

God forgives those who invent what they need. ~ Lillian Hellman

Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone may be looking. ~ H.L. Mencken

No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots. ~Barbara Ehrenreich

Don't be so humble. You are not that great. ~ Golda Meir.

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is. ~ Jan LA van de Snepscheut

The wit of a graduate student is like champagne. Canadian champagne. ~Robertson Davies

There are no creeds in mathematics. ~Peter F. Drucker

Creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual. ~Arthur Koestler

In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. ~Eric Hoffer

It is well known that the most radical revolutionary will become a conservative on the day after the revolution. ~ Hannah Arendt

It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse. ~ Adlai Stevenson

Experience teaches us that silence terrifies people the most. ~ Bob Dylan

A man is wise with the wisdom of his time only, and ignorant with its ignorance. ~ Henry David Thereau

Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism and find criticism subversive. ~Henry Steele Commager

Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity~RFK

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

A life spent making mistakes is not only more  honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing. ~ George Bernard Shaw

My mother said to me, "IF you become a soldier, you'll be a general; if you become a monk, you'll end up as the Pope." Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso. ~ Pablo Picasso
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