Month: July 2016

Friend – Ships

There are good ships, and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea. But the best ships are friendships, and may they always be. Irish saying - Quotations book 2018

Christo

The modern clergy believe they can bring man closer to Christ by insisting on Christ’s humanity. Thus forgetting that we do not trust in Christ because He is man, but because He is God. Nicolás Gómez Dávila - Colombian philosopher (1913-1994), from "Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección", p. 472 (1977), Quotations book 2017 El clero moderno cree poder acercar mejor el hombre a Cristo,...

Go ahead and do it

If it"s a good idea, go ahead and do it. It is much easier to apologize than it is to get permission. Grace B. M. Hopper - American compoter pioneer, member of the US Navy (1906-1992), Quotations book 2017

Perseverance

It"s not that I"m so smart; it"s just that I stay with problems longer. attributed to Albert Einstein - German physicist, Nobel prize in physics 1921 (1879-1955)

Brilliance

Brilliance is the ability to simplify a mass amount of information into a simple yes/no decision. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), Quotations book 2017

Humility instead of arrogance

Wealth is not the problem, but the arrogance that often accompanies it and conversely, poverty is not a blessing, but the humility which often accompanies it is. following Johan Chrysostom – born Johan of Antioch, Greek Doctor of Church, 398-407 Archbishof of Constantinopel (344 or 349-407), Quotations book 2017

The right perspective

The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The realist adjusts the sails. American proverb - Quotations book 2017

Progress starts in Little steps

All mankind"s progress has been achieved as a result of the initiative of a small minority that began to deviate from the ideas and customs of the majority until their example finally moved the others to accept the innovation themselves. Ludwig von Mises - Austrian economist (1881-1973), from "Liberalism: In the Classical Tradition" (1927), Quotations book 2017

Education

Education is important, especially when it comes to dismantling prejudices. You can"t help being a prisoner within your own mind, but the least you can do is ensure that the cell is decently furnished. Sir Peter Ustinov – English actor and writer (1921-2004), Quotations book 2017

Realize

It"s hardest to see what"s wrong about what seems normal. Jane S. Fonda - American actress and writer (b. 1937), in "My Life So Far", act two, chapter 1 "1968" (2010)

Initiative

Business is not about ideas, it’s about initiatives. Sergio Zyman - Mexican marceting executive and Company founder, advisor for Coca Cola (b. 1945), Quotations book 2017

New ideas

I can"t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I"m frightened of the old ones. John Cage - American composer, musical theorist and writer (1912-1992), from an interview with Richard Kostelanetz, published in "Conversing with Cage" (1988), Quotations book 2017

Evolution of a crisis

The crisis takes a much longer time coming than you think, and then it happens much faster than you would have thought. Prof. Dr. Rüdiger "Rudi" Dornbusch - German-born American economist (1942-2002), in an interview for "Frontline" (PBS, 1995), Quotations book 2018

Hope

Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out. Dr. h. c. Václav Havel - Czech writer and politician, 1993-2003 president of the Czech Republik (1936-2011), from "Disturbing the peace: a conversation with Karel Hvížďala", Chapter 5 (1986), Quotations...

Wisdom: A Column of Benjamin Franklin’s Ageless Maxims and Aphorisms

He invented the "Franklin" open stove. He discovered that lightning is an electrical discharge by experimenting with a kite during a thunderstorm. He founded the Philadelphia Library, the University of Pennsylvania, and the American Philosophical Society. An accomplished linguist, he helped his nation better its relations with the European powers when those relations were critical to its...

Grip

You can"t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets. Arnold A. Schwarzenegger - Austrian-born American actor, bodybuilder and politician, 2003-11 Governor of California (b. 1947), in his commencement speech at the University of California (May 15th, 2009), Quotations book 2017

Listen

When you talk you are only repeating what you already know, but when you listen you may learn something. Wisdom - Quotations book 2017

Content

Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor. Benjamin Franklin - American politician, writer and scientist (1706-1790), from "Poor Richard Improved" (1749), Quotations book 2017

Get further

You can"t get very far until you start doing something for somebody else. Melvin Jones - American business leader, founder of Lions Club International (1879-1961), Quotations book 2017