The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life. attributed to Rabindranath Tagore - born Robindronath Thakur, Bengali poet, Nobel Prize in literature 1913 (1861-1941), Quotations book 2021
Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success. Christopher Isaac "Biz" Stone – American entrepreneur, co-founder of "Twitter", since 2023 "X" (b.1974), Quotations book 2021
I strongly believe that missionaries make better products. They care more. For a missionary, it’s not just about the business. There has to be a business, and the business has to make sense, but that’s not why you do it. You do it because you have something meaningful that motivates you. Jeffrey P. "Jeff" Bezos – American company founder: Amazon (b. 1964),in an interview with "Fortune" (June...
Ma sappi che prima di entrare nella Terra Promessa avrai da attraversare il Mar Rosso e il deserto. Don Giovanni Melchiore Bosco - sacerdote cattolici e pedagogo italiano (1815-1888), a Michele Rua (3.10.1852), citati in "Don Bosco: Una biografia nuova" (1979), Libretto delle citazioni 2021 But know that before attaining the Promised Land you’ll have to cross the Red Sea and the desert. Don...
I'm convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance. Steve Jobs - American company founder: Apple (1955-2011), from an interview with Daniel Morrow for the "Smithsonian Institute" (April 20th, 1995), Quotations book 2021
You need to repeat yourself so often, you get sick of hearing yourself say it, and only then will people begin to internalize what you’re saying. Jeffrey “Jeff" Weiner – American businessman, CEO LinkedIn (b. 1970), from an interview with "Time" (April 28th, 2014), Quotations book 2021
Everyone can tell you the risk. An entrepreneur can see the reward. Robert T. Kiyosaki – American businessman and author (b. 1947), in a facebook message (January 15th, 2013), Quotations book 2021
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead. Nelson Mandela – South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, 1994-99 president, Nobel Peace Prize (1918-2013), from his speech on the 90th birthday of Walter Sisulu (South African anti-apartheid activist and...
Fix it, sell it or close it. Jack Welch - born John Francis Welch jr., legendary American manager: General Electric (1935-2020), Fortune 1999: Manager of the Century, Quotations book 2021
Hire character. Train skill. Peter W. Schutz - German-born American industrial manager (1930-2017), Quotations book 2021
The most powerful step that anyone can take to turn their dreams into reality is a simple one: You just need to start. Marc B. Randolph – co-founder of Netflix (b. 1958), from "That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea" (2019), Quotations book 2021
On ne fait jamais attention à ce qui a été fait; on ne voit que ce qui reste à faire. Marie Curie - aussi Marie Skłodowska-Curie, physicienne et chimiste française d"origine polonaise, prix Nobel de physique en 1903 et prix Nobel de chimie en 1911 (1867-1934), d"une lettre à son frère Józef Skłodowski (18/03/1894), Brochure de citation 2021 One never notices what has been done; one can only...
Success is making those who believed in you look brilliant. Dharmesh Shah – Indian software engineer and entrepreneur, founder and CTO HubSpot, Inc. (b. 1967), Quotations book 2021
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you...
What"s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do. Bob Dylan – born Robert Allen Zimmerman, American singer-songwriter, author and musician, Nobel Prize in literature 2016 (b. 1941), Quotations book 2021
People calculate too much and think too little. Charlie Munger – Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), at the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholder's meeting (2002), Quotations book 2021
To get full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with. Mark Twain – born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, American writer (1835-1910), from "Following the Equator" ("Pudd"nhead Wilson"s New Calendar", chapter XLVIII, 1897), Quotations book 2021
How long I might live is beyond my control; how long I will live, in the sense of truly living, is mine. Quamdiu sim alienum est: quamdiu ero, (vere) ut sim, meum est. Lucius Annaeus Seneca – Roman philosopher (4 B.C.-65 A.C.), from "Epistulae morales ad Lucilium", Liber XV, letter 93 (written 64), Quotations book 2021
Jesus Christ said: Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. The Bible, Lucas 6:36 (NIV) - Quotations book 2021 The Protestant pastor and song writer Otto Riethmüller (1889-1939) - he belonged to the Confessing Church - decided in 1930 under the impression of the Nacional Socialism’s propaganda, to give henceforth every calendar year a headline with a Bible verse. An act of civil courage!...
When you dream of success, are you ready for endurance? You are ambitious to lead, but are you ready to serve? We all want to get, do we know how to give? We all want to be heard, but are we prepared to listen? We all want to be happy, but do we feel for the sad? We all want to standout, but do we know how to be supportive? We all know what we want, but do you know what you need? You want to...