Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster. Elon Musk – South African-born American engineer, designer and founding entrepreneur: Tesla (b. 1971), in a message on "Twitter" (now "X", September 15, 2024), Quotations book 2026
Natchnienie, czymkolwiek ono jest, rodzi się z bezustannego "nie wiem". Wisława Szymborska - polska poetka, laureatka literackiej Nagrody Nobla 1996 (1923-2012), w wykładzie noblowskim "Poeta I Świat" (7 grudnia 1996), Książka z cytatami 2026 Whatever inspiration is, it’s born from a continuous "I don’t know". Wisława Szymborska - Polish poet, Nobel Prize in literature 1996 (1923-2012), in...
The fundamental cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell - British philosopher and mathematician, Nobel Prize in literature 1950 (1872-1970), from "Marriage and Morals", chapter V (1929), Quotations book 2026
We tend to believe that the more we know, the more clearly we can see the possibilities available. This is not the case. The impossible only becomes accessible when experience has not taught us limits. Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin– American record producer (b. 1963), from "The Creative Act: A Way of Being" (2023), Quotations book 2026
In the words of the ancients, one should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths. Lord Takanobu said, "If discrimination is long, it will spoil." Lord Naoshige said, "When matters are done leisurely, seven out of ten will turn out badly. A warrior is a person who does things quickly." When your mind is going hither and thither, discrimination will never be brought to a...
Good management is rare at best, it is difficult to appraise, and it is undoubtedly the single most important factor in security analysis. Philip L. Carret - American investor, founder Pioneer Fund (1896-1998),from "The Tortoise Road to Wealth" (1963), Quotations book 2026
Customers are always beautifully, wonderfully dissatisfied, even when they report being happy and business is great. Even when they don’t yet know it, customers want something better, and your desire to delight customers will drive you to invent on their behalf. Jeffrey P. "Jeff" Bezos – American company founder: Amazon (b. 1964), in his letter to the Amazon shareholders 2016, Quotations book...
Une nourriture indispensable à l’âme humaine est la liberté. La liberté [...] consiste dans une possibilité de choix. Simone Weil – philosophe et réformatrice sociale française (1909-1943), extrait de "L’Enracinement, prélude à une déclaration des devoirs envers l’être humain" (1949), Brochure de citation 2026 One of the indispensable foods of the human soul is liberty. Liberty [...] consists...
Whenever you can buy a large amount of future earnings power for a low price, you have made a good investment. Sir John Marks Templeton - value investor and philanthropist (1912-2008), Quotations book 2026
Everything in life has some risk. What you have to actually learn to do is how to navigate it. Reid Hoffman – American internet entrepreneur (Co-founder LinkedIn) and author (b. 1967), from an interview with Charlie Rose (techcrunch.com, March 5, 2009), Quotations book 2026
Quomodo enim "radix omnium malorum cupiditas", sic radix omnium bonorum caritas est. For just as the "root of all evils is greed", so the root of all good things is charity.Augustine of Hippo - known as Aurelius Augustinus, early Christian theologian and philosopher, one of the four Latin Doctor of Church (354-430), from his "Expositions on the Psalms" ("Enarrationes in psalmos", 90,1,8,...
God says: Behold, I am making all things new. The Bible, Revelation 21:5 (ESV), Quotations book 2026 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! He has...
Intelligence is knowing the right answer. Wisdom, is knowing when to say it. Tim Fargo - American entrepreneur, MBA (b. 1961), Quotations book 2026
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. often attributed to Jimi Hendrix - born James Marshall Hendrix, American guitarrist, composer and singer (1942-1970), Quotations book 2026
Patience is a product of confidence and trust. Peter D. Kaufman – American publisher and business executive, chair and CEO Glenair, Inc. (b. 1954), Quotations book 2026
Dollars and guns are no substitute for brains and willpower. Dwight David Eisenhower - American general and politician, 1953-61 34th president (1890-1969), from a speech in Cincinnati, Ohio, quoted in the "Time Magazine" (October 6th, 1952), Quotations book 2026
Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they're always there. wisdom, Quotations book 2026
In the family I learn the complex choreography of love – what it means to give and take and share, to grow from obedience to responsibility, to learn, challenge, rebel, make mistakes, to forgive and be forgiven, to argue and make up, to win without triumph and know when graciously to lose. It’s where we acquire emotional intelligence, that delicate negotiation between the given and the...
Making tough decisions compounds over long periods of time to build something great. Mark Zuckerberg - American company founder: facebook (b. 1984), iin a message on "threads.net" (11. January 2025), Quotations book 2026
Efficiency is doing things right, effectiveness is doing the right thing. Peter F. Drucker - Austrian-born American management expert (1909-2005), Quotations book 2026