Goal
A goal without a plan is just a wish. attributed to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – French aviator and writer (1900-1994) Un objectif sans plan s”appelle un vœu. attribué à Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – écrivain, et aviateur français (1900-1944)
All Quotes
Innovation
The electric light did not come from the continuous improvement of the candle. Dr. Oren Harari – American business professor at the University of San Francisco and author of several management books (1949-2010)
Contribution
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute. attributed to George Bernard Shaw – Irish writer, Nobel Prize in literature 1925 (1856-1950), Quotations book 2022
Optimum legacy
[The perfect amount to leave children is] enough money so that they would feel they could do anything, but not so much that they could do nothing. Warren Buffett – American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), from the article “Should you leave it all to the children?” (“Fortune Magazine”, September 29, 1986)
Courage
Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision. wisdom, often attributed to Sir Winston L. Churchill – British politician, 1940-45 and 1951-55 Prime Minister, Nobel Prize in literature 1953 (1874-1965)
People
Never blame anyone in your life. Good people give you happiness. Bad people give you experience. Worst people give you a lesson. And best people give you memories. wisdom – Quotations book 2022
Learn from God
To learn any lesson He may have to teach us is more important than getting rid of the trouble. J. Hudson Taylor – called “Pioneer in the Forbidden Land”, English missionary in China (1832-1905), from a letter to J. W. Stevenson in December 1891, quoted by Frederick Howard and Mary Geraldine Taylor (English missionary couple, 1862-1946 resp. 1865-1949) in “Hudson Taylor and...
Watchword 2022
Jesus Christ said: I will never send away anyone who comes to me. The Bible, John 6:37 (NIRV) – Quotations book 2022 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...
Leadership
We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice. Not in love with publicity but in love with humanity. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – American civil rights activist and pastor, Nobel Peace Prize 1964 (1929-1968), from his speech “The Birth of a New Age” at the fiftieth-anniversary convention banquet of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity in Buffalo (August 11,...
Obedience
Obedience to princes is a general compact of human society – how much more, then, ought we unhesitatingly to obey God, the Governor of all his creatures! Generale quippe pactum est societatis humanae oboedire regibus suis – quanto magis deo regnatori universae creaturae suae ad ea quae iusserit sine dubitatione serviendum est! Augustine of Hippo – known as Aurelius Augustinus,...
Pray and act
Prayer should never be an excuse for inaction. Nehemiah prayed but he also set guards for protection. Cornelia Arnolda Johanna “Corrie” ten Boom – Dutch writer, member of the resistance (1892-1983), from “Clippings from My Notebook” (Thomas Nelson Inc., 1982), Quotations book 2022
Crisis
Bad companies are destroyed by crisis, good companies survive them, great companies are improved by them. Andrew Stephen “Andy” Grove – born András István Gróf, Hungarian-born American businessman, co-founder of Intel (1936-2016), in December 1994, quoted in “Creating the Digital Future: The Secrets of Consistent Innovation at Intel” (1998), Quotations book...
Future
The future depends on what you do today. attributed to Mahatma Gandhi – Indian politician (1869-1948)
Conscience
That there is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. Mahatma Gandhi – Indian politician (1869-1948), from his disputed newspaper article “The Puzzle and Its Solution” (“Young India”, 15 December 1921), Quotations book 2022
Excellence
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude. Colin Powell – American general and politician, 2001-05 Secretary of state (1937-2021), Quotations book 2022
Responsible
Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off. Colin Powell – American general and politician, 2001-05 Secretary of state (1937-2021)
Struggle for the best solution
Encourage creative disruption: Random hostilities are not what the organization needs, but if nobody’s pissed off, maybe you’re not pushing hard enough. Dr. Oren Harari – American business professor at the University of San Francisco and author of several management books (1949-2010), from “The Powell Principles. 24 Lessons from Colin Powell, a Legendary Leader” (2002),...
Unbelievable near
The same God who is orchestrating plans too marvelous for my mind to grasp is within my reach right now. Alicia Bruxvoort – American writer and motivational speaker (b. 1972), from the newspaper article “Respect His wisdom” (“Thomasville Times”, 30. December 2020)
God’s promises
Do not treat God’s promises as if they were curiosities for a museum, but use them as everyday sources of comfort. Trust the Lord whenever your time of need comes on. Charles Haddon Spurgeon – English Baptist pastor (1834-1892), from his sermon “The Child of Light Walking in Darkness” (September 25, 1887)
Knowledge
The important thing is to know what you know and know what you don’t know. Warren Buffett – American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), from an interview with “TheMarker” (“Haaretz”, March 23, 2011)