Kindness
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. attributed to Plato – Greek philosopher (c. 428-348 B.C.), Quotations book 2012
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Liberty or tyranny
When the people fear the government you have tyranny. When the government fears the people you have liberty. John Basil Barnhill – American writer (1864-1929), Quotations book 2012
Focus
When crossing the streets, watch the cars, not the traffic light. Wisdom from New Yorker – Quotations book 2012
Success
If at first you do succeed, quit trying. Slogan at Berkshire Hathaway, from the essays by Warren Buffett – American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), Quotations book 2012
Success
Success is not measured by what we are, but by what we are compared to what we could be. It is not measured by what we have done, but by what we have done compared to what we could have done. William B. “Bill” Gothard – American author and speaker, founded the Christian “Institute in Basic Life Principles” (b. 1934), Quotations book...
Experience
The things we really know are not the things we have merely read about or heard about, but the things we have lived, have experienced, have been sensible of. Calvin Milton Woodward – American professor for mathematics and mechanical engineering (1837-1915), introduced practical project working at the Washington University, Quotations book 2012
Development potential
Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for further developments. Julius Sextus Frontinus – Roman engineer, in 10 A.D., Quotations book 2012
Execute decisions
The real test is not so much making decisions … as executing them. Colin Powell – American general and politician, 2001-05 Secretary of state (1937-2021), Quotations book 2012
A question of attitude
You don”t want to be in business with people who need a contract to be motivated to perform. Warren Buffett – American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), from “Warren Buffett”s Management Secrets” (2009), Quotations book 2012
Perspective
The question is not what you look at, but what you see. Henry David Thoreau – American writer (1817-1862), in his diary, Quotations book 2012
Pray and work
Ora et labora! Benedict of Nursia – founder of the benedictine order (c. 480-547), motto of the St. Benedict”s order, Quotations book 2012
Best Investment
The best investment with the least risk and the greatest dividend is giving. Sir John Marks Templeton – value investor and philanthropist (1912-2008), Quotations book 2012
Business model
Our business model derives from our ideas, not the money. David de Rothschild – French banker, Rothschild & Cie. (b. 1942), on the question, how the Rothschild bank managed tnot to be involved into the financial markets turbulences, Quotations book 2012
Perseverance
Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance. Samuel Johnson – English writer (1709-1784), from “The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abessinia” (1759), Quotations book 2012
Enthusiasm
Life”s blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm. Norman Vincent Peale – American clergyman and author (1898-1993), in “Positive thinking for a time like this” (1975), Quotations book 2012
Rise
The greatest glory of living lies not in never falling but in rising every time you fall. Nelson Mandela – South African anti apartheid activist and politician, 1994-99 president, Nobel Peace Prize 1993 (1918-2013), at a visit by Amercian president Bill Clinton on September 22nd, 1998, Quotations book 2012
Age
To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am. Bernard M. Baruch – American financier, advisor to several American presidents (1870-1965), at his 85th birthday, quoted in “The Observer”, August 21st, 1955, Quotations book 2012
Civilization
The highest Test of the civilization of any race is in its willingness to extend a helping hand to the less fortunate. A, race like an individual, lifts itself up by lifting others up. Booker T. Washington – American educator, social reformer and civil rights activist (1856-1915), Quotations book 2011
Responsibility
The Romans built strong bridges because their architects had to stand under them as the army crossed them for the first time. Prem Watsa – Canadian investor, chairman and founder of Fairfax Financial Holdings (b. 1950), in an interview with “Financial Post”, December 1st, 2009, Quotations book 2011
Change
Who really wants to change something must show respect – but nevertheless be disrespectful. James Watson and Francis Crick – American (Watson, 1928-2025) and British (Crick, 1916-2004) molecular biologist, discoverers of the DNA structure, Nobel Prize in medicine 1962, Quotations book 2011