Quotations from the unorganized world 1
Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburgers. Unknown
Always outstay your welcome. That way you will never have to look back. Buck
Age may wrinkle the skin, but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Unknown
Revolution is not a dinner party. Mao Zedong
Lean liberty is better than fat slavery. Unknown
Just because you can do it, does not mean you should. Buck
Fantasy is more important than knowledge. Einstein
The bigger you are, the less you have to shout about it. Unknown
Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out. Vaclav Havel
Success is never final. Winston Churchill
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln
Person stand for long time with mouth open before roast duck fly in. Chinese proverb
Intent alone is not enough. We must pass to action. Goethe
The world owes all its outward impulses to people ill at ease. Hawthorne quoted by Asa Chandler
Recruit in haste, then lay off at leisure without pleasure. Buck
Zero growth does not lead to zero waste, just the same amount. Unknown
Make yesterday feel like it was a million days ago. Buck
Hard work is always worthwhile. Buck
Peace is internal. Buck
Our strengths lie in our differences, and not our similarities. Unknown
God is in the details, but so is the devil. Buck
We are all worms, but some of us are glow worms. Unknown
Inconspicuous unconsumption is more important than conspicuous consumption. Buck from Bradbury
Average people produce average results. Unknown
In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be difficult. Coco Chanel
The person who leaves the world a better place never leaves. Unknown
The jump from a vision to a visionary is a large one. A visionary is someone with the vision and the willingness to put everything on the line to realize it. Unknown
Luxury is not being able to get it anywhere else. Unknown
Nothing is more wasteful than doing with great efficiency that which should not be done. Buck
Suppress the hypotheticals. Pre-conceptions are mis-conceptions. So, assume nothing. Buck
Some things have got to be believed to be seen. Weick
Work hard, play hard. Unknown
Reality is made up of circles but we see straight lines. Unknown
The difference between talent and genius is that talent says things they have heard but once, whilst genius thinks of things which they have never heard of. Emerson
If you always follow the straight and narrow, you’ll never know what’s around the corner. Unknown
The easy way out is the quickest way back in. Unknown
Value added products carry the highest margins. Buck
Ungrunge: to perform or submit to an act of personal grooming, as in "I had an interview yesterday, so I had to ungrunge." Details magazine, March 1993
What mankind can dream, technology can deliver. Unknown
Grant me the serenity to accept the things that I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Alcoholics Anonymous
When the river is turbulent, the fishermen are the winners. Unknown
Sin in haste and repent at leisure. Unknown
Who moves, picks up, who stands still dries up. Italian proverb
Childhood ends where compromise begins, so don’t compromise. Unknown
Do not confront me with my failures. I had not forgotten them. Unknown
The bottom line is that we are living more off our planet’s capital and less off its income. This is bad business. Unknown
Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Justice Brandeis
Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities. Forget about your troubles and your strife. The Jungle Book
Everything changes in seventy days. Japanese proverb
She wore the sort of simplicity only the rich could afford on the sort of shape that was beyond price. Dick Francis
The world we have created today as a result of our thinking thus far has problems which cannot be solved by thinking the way we thought when we created them. Einstein
If you shut the door to error, the truth will be shut out too. Unknown
I would rebuild what had been lost. Soon, and better. Dick Francis
If you get more and more knowledge about fewer topics you end up knowing everything about nothing. Unknown
The good old days still lie ahead. Buck
You get a lot for your trouble. Buck
Entertainment is the best form of propaganda. Goebbels
Its okay to spend money like water as long as you make it like air. Buck
Author: Simon Buckingham
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