The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.
Benjamin Disraeli — British Prime Minister (1804-1881)
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The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
Plutarch — Greek historian (46-120 AD)
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The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" ("I found it!") but rather "hmm....that's funny...".
Isaac Asimov — American author and professor of biochemistry (1920-1992)
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Inquisitiveness is the most useful talent.
Franklin D. Roosevelt — American President (1882-1945)
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Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
Pablo Picasso — Spanish painter (1881-1973)
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May, in spite of all distractions generated by technology, all of you succeed in turning information into knowledge, knowledge into understanding, and understanding into wisdom.
Edsger W. Dijkstra — Dutch computer scientist (1930-2002)
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What can you do to make a difference? And why should you do it? (...) the scale of one's social investments doesn't matter. What matters is that you operate as a force for good at every scale available to you.
Richard Branson — English entrepreneur (1950-)
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It is not what one does which brings greatness, but how one does it. One has to show originality, be exceptional.
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The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.
Arthur Koestler — British novelist and journalist (1905-1938)
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Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see.
Arthur Schopenhauer — Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
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Concepts that have proven useful in ordering things easily achieve such authority over us that we forget their earthly origins and accept them as unalterable givens.
Albert Einstein — German physicist (1879-1955)
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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Albert Einstein — German physicist (1879-1955)
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Five percent of the people think; ten percent of the people think they think; and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think.
Thomas Alva Edison — American inventor and industrialist (1847-1931)
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Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
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For those who believe, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not believe, none will suffice.
Joseph Dunninger — American mentalist (1892-1975)
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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
Japanese proverb
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There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.
Peter Drucker — American writer & management consultant (1909-2005)
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All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find it was vanity, but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.
T.E. Lawrence — British Army officer (1888-1935)
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With confidence, you have won before you have started.
Marcus Garvey — Jamaican orator (1887-1940)
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If everything's under control, you're not going fast enough.
Mario Andretti — Italian American racing pilot (1940-)
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They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it.
Mark Twain — American author (1835-1910)
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If you think you can or think you can't, you're right.
Henri Ford — American industrialist (1863-1947)
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In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore Roosevelt — US President (1858-1919)
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People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
Andrew Carnegie — American industrialist and philanthropist (1835-1919)
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The prettier the garden, the dirtier the hands of the gardener.
B. E. Barnes
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Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.
Christopher Morley — American journalist and poet (1890-1957)
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The more I practice the luckier I get.
Gary Player — South African golfer (1935-)
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Fortune favours the brave.
Publius Terence — Roman playwright (185/195-159 BC)
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Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.
Jim Rohn — American author (1930-2009)
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Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
Les Brown — American author (1945-)
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Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take...But rather by the number of moments that take your breath away.
George Carlin — American comedian and author (1937-2008)
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "WOW...What a Ride!".
Hunter S. Thompson — American journalist and author (1937-2005)
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A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
English proverb
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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Confucius — Chinese philosopher (551-479 BC)
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Children find everything in nothing, men find nothing in everything.
Giacomo Leopardi — Italian philosopher & poet (1798-1837)
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Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.
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Ride it like you stole it.
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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
Mae West — American actress, screenwriter, singer (1893-1980)
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There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper. And the people who always go for the cheapest are this man's lawful prey. It's unwise to pay too much... But it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money... that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do.
The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot.... It can't be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run. And if you do that, you will have enough to pay for something better.
John Ruskin — English philosopher (1819-1900)
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Every game has 3 rules:
Rule n°1: You only get better by playing a better opponent.
Rule n°2: The more sophisticate is the game, the more sophisticate is your opponent.
Rule n°3: The ultimate con is to make your opponent think he is you.
The Revolver (movie)
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Evil prevails when good people fail to act.
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One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.
Never run away from anything. Never!
Winston Churchill — British politician (1874-1965)
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An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile — hoping it will eat him last.
Winston Churchill — British politician (1874-1965)
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Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.
Jean Racine — French author (1639-1699)
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Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
Charlie Chaplin — English actor and filmmaker (1889-1977)
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When you hate, the only one that suffers is you because most of the people you hate don't know it and the rest don't care.
Medgar Wiley Evers — American campaigner (1925-1963)
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The word you keep between your lips is your slave. The word you speak is your master.
Arabic proverb
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Why do we need to belong? Is it for the fellowship of others? Or the fear of being left out in the cold?
Outer Limits (2x14_The heist)
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Alas! It is delusion all:
The future cheats us from afar,
Nor can we be what we recall,
Nor dare we think on what we are.
Lord Byron — English poet (1788-1824)
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Happiness is to become who you really are.
Erasmus — Dutch philosopher (1466-1536)
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Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, then you will be successful.
Albert Schweitzer — French philosopher and physician (1875-1965)
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Time is a river winding steadily through the landscape of tomorrow. There are those who would steal a glimpse around the next bend, and those who would fight the current.
But the wisest are those who turn their eyes from the waters and seek out a fellow traveller to share in the journey.
Outer Limits (1x08_Virtual Reality)
