Quotes #13

  • The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. – Confucius (551 B.C. – 479 B.C.)
  • We’ve gotten to the point where everybody’s got a right and nobody’s got a responsibility. – Newton Minow (FCC chairman)
  • Character – the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life – is the source from which self respect springs. – Joan Didion (1934 – )
  • All of the books in the world contain no more information [data] than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value. – Carl Sagan (1934-1996)
  • A picture is worth a thousand words. An interface is worth a thousand pictures. – Ben Shneiderman
  • You should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster. – Quentin Crisp
  • I have dreams, and I have nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams. – Jonas Salk
  • The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure and pleasure my business. – Aaron Burr
  • Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.- Michael Phelps
  • Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. – Frederick Keonig
  • Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don’t. – Pete Seeger
  • The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive. – John Sladek
  • The future is here. It’s just not widely distributed yet. – William Gibson
  • The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be. – Paul Valery (1871-1945)
  • Many people flounder about in life because they have no purpose. Before it is possible to achieve anything, an objective must be set. – George Halas
  • To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle, Every cubic inch of space is a miracle. – Walt Whitman
  • Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose. – Andy Rooney
  • Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don’t. – Pete Seeger
  • Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own. – Carol Burnett
  • Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest. – Mark Twain
  • Cheerfulness is full of significance: it suggests good health, a clear conscience, and a soul at peace with all human nature. – Charles Kingsley
  • It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. – Voltaire (1694- 1778)
  • The only deadly sin I know is cynicism.  – Henry L. Stimson
  • If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade. – Tom Peters
  • The second best decision in time is infinitely better than the perfect decision too late. – Omar Bradley
  • People will only follow you if they see you’re ahead, are convinced you know the route, trust you, and want to get there too. – Patrick Dixon
  • It is said that power corrupts, but actually it’s more true that power attracts the corruptible. – David Brin
  • The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves. – William Hazlitt
  • There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty. – John Adams