Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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Will & Ariel Durrant: Concentration of wealth
“We conclude that the concentration of wealth is natural and inevitable, and is periodically alleviated by violent or peaceable partial redistribution. In this view all economic history is the slow heartbeat of the social organism, a vast systole and diastole of concentrating wealth and compulsive recirculation.” —Will and Ariel Durant (The Lessons of History).
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Anne Sophie Swetchine: Travel and frivolity
“Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones.” —Anne Sophie Swetchine.
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Lao Tzu: No fixed plans
“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” —Lao Tzu.
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St. Augustine: World, a book
“The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” – St. Augustine.
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C P Snow: Most ridiculous phrase
“The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase; if you pursue happiness you’ll never find it.” – C. P. Snow.
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Willie Tyler: Isn’t there the second time
“The reason lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same place is that the same place isn’t there the second time.” – Willie Tyler.
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Hesketh Pearson: Read too widely
“Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely.” – Hesketh Pearson.
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Edwin P Whipple: Epigram
“An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.” – Edwin P. Whipple.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Capital mistake
“I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.” —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Scott Adams: Make it up
“The best way to compile inaccurate information that no one wants is to make it up.” – Scott Adams.
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Eckhart Tolle: Self-observation
“Through self-observation, more presence comes into your life automatically. The moment you realize you are not present, you are present. Whenever you are able to observe your mind, you are no longer trapped in it.” —Eckhart Tolle.
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George C Marshall: Revolutionary reversal
“If man does find the solution for world peace it will be the most revolutionary reversal of his record we have ever known.” – George C. Marshall.
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Aristotle: Only test of gravity
“Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.” – Aristotle.
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Bertrand Russell: Caution in love
“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.” – Bertrand Russell.
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William Shakespeare: Not naturally honest
“Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.” – William Shakespeare.
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Dwight D Eisenhower: Intellectual
“An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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David Malpass: Debt limit
“The U.S. has a law on the books called the debt limit, but the name is misleading. The debt limit started in 1917 for the purpose of facilitating more national debt, not reducing it. It still serves that purpose. It’s unconnected to spending, hurts our credit rating and has been an abject failure at limiting…
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G K Chesterton: Violent contrast
“As a matter of fact, the more the sexes are in violent contrast the less likely they are to be in violent collision.” —G K Chesterton.
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William Faulkner: Most damnable, damaging thing
“Fear is the most damnable, damaging thing to human personality in the whole world.” —William Faulkner.
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John Dryden: For they conquer who believe they can
“For they conquer who believe they can.” —John Dryden.
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Roy L Smith: Believing
“The man who cannot believe in himself cannot believe in anything else.” —Roy L. Smith.
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Chinese proverb: Don’t accuse the sun of partiality
“Blame yourself if you have no branches or leaves; don’t accuse the sun of partiality.” —Chinese proverb.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Nothing can bring you peace but yourself
“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Rosalia Castro: Disconsolate or orphaned souls
“All times are beautiful for those who maintain joy within them; but there is no happy or favorable time for those with disconsolate or orphaned souls.” —Rosalia Castro.
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Jules Renard: Bored with themselves
“When people are bored, it is primarily with their own selves that they are bored.” —Jules Renard.
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Dalai Lama: Indication of weakness
“More often than not, anger is actually an indication of weakness rather than of strength.” ~ Dalai Lama.
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D L Moody: Have time to pray
“Now, some men tell us they don’t have time to pray, but I tell you if any man has God’s work lying deep in His heart, he WILL have time to pray.” —D L Moody.
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb: They won’t tell you
“Those who aren’t in it for the money won’t tell you that they aren’t in it for the money.” —Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
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Simon Sinek: Impact comes from action
“Genius is in the idea. Impact, however, comes from action.” —Simon Sinek.
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Ashton Kutcher: They can’t sit still
“I don’t believe that old cliche that good things come to those who wait. I think good things come to those who want something so bad they can’t sit still.” —Ashton Kutcher.
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Napolean Hill: Best job
“The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.” —Napolean Hill.
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Tallulah Bankhead: Exactly like me
“Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.” – Tallulah Bankhead.
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Robert Graves: Shakespeare
“The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he really is very good, in spite of all the people who say he is very good.” – Robert Graves.
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Voltaire: Doubt versus certainty
“Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.” – Voltaire.
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William G McAdoo: Ignorant man in argument
“It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.” – William G. McAdoo.
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Albert Camus: Merely to be normal
“Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.” – Albert Camus.
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Noel Coward: Long walks
“I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.” – Noel Coward.
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Frank Zappa: Books make me sleepy
“I think it is good that books still exist, but they do make me sleepy.” —Frank Zappa.
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G K Chesterton: Only place of liberty
“The truth is that to the moderately poor the home is the only place of liberty. Nay it is the only place of anarchy. It is the only spot on the earth where a man can alter arrangements suddenly, make an experiment, or indulge in a whim.” —G K Chesterton.
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Bob Marley: Worst enemy, best friend
“Your Worst Enemy Could Be Your Best Friend And Your Best Friend Your Worst Enemy.” —Bob Marley.
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Vic Mignogna: Skill will keep you in the room
“There is no question that knowing someone in the business will get you in the door. But it is your skill that will keep you in the room.” —Vic Mignogna.
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Jennifer Lawrence: How can I rank my friends?
“Weddings rock, but I will never be a bridesmaid again. There needs to be a bridesmaids’ union. It’s horrendous. If anyone asks me again, I’m going to say, ‘No. That part of my life is over. I appreciate the ask.’ If I do ever get married, I don’t think I will have bridesmaids. How can…
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Queen Juliana: Lack understanding
“I can’t understand it. I can’t even understand the people who can understand it.” – Queen Juliana.
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Ferdinand Foch: Fear
“None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.” – Ferdinand Foch.
