The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
quote by Winston Churchill
That's funny...
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...”
quote by Isaac Asimov
quote by Isaac Asimov
Speed waiting
I took a course in speed waiting.
Now I can wait an hour in only ten minutes.
quote by Steven Wright
Now I can wait an hour in only ten minutes.
quote by Steven Wright
Snakebite
Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake.
quote by W.C. Fields
quote by W.C. Fields
as if the world were watching
Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.
quote by Thomas Jefferson
quote by Thomas Jefferson
Warren Buffet on statistics and metrics
I don't need to know a lady's weight
to know if she is fat or not
quote by Warren Buffet
to know if she is fat or not
quote by Warren Buffet
Facts
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
quote by John Adams
quote by John Adams
Transparency
Transparency is only a problem if you have something to hide
Hans
(came up in a meeting on corporate social media interaction)
Hans
(came up in a meeting on corporate social media interaction)
Spend money
It is better to spend money like there's no tomorrow than to spend tonight like there's no money.
quote by P. J. O'Rourke
quote by P. J. O'Rourke
Definition of wealth
Wealth:
any income that is at least one hundred dollars more a year
than the income of one's wife's sister's husband.
quote by H. Mencken
any income that is at least one hundred dollars more a year
than the income of one's wife's sister's husband.
quote by H. Mencken
Job security
Any organization that thinks it can guarantee job security is going a dead end.
Only satisfied customers can give people job security. Not companies.
quote by Jack Welch
Only satisfied customers can give people job security. Not companies.
quote by Jack Welch
Practice ?
Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do 'practice'?"
quote by George Carlin
quote by George Carlin
Means and goals
Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem, in my opinion, to characterize our age
quote by Albert Einstein
quote by Albert Einstein
Stop digging
When you're in a pit, the first thing to do is to stop digging.
quote by James Ellman, Seacliffe Capital
quote by James Ellman, Seacliffe Capital
Bill Gates on the internet
The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.
quote by Bill Gates
quote by Bill Gates
Fool the people
You can fool some of the people some of the time,
and some of the people all of the time,
and that is sufficient.
and some of the people all of the time,
and that is sufficient.
Carreer in Washington
I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder how the hell you ever got here. For the next six months you wonder how the hell the rest of them ever got here.
Quote by Harry Truman
Quote by Harry Truman
Big idea
There is no way to feel safe about a big idea.
quote by Guillaume Van der Stighelen (Duval Guillaume)
quote by Guillaume Van der Stighelen (Duval Guillaume)
New Year
Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.
quote by Bill Vaughn
quote by Bill Vaughn
Judges and generosity
Judges, as a class, display, in the matter of arranging alimony, that reckless generosity which is found only in men who are giving away someone else's cash.
quote by P. G. Woodehouse
quote by P. G. Woodehouse
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