Archive for November, 2007

Harry Golden on Jobs & Working

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.

- Harry Golden

[tags]Quotes, Famous Quotes, Harry Golden, Jobs & Working [/tags]

Alvin Toffler on Society

One of the definitions of sanity is the ability to tell real from unreal. Soon we’ll need a new definition.

- Alvin Toffler

[tags]Quotes, Famous Quotes, Alvin Toffler, Society [/tags]

Henry Ward Beecher on Nature

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.

- Henry Ward Beecher

[tags]Quotes, Famous Quotes, Henry Ward Beecher, Nature [/tags]

Thomas Mann on War

War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.

- Thomas Mann

[tags]Quotes, Famous Quotes, Thomas Mann, War [/tags]

Grace Murray Hopper on Technology

At the end of about a week, I called back and said, I need something to compare this to. Could I please have a microsecond?

- Grace Murray Hopper

[tags]Quotes, Famous Quotes, Grace Murray Hopper, Technology [/tags]

Larry King on Success

Those who have succeeded at anything and don’t mention luck are kidding themselves.

- Larry King

[tags]Quotes, Famous Quotes, Larry King, Success [/tags]

John F. Kennedy on History

We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.

- John F. Kennedy

[tags]Quotes, Famous Quotes, John F. Kennedy, History [/tags]

John W. Gardner on Society

The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.

- John W. Gardner

[tags]Quotes, Famous Quotes, John W. Gardner, Society [/tags]

Joyce Brothers on Love

The best proof of love is trust.

- Joyce Brothers

[tags]Quotes, Famous Quotes, Joyce Brothers, Love [/tags]

Rupert Murdoch on Business

The buck stops with the guy who signs the checks.

- Rupert Murdoch

[tags]Quotes, Famous Quotes, Rupert Murdoch, Business [/tags]