Few industries have the ability to transform society like tech, yet too few companies are asking the questions or working on the problems that would create meaningful social change. ~Mitch Kapor
#quotes #mitch-kapor #technology #society #change

"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
#quotes #john-green

In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. ~Laozi
#quotes #laozi #meditation

I would like, if I can, to broaden the possibilities of the musical theater. I think there is a better "Oklahoma!" someplace, a better "West Side Story." And I would like to be mixed up in it. ~Richard Rodgers
#quotes #richard-rodgers #theater

I think when it comes to botox and surgery, actresses should do it or not do it, but be honest about their choices. ~Debra Winger
#quotes #debra-winger #honesty

No ego, no pain. ~Zen Proverb
#proverbs #zen-proverbs #buddhism #ego

In what bold relief stand out the lives of all walkers of the snow! The snow is a great tell-tale, and blabs as effectually as it obliterates. I go into the woods, and know all that has happened. I cross the fields, and if only a mouse has visited his neighbor, the fact is chronicled. ~John Burroughs
#quotes #john-burroughs #snow

The fox has a hundred proverbs; ninety-nine are about poultry. ~Osmanli Proverb
#proverbs #osmanli-proverbs

Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it. ~J. G. Ballard
#quotes #j-g-ballard #writing #selling

The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
#proverbs #turkish-proverbs #haste

Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar. ~Nnamdi Azikiwe
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A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs

Who brings a tale takes two away. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #gossip #stories

For him and his brother, he now knew, that music was real. Because all you had to do, really, was be willing to use your imagination. And listen. ~Holly Goldberg Sloan
#quotes #holly-goldberg-sloan #imagination #music

Judging is a lonely job in which a man is, as near as may be, an island entire. ~Abe Fortas
#quotes #abe-fortas #judging

It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #time #progress

1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me. ~Chuck Mangione
#quotes #chuck-mangione #experience

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are. ~Norman Vincent Peale
#quotes #norman-vincent-peale #failure #success #attitude #optimism

Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. ~Yiddish Proverb
#proverbs #yiddish-proverbs #equality #destiny

It is not a matter of upper and lower class but of being up a while and down a while. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #adversity

It was only the vulgarly mediocre that repelled her. ~Ivan Turgenev
#quotes #ivan-turgenev

He who eats until he is sick must fast until he is well. ~English Proverb
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Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
#quotes #jean-michel-basquiat #painting #anger

The First Amendment only says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." It can disrespect all it wants. ~P. J. O'Rourke
#quotes #p-j-o-rourke #religion #law #government

If I was to say what I am, I'd be a Labour man. I like Tony Blair a lot, I think he's a good man. And in America I'd definitely be a Democrat; I'd never be a Republican. ~Elton John
#quotes #elton-john #tony-blair #politics #labour-party #democrats