Wisdom Quotes

Ideas are like seeds: they are abundant, and most of them never grow into anything. Also, ideas are seldom original. Ask several independent groups to brainstorm on the same topic at the same time, and you will likely get many of the same ideas. This is not a limitation of brainstorming; it is true of all creation. Because everything arises from steps, not leaps, most things are invented in several places simultaneously when different people walk the same path, each unaware of the others.

Kevin Ashton

The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement.

George Will

If you know the why, you can live anyhow.

Friedrich Nietzsche

There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more.

Woody Allen

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

Wilson Mizner

In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention.

Lou Holtz

Smart is when you believe half of what you hear. Brilliant is when you know which half.

Robert Orben

Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.

Doug Larson

If you think a thing is impossible, you`ll make it impossible.

Bruce Lee

The fact that something has not happened doesn`t mean it cannot happen; it only means that the way to make it happen is as yet unknown.

Ellen J. Langer

Be careful what you wish for, you might get it.

Uncle Kracker

Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny.

Abraham Verghese