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Plutarch

To make no mistakes is not in the p…

13 Oct , 2011  

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future. Great short quote and quotation by: Plutarch , Greek biographer & moralist (46 AD – 120 AD)

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Mitchell Caplan, CEO, E*Trade Group Inc.

To succeed as a team is to hold all…

13 Oct , 2011  

To succeed as a team is to hold all of the members accountable for their expertise. Great short quote and quotation by: Mitchell Caplan, CEO, E*Trade Group Inc. ,

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J.B.S. Haldane, "On Being the Right Size" in the (1928) book "Possible Worlds"

To the biologist the problem of soc…

13 Oct , 2011  

To the biologist the problem of socialism appears largely as a problem of size. The extreme socialists desire to run every nation as a single business concern. I do not suppose that Henry Ford would find much difficulty in running Andorra or Luxembourg on a socialistic basis. He has already more men on his pay-roll […]

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Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essay: Nature

To the body and mind which have bee…

13 Oct , 2011  

To the body and mind which have been cramped by noxious work or company, nature is medicinal and restores their tone. Great short quote and quotation by: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essay: Nature , US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)

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Too many people confine their exerc…

13 Oct , 2011  

Too many people confine their exercise to jumping to conclusions, running up bills, stretching the truth, bending over backward, lying down on the job, sidestepping responsibility and pushing their luck. Great short quote and quotation by: Author Unknown ,

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Treat your friends as you do your p…

13 Oct , 2011  

Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light. Great short quote and quotation by: Jennie Jerome Churchill , Mother of Winston Churchill (1854 – 1921)

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Bourke Cockran

Underlying the whole scheme of civi…

4 Aug , 2011  

Underlying the whole scheme of civilization is the confidence men have in each other, confidence in their integrity, confidence in their honesty, confidence in their future. Great short quote and quotation by: Bourke Cockran ,

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Carl Polloi

Unlike those who pretend to be imma…

9 Jul , 2011  

Unlike those who pretend to be immaculate, fallen angels are usually more intriguing because their earthliness is heavenly. Great short quote and quotation by: Carl Polloi ,

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Reverend Oliver G. Wilson

Use what talents you have; the wood…

24 Mar , 2011  

Use what talents you have; the woods would have little music if no birds sang their song except those who sang best. Great short quote and quotation by: Reverend Oliver G. Wilson ,

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Vacant minds must have their uses, …

24 Mar , 2011  

Vacant minds must have their uses, yet it seems a pity to waste first-class bodies on them. Great short quote and quotation by: Author Unknown ,

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Very few of the great leaders ever …

24 Mar , 2011  

Very few of the great leaders ever get through their careers without failing, sometimes dramatically. Great short quote and quotation by: Philip Crosby, Reflections on Quality ,

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Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers chapter 4

Violence, naked force, has settled …

24 Mar , 2011  

Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishfull thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms. Great short quote and quotation by: Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers chapter 4 ,

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