Great Quotes #20
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Well, folks; here we are at the end of yet another month, and you know what that means, right? Yep, it’s time for another inspiring edition of Great Quotes. I think you’ll agree they may even impart a bit of wisdom – along with a bit of fun.
So, if you find yourself searching for some encouragement, inspiration or perhaps even just a chuckle or two, you’ve come to the right place! Check these out:
My work is a game, a very serious game. – M. C. Escher- Despite a lack of natural ability, I did have the one element necessary to all early creativity; naïveté, that fabulous quality that keeps you from knowing just how unsuited you are for what you are about to do. – Steve Martin
- The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps. – Benjamin Disraeli
- Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke. – Lynda Barry
- I arise in the morning torn between the desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. That makes it hard to plan the day. – E.B. White
There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it. – Denis Diderot- It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish. – Aeschylus
- About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends. – Herbert Hoover
- Write a wise saying and your name will live forever. – Anonymous
- The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people. – G.K. Chesterton
- Our desire to act overpowers our need to understand. – Brad Powers
Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. – Unknown- There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have. – Don Herold
- The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. – Dorothy Neville
- Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born. – Ronald Reagan
- If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough. – Mario Andretti
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. – Herm Albright
And as final food for thought, here’s a good one from, not the inventor of the assembly line, but the guy who really figured out how to make it work:
- You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do. – Henry Ford
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This is one of the best compilations yet. I truly love this series.
Is that Steve Martin quote from his new book? I was thinking about buying the audio version.
As usual, your selections are awesome. It’s great to see G.K. Chesterton getting some ink – he’s my favorite writer and the world would be a much better place if more people read him.
Thanks, Cam! Yes, I think I liked this bunch a lot, too. ‘Course, I like every one the best…
The Steve Martin quote came from something I read about him just recently; guess it could have been prompted by his book, but I don’t know.
Somehow it seemed to really resonate with me, what with my recent switch from Engineering to Consulting. I plan to have it framed and put it on my wall at work as a reminder.
Thanks, Brad. I like ol’ G.K.; he’s got quite a bit of wisdom we can all profit from!
Robert,
Love the quote credited to “Anonymous”! What a clever piece of irony, considering who said it! And more of us would do well to heed that insightful bit of Dorothy Neville wisdom about the art of conversation! We’d get along so much better! Also love Steve Martin’s statement about early creativity. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if more of us were able to maintain that early naivete that could keep us going against all odds?
Great selection!
Jeanne
Thanks Jeanne! I’m with you – I especially love the one from Steve Martin. Particularly appropriate for me at this time in my life, too…
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I, too, love the quote attributed to Anonymous. Oh, the irony!
Howdy, Deb! Yep, I liked that one, too… although the author wisely refrained from letting us know who they were! Ironic, huh?