Quote of February 2012
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Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
Benjamin Whichcote
Quote of January 2012
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Pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.
John Ruskin
Quote of December 2011
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A superpower is characterized not only by military or economic strength. It is recognized through complex national programs that no one can match.
Aaron Shenhar
Quote of November 2011
On 01/11/2011, in Quote of the month, by steve
Short term efficiency gains will always result in long-term, much bigger and costly losses.
Aaron Shenhar
Quote of October 2011
On 01/10/2011, in Quote of the month, by steve
Better to be occasionally cheated than perpetually suspicious.
B.C. Forbes
Quote of September 2011
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America is so vast that almost everything said about it is likely to be true, and the opposite is probably equally true.
James T. Farrell
Quote of August 2011
On 01/08/2011, in Quote of the month, by steve
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
Socrates
Quote of July 2011
On 01/07/2011, in Quote of the month, by steve
He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.
Cicero
Quote of June 2011
On 01/06/2011, in Quote of the month, by steve
A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Quote of May 2011
On 01/05/2011, in Quote of the month, by steve
I can’t bear being called Chair. Whatever I am, I am not a piece of furniture.
Baroness Seear (1988)
Quote of April 2011
On 01/04/2011, in Quote of the month, by steve
Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.
Thomas Jefferson (1799)
Quote of March 2011
On 01/03/2011, in Quote of the month, by steve
Science, freedom, beauty, adventure. What more could you ask of life? Aviation combined all the elements I loved.
Charles Lindbergh
Quote of February 2011
On 01/02/2011, in Quote of the month, by steve
Aviation, to an even greater extent than the sea, is unforgiving of any incapacity, carelessness or neglect.
Air safety slogan.
Quote of January 2011
On 01/01/2011, in Quote of the month, by steve
No one has a greater asset for his business than a man’s pride in his work.
Mary Parker Follett
Quote of December 2010
On 01/12/2010, in Quote of the month, by steve
Don’t knock your competitors. By boosting others, you will boost yourself. A little competition is a good thing and severe competition is a blessing.
Jacob Kindleberger
Quote of November 2010
On 01/11/2010, in Quote of the month, by steve
It’s easier to see both sides of a question than the answer.
Arnold Glasow
Quote of October 2010
On 01/10/2010, in Quote of the month, by steve
Few men have imagination enough for reality.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Quote of September 2010
On 01/09/2010, in Quote of the month, by steve
Reason, too late perhaps, may convince you of the folly of misspending time.
George Washington
Quote of August 2010
On 01/08/2010, in Quote of the month, by steve
We are generally better persuaded by the reasons we discover ourselves than by those given to us by others.
Blaise Pascal
Quote of July 2010
On 01/07/2010, in Quote of the month, by steve
Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.
Thomas Jefferson
Quote of June 2010
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A man always has two reasons for doing anything. A good reason and a real reason.
J.P. Morgan
Quote of May 2010
On 01/05/2010, in Quote of the month, by steve
Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason.
Ashley Montagu
Quote of April 2010
On 01/04/2010, in Quote of the month, by steve
There is no substitute for hard work.
Thomas Alva Edison
After a long, hard day's work...
Quote of March 2010
On 01/03/2010, in Quote of the month, by steve
Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.
Sir James Dewar
Quote of February 2010
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I do not want the peace that passeth understanding. I want the understanding that brings peace.
Helen Adams Keller
Quote of January 2010
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The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; the pessimist fears this is true.
James Branch Cabell
Quote of December 2009
On 01/12/2009, in Quote of the month, by steve
To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything.
Anatole France
Quote of November 2009
On 01/11/2009, in Quote of the month, by steve
Damn the torpedoes – full speed ahead!
David Glasgow Farragut – At the battle of Mobile Bay (5 August 1864)
Quote of October 2009
On 01/10/2009, in Quote of the month, by steve
First ponder, then dare.
Helmuth von Moltke
Quote of September 2009
On 01/09/2009, in Quote of the month, by steve
You cannot fight against the future. Time is on our side.
William Ewart Gladstone – Speech on the Reform Bill (1866)
Quote of August 2009
On 02/08/2009, in Quote of the month, by steve
Go, sir, gallop, and don’t forget that the world was made in six days. You can ask me for anything you like, except time.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Quote of July 2009
On 26/07/2009, in Quote of the month, by steve
In the kingdom of the birds, the parrot is the best talker – and the worst flier.
Orville Wright
