Age Quotes - Page 166

Anything can change, because the smartphone revolution is still in the early stages.

The sound of the harpsichord resembles that of a bird-cage played with toasting-forks.

You have got to keep autistic children engaged with the world. You cannot let them tune out.

Genuine faith can find encouragement, even in that which is discouraging and get nearer to God.

Generally, management of many is the same as management of few. It is a matter of organization. And to control many is the same as to control few. This is a matter of formations and signals.

You can say that I lived in Asia for a long time and in Japan I became close to several CIA agents. And you could say that I became an adviser to several CIA agents in the field and, through my friends in the CIA, met many powerful people and did special works and special favors.

I have always been an impassioned advocate for the works of Shakespeare. I regard him as one of the most complete miracles of his or any other age.

I have always tried to have a message, not to be a preacher, but a message that shows it's better to be a good guy than a bad guy, and I try to make it clear that doing the right thing is more attractive than not.

Soul mates' are fiction and an illusion; and while every young man and young woman will seek with all diligence and prayerfulness to find a mate with whom life can be most compatible and beautiful, yet it is certain that almost any good man and any good woman can have happiness and a successful marriage if both are willing to pay the price.

I know how to say 'no' in twelve languages. That's enough for a woman.

In the ages marked by scarcity and want, may I myself appear as drink and sustenance.

I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no excess baggage or unnecessary thoughts. I think it's too exhausting to do that. To put things into perspective - your work is your work, and your leisure time is something else.

Most corporate mission statements are worthless. They consist largely of pious platitudes such as: "We will hold ourselves to the highest standards of professionalism and ethical behavior." They often formulate necessities as objectives; for example, "to achieve sufficient profit." This is like a person saying his mission is to breathe sufficiently.

Each moment contains a hundred messages from God.

When something happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.

Information is the oxygen of the modern age.

The conquest of learning is achieved through the knowledge of languages.

People residing within the cult of average don’t like to see others rise. It threatens their security, and spotlights their low self-worth. Go for great, no matter what they say.

Life provides losses and heartbreak for all of us-but the greatest tragedy is to have the experience and miss the meaning.

Language uses us as much as we use language.

It is a blessed thing that in every age some one has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions.

My experience is that inventors come in all sizes, all nationalities, all ages. The only thing I'm sure of is that inventors are always stubborn.

I look back on the time I've wasted, and I'm just glad I wasted it while I still had the chance.

The real relatedness between two people is experienced in the small tasks they do together: the quiet conversation when the day's upheavels are at rest, the soft word of understanding, the daily companionship, the encouragement offered in a difficult moment, the small gift when least expected, the spontaneous gesture of love.

Marriages don't last. When I meet a guy, the first question I ask myself is: is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?