Useless Quotes - Page 6

The things one can express with the hand, with the head, with the shoulders!... How many useless and encumbering words then disappear! What economy!

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

Those who believe that... detailed rules originate in a certain cause, are as far from the truth as those who assume that the whole law is useless.

Why I came here, I know not; where I shall go it is useless to inquire - in the midst of myriads of the living and the dead worlds, stars, systems, infinity, why should I be anxious about an atom?

I've always thought comparisons were useless and ugly. It is a short cut to thinking.

Only useless things are indispensable.

. . . the fact that [English] has shed most of the old grammatical forms which time has rendered useless and scarcely intelligible, has made English a model, pointing the way which must be followed in building the Interlanguage. . .

War is a lot of things and it's useless to pretend that exciting isn't one of them. (pg. 144)

Worshipping God is the great essential of fitness. If you have not been worshipping...when you get to work you will not only be useless yourself, but a tremendous hindrance to those who are associated with you.

It is useless to talk with those who do not understand one and troublesome to talk with those who criticize from a feeling of superiority. Especially one-sided persons are troublesome. Few are accomplished in many arts and most cling narrowly to their own opinion.

There it is. It is useless to ask ourselves why it is we who are here. We are here. There is only us between the airfield and the Japs. If we don't hold, we will loose Guadalcanal.

Outward Peace is useless without inner Peace

To use is necessary. And if you can't be used, then you're useless.

Texans ignore "better," long ago forgot the useless word "good." Everything in Texas is "best."

It is useless to contend with the irresistible power of Time, which goes on continually creating by a process of constant destruction.

Plans are useless, but planning is essential.

Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.

It reminds me that no embrace will ever feel the same again, because no one will ever be like her again, because she's gone. She's gone, and crying feels so useless, so stupid, but it's all I can do.

It is utterly useless to try to change the outer world, for it is but a reflection of inner causes. The true seeker seeks to change himself.

You can't argue with a raging want. You can, but it is useless.

All the talent in the world is useless without perseverance.

The art of the police is not to see what it is useless that it should see.

Ability without honor is useless.

A leader is useless when he acts against the promptings of his own conscience.

What amazes me is that most days feel useless. I don't seem to accomplish anything-just a few pages, most of which don't seem very good. Yet, when I put all those wasted days together, I somehow end up with a book of which I'm very proud.