Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off. Colin Powell
Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men – the other 999 follow women. Groucho Marx
People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything. Thomas Sowell
You either run with lions or walk with sheep. Matshona Dhliwayo
People who don’t take risks generally make about two big
mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big
mistakes a year. Peter F. Drucker
In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way. Tina Fey
South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu walked by a
construction site on a temporary sidewalk the width of one person. A
white man appeared at the other end, recognized Tutu, and said, ‘I don’t
make way for gorillas.’ At which Tutu stepped aside, made a deep
sweeping gesture, and said, ‘Ah, yes, but I do.’ Walter Wink
Lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way. George Patton
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not
imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at
Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers.
But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. Carl Sagan
A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason. J.P. Morgan
If you make people think they’re thinking, they’ll love you. If you really make them think, they’ll hate you. Don Marquis
It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse. Adlai Stevenson
The most effective way to do it, is to do it. Amelia Earhart
Don’t be so humble – you are not that great. Golda Meir
It’s not what’s under the tree, it’s who’s around it. Charlie Brown
Expert: Someone who brings confusion to simplicity. Gregory Nunn
Better to have spent a minute meditating than tweeting. The Mimimalists
A child of five could understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five. Groucho Marx
If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live. Lin Yutang
Simplicity is hard to build, easy to use, and hard to
charge for. Complexity is easy to build, hard to use, and easy to charge
for. Chris Sacca
I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the
uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren’t certain we knew better.
They fight for honor at the first challenge, make love with no moral
restraint, and they do not for all their marvelous instincts appear to
know about death. Being such wonderfully uncomplicated beings, they need
us to do their worrying. George Bird Evans
Simplify your life. You don’t grow spiritual, you shrink spiritual. Steve Maraboli
I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead. Mark Twain
To poke a wood fire is more solid enjoyment than almost anything else in the world. Charles Dudley Warner
People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results. Albert Einstein
There is one advantage to having nothing, it never needs repair. Frank A. Clark
This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last. Oscar Wilde
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company. Mark Twain
If a book about failures doesn’t sell, is it a success? Jerry Seinfeld
Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off. Bill Murray
Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile. Billy Sunday
Never trust people who smile constantly. They’re either selling something or not very bright. Laurell K. Hamilton
I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it. Mark Twain
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. Winston S. Churchill
When life gives you lemons, squirt someone in the eye. Cathy Guisewite
Accept who you are. Unless you’re a serial killer. Ellen DeGeneres
It’s okay if you don’t like me. Not everyone has good taste.
Everything is changing. People are taking the comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke. Will Rogers
I came from a real tough neighborhood. Once a guy pulled a
knife on me. I knew he wasn’t a professional, the knife had butter on
it. Rodney Dangerfield
That’s why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it. George Carlin
If you’re too open-minded; your brains will fall out. Lawrence Ferlinghetti
A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it. George Bernard Shaw
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. Fred Allen
If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments. Steven Wright
The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so. Gore Vidal
My esteem in this country has gone up substantially. It
is very nice now that when people wave at me, they use all their
fingers. Jimmy Carter (US president 1977 to 1981)
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits. Albert Einstein
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t
want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not. Mark
Twain
Don’t be so humble – you are not that great. Golda Meir
