29466 Quotes & Sayings

As long as man is alive, he will always deem himself to be the light of the world, and consider his enemies as the darkness. And they will be thinking like that on both sides of the front. — Dmitry Glukhovsky

The shareholders who own the businesses in this book have other, nonfinancial priorities in addition to their financial objectives. Not that they don't want to earn a good return on their investment, but it's not their only goal, or even necessarily their paramount goal. They're also interested in being great at what they do, creating a great place to work, providing great service to customers, having great relationships with their suppliers, making great contributions to the communities they live and work in, and finding great ways to lead their lives. They've learned, moreover, that to excel in all those things, they have to keep ownership and control inside the company and, in many cases, place significant limits on how much and how fast they grow. The wealth they've created, though substantial, has been a byproduct of success in these other areas. I call them small giants. — Bo Burlingham

It is in our minds that we live much of our life. — Ivy Compton-Burnett

I loved him for a full year and then, in one night, all my wishing came apart. — Paula McLain

Ford's in his flivver; all's well with the world. — Aldous Huxley

We fell silent again. The thing we had shared was nothing more than a fragment of time that had died longe ago.Even so, a faint glimmer of that warm memory still claimed a part of my heart. And when death claim me, no doubt I would walk along by that faint light in the brief instant before being flung once again into the abyss of nothingness — Haruki Murakami

If you teach a kid to read, they'll have the potential teach themselves anything. — A.J. DeJong

Can't you ever get off for good behavior?"
"Sure, if I was ever good. — Richelle Mead

I will not start an initiative until I've spent my own money. Because if I spend my own money, people who want to get on board afterwards know that I am serious about it. — Will.i.am

Go ahead, work hard and never be afraid to try something. Even if you don't make it, at least you can say you tried. — Guy Lafleur

I found myself jealous of the people who wrote the books. They were dead and they were still taking up my time. Who did they think they were? — Ned Vizzini

There are Latino people in our world who believe strongly that if you are Latino you should speak the language, you should eat the food, you should listen to the music, you should be proud. And when you don't do those things, some people will look at it as if you're neglecting who you are. — Selenis Leyva