Humdrum Def Quotes & Sayings

But there is virtually no relationship between being an expert and being seen as someone people can trust with their secrets, doubts, and vulnerabilities. A petty office tyrant or micromanager may be high on expertise, but will be so low on trust that it will undermine their ability to manage, and effectively exclude them from informal networks. — Daniel Goleman

So long as thou are ignorant be not ashamed to learn. Ignorance is the greatest of all infirmities, and when justified, the chiefest of all follies. — Izaak Walton

What is impossible with men is possible with God. — Anonymous

Every player had a roommate for out-of-town games, so I had to slip into the bathroom early each morning and secretly take my insulin injection. I feared that if the Cubs found out and I slumped badly, they would attribute it to the diabetes and send me back to the minors - or worse, release me. — Ron Santo

My religious beliefs teach me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time of my death. I do not concern myself with that, but to be always ready whenever it may overtake me. That is the way all men should live, and all men would be equally brave. — Stonewall Jackson

Loneliness, I think, has very little to do with location. It's a state of mind. In the center of every big, bustling city are some of the loneliest people in the world. — Chris Hadfield

Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right. — Marilyn Monroe

Maybe you're graduating from fireballs to lightning bolts," Adrian suggested. "I bet it'd be a lot like throwing ninja stars. Except, well, you could incinerate people. — Richelle Mead

To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting. — Stanislaus I

All Newcastle fans need to know is that I will be giving everything for their cause now. — Michael Owen

My argument would be that I don't think there is much that's genuinely political art that is good art. — Thom Yorke

That my philosophy of life is, as far as possible, one of enjoyment. I'm not nihilistic. — Alexander McCall Smith

Clarity of mind, body and spirit is the key to creativity. — Dan Wakefield