Oltretomba Quotes & Sayings

How science dwindles, and how volumes swell,
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun! — Edward Young

As you put your children to bed, spend at least three minutes of private time, after books and bathroom and teeth-brushing, and ask them to tell you one thing they did that they appreciate themselves for and one thing someone else did that they are thankful
for. You — M.J. Ryan

The biggest barriers to strategic renewal are almost always top management's unexamined beliefs. — Gary Hamel

There is no God but Fact, and Mr. Everhard is its prophet, — Jack London

A duet in code and electron.
Age and youth and cynicism and hope. — Amie Kaufman

Beautiful features, always immaculately dressed, the kind of woman that makes a great impression. Their hair is always nicely curled. They major in French literature at expensive private women's colleges, and after graduation find jobs as receptionists or secretaries. They work for a few years, visit Paris for shopping once a year with their girlfriends. They finally catch the eye of a promising young man in the company, or else are formally introduced to one, and quit work to get married. They then devote themselves to getting their children into famous private schools. As he sat there, Tsukuru pondered the kind of lives they led. — Haruki Murakami

When we become expert in something, our tastes grow more esoteric and complex. — Malcolm Gladwell

What's known as bleeding-edge technology," sez Lucas. "No proven use, high risk, something only early-adoption addicts feel comfortable with. — Thomas Pynchon

For a morning raine leave not your journey.
[For a morning rain leave not your journey.] — George Herbert

My plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a
proof that I am speaking the truth. — Socrates

The duty of happiness becomes clearer when we see how it affects others. It is the merry heart that makes the cheerful countenance, and it is the cheerful countenance that spreads cheer to make other hearts merry. The sunny soul brings sunshine everywhere. A bright and happy temperament is a great social asset, adding to the happiness of the world. — Hugh Black