Paragons Meet Quotes & Sayings

It is madness to attempt to hold. In the first place the troops cannot do it and in the second place if they do not retreat they will be destroyed. I repeat that this order be rescinded or that you find someone else. — Gerd Von Rundstedt

For those who don't believe in themselves, hardwork is worthless. -Maito Gai (Naruto) — Masashi Kishimoto

Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms - greed for life, for money, for love, for knowledge - has marked the upward surge of mankind. (Gordon Gekko, in Wall Street. — Sidney Sheldon

When you're managing a large number of people, you learn that incentives matter tremendously. You really want people to be rewarded for doing the right thing for the customers and the organization. — Ramez Naam

Art is what we do. Culture is what is done to us. A photograph of an art object is not the art object. An essay about an artist's work is not the artist's work. — Carl Andre

No computer is ever going to ask a new, reasonable question. It takes trained people to do that. — Grace Hopper

My body is my best asset. — Pete Rose

Why not assume that our humanity, including the self-control needed for livable societies, is built into us? Does anyone truly believe that our ancestors lacked social norms before they had religion? Did they never assist others in need, or complain about an unfair deal? Humans must have worried about the functioning of their communities well before the current religions arose, which is only a few thousand years ago. — Frans De Waal

Some knowledge is too heavy ... you cannot bear it ... your Father will carry it until you are able. — Corrie Ten Boom