Sevmione Quotes & Sayings

The inability to delegate is one of the biggest problems I see with managers at all levels. — Eli Broad

The fool generalizes the particular; the nerd particularizes the general; some do both; and the wise does neither — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Moderates tend more than ideologues to be other-directed types who respond to external pressure. — Timothy Noah

A great deal of what people say, think, or do is actually motivate by fear, which of course is always linked with having your focus on the future and being out of touch with the Now. As there are no problems in the Now, there is no fear either. — Eckhart Tolle

Jenny, all my life I have wanted to do miracles. I have wanted to be holy. I suppose it was ambition or pride or some other unworthy thing. It was not enough for me to conquer the world
I wanted to conquer heaven too. — T.H. White

Shakespeare was not a genius. He was, without the distant shadow of doubt, the most wonderful writer who ever breathed. But not a genius. No angels handed him his lines, no fairies proofread for him. Instead, he learnt techniques, he learnt tricks, and he learnt them well. — Mark Forsyth

Burn all the maps to your body. I'm not here of my own choosing. — Richard Brautigan

The word which is best said came nearest to not being spoken at all, for it is cousin to a deed which the speaker could have better done. Nay, almost it must have taken the place of a deed by some urgent necessity, even by some misfortune, so that the truest writer will be some captive knight, after all. And perhaps the fates had such a design, when, having stored Raleigh so richly with the substance of life and experience, they made him a fast prisoner, and compelled him to make his words his deeds, and transfer to his expression the emphasis and sincerity of his action. — Henry David Thoreau

Golfing with Eisman wasn't like golfing with other Wall Street people. The round usually began with a collective discomfort on the first tee, after Eisman turned up wearing something that violated the Wall Street golfer's notion of propriety. — Michael Lewis

Nature can be so soothing to the tormented mind — Alexander Von Humboldt

Therefore, let us put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering; and let us prove our Christlikeness not only in our zeal for saving the lost but also in our relationships with others - forbearing and forgiving one another, even as the Lord forgave us. Let — Andrew Murray

I relished the opportunity to be on Broadway ... It's the holy grail for people like me. — Jeremy Piven

A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past; he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future. — Sydney J. Harris

If you feel like you want to die, it's time to sit down and make a list of all the things you haven't done yet. — Deacon Jones

My life is full of love; I designed it that way. I try to make my own experience about love and I look for kindness in others. That's the thing I value the most: it will get you through everything. — Armistead Maupin