Wiegardt Brothers Quotes & Sayings

to make old things work better, to make new things possible, and to do old things in fundamentally new ways. For instance, the invention of the Uber taxi service did all three: it didn't just create a new competitive taxi fleet; it created a fundamentally new and better way to summon a taxi, to gather data on riders' needs and desires, to pay for a taxi, and to rate the behavior of the driver and the passenger. These sorts of transformations are now happening in every business, thanks to the energy release of the supernova. — Thomas L. Friedman

I think comedy, so much of it comes out of the strange sort of golden instant 'cause you don't know why it's funny, but you captured it. — Alice Lowe

America means opportunity, freedom, power. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Chip also reduces the damage done by bandits. They still steal drinks and cheers along the course, but no longer scramble the paying runners' results. No entry fee, no Chip, no time or place. — Joe Henderson

When I was a kid, I was into psychological thrillers. When I was 12, my favorite movie was 'Thirteen.' I just really liked movies that showed an extreme range in acting. That's what made me want to become an actress. — Leven Rambin

The all-or-nothing quality of Poonja-ji's teaching obliged him to acknowledge the full enlightenment of any person who was grandiose or manic enough to claim it. Thus, I repeatedly witnessed fellow students declare their complete and undying freedom, all the while appearing quite ordinary - or worse. In certain cases, these people had clearly had some sort of breakthrough, but Poonja-ji's insistence upon the finality of every legitimate insight led many of them to delude themselves about their spiritual attainments. Some left India and became gurus. From what I could tell, Poonja-ji gave everyone his blessing to spread his teachings in this way. — Sam Harris

My body kills me, so I kill it. — Dorotheus The Theban

There is strong. There is Army Strong. And then there is Army Wife Strong. — Aditi Mathur Kumar

The 'kingdom of heaven is within,' indeed, but we must also create one without, because we are intended to act upon our circumstances. — Florence Nightingale

We cannot easily discover our real character from a friend. He is a mirror on which the warmth of our breath impedes the clearness of reflection. — Jean Paul Friedrich Richter

Kenya is a mercurial character. I feel the country has a presence that can turn on its people in a very violent way. — Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor