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Peter Drucker: There is nothing...

Peter Drucker: There is nothing...

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan: Won't you come...

Richard Brinsley Sheridan: Won't you come...

Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you.

Source: Said to a...

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George Bernard Shaw: How can what...

George Bernard Shaw: How can what...

How can what an Englishman believes be hearsay? It is a contradiction in terms.

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Stanislaw Lec: When you jump...

Stanislaw Lec: When you jump...

When you jump for joy, beware that someone moves the ground from beneath your feet.

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When I speak...

When I speak...

When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain...

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Oscar Wilde: Religions die when...

Oscar Wilde: Religions die when...

Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.

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George Chapman: We inherit nothing...

George Chapman: We inherit nothing...

We inherit nothing truly, but what our actions make us worthy of.

Source: In...

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William Wordsworth: Ethereal minstrel! pilgrim...

William Wordsworth: Ethereal minstrel! pilgrim...

Ethereal minstrel! pilgrim of the sky!
Dost thou despise the earth where cares abound?


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Jules Renard: The reward of...

Jules Renard: The reward of...

The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are...

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Bertolt Brecht: The world of...

Bertolt Brecht: The world of...

The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn
When teachers themselves are taught to learn.


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Bertolt Brecht: The finest plans...

Bertolt Brecht: The finest plans...

The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of those that should carry them out. Even emperors can't...

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Isaac Asimov: The greatest inventors...

Isaac Asimov: The greatest inventors...

The greatest inventors are unknown to us. Someone invented the wheel - but who?

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Barbara McClintock: There is no...

Barbara McClintock: There is no...

There is no question that plants have [all] kinds of sensitivities. But just because they sit there, anybody walking...

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Martin H Fischer: Don't confuse hypothesis...

Martin H Fischer: Don't confuse hypothesis...

Don't confuse hypothesis and theory. The former is a possible explanation; the latter, the correct one. The...

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Charles Kettering: A problem well...

Charles Kettering: A problem well...

A problem well stated is a problem half solved.

Source: In Quote Disk 1,2,3, by...

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Aldo Leopold: We abuse land...

Aldo Leopold: We abuse land...

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see the land as a community to which we...

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Alexander Graham Bell: A man, as...

Alexander Graham Bell: A man, as...

A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with -- a man is what he makes of...

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Isaac Newton: If I have...

Isaac Newton: If I have...

If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.

Source: Letter...

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Blaise Pascal: The more intelligent...

Blaise Pascal: The more intelligent...

The more intelligent one is, the more men of originality one finds. Ordinary people find no difference between...

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Blaise Pascal: Nature has some...

Blaise Pascal: Nature has some...

Nature has some perfections to show that she is the image of God, and some defects to show that she is only His...

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