Maurice Barrs Famous Quotes
The politician is an acrobat he keeps his balance by doing the opposite of what he says.
Maurice Barrs Quotations
"If you speak the truth, keep a foot in the stirrup."
Turkish Proverb
"Disclaimer If anyone disagrees with anything I say, I am quite prepared to not only retract it, but also to deny under oath I ever said it."
T Lehrer
"People who are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful and feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Some psychologists call it a conflict between ego-orientation, or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation... but in all cases, what counts is whether attention is turned away from the task at hand and focused on the self and its future rewards, or whether it is instead trained on the task itself. The latter attitude seems the more fruitful."
Unknown
The good devout man first makes inner preparation for the actions he has later to perform. His outward actions do not draw him into lust and vice rather it is he who bends them into the shape of reason and right judgement. Who has a stiffer battle to fight than the man who is striving to conquer himself.
Thomas a Kempis
The real test of friendship is Can you literally do nothing with the other person Can you enjoy together those moments of life that are utterly simple They are the moments people look back on at the end of life and number as their most sacred experiences.
Eugene Kennedy
Do to others what you would have them do to you.
Bible
"Veni, vidi, vici. (I came, I saw, I conquered.)"
Gaius Julius Caesar
"O, beware, my lord, of jealousy It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on."
William Shakespeare
The ultimate leader is one who is willing to develop people to the point that they eventually surpass him or her in knowledge and ability.
Fred A Manske Jr
"It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous."
Robert Benchley