Bob Buford famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

My fruit grows on other peopleâ€™s trees.
-- Bob Buford

#People #Tree #Fruit
Don't just dream big; follow through.
-- Bob Buford

#Dream #Bigs #Follow Through
It is not unnatural nor should it overly concern you that you feel the need for a change. The mistake most people make when they begin to feel this way is to ignore the voice that is telling them to stop and listen.
-- Bob Buford

#Mistake #Voice #People
Few people on earth know Peter Drucker and his work better than Bruce Rosenstein. This is a welcome, unique and very personal addition to Drucker's incomparable legacy.
-- Bob Buford

#Unique #People #Legacy
Success means using your knowledge and experience to satisfy yourself. Significance means using your knowledge and experience to change the lives of others.
-- Bob Buford

#Mean #Significance #Lives Of Others
Our first half is about how to make a living, and our second half has the promise of being about how to make a life.
-- Bob Buford

#Promise #Half #Firsts
Instead of facing a crisis as I approached middle age, I discovered that a new and better life lay before me. I called the process of discovery 'halftime,' and the outcome led to my second half.
-- Bob Buford

#Discovery #Age #Half
The Human tendency, largely driven by ego, is to believe we can do it all....It maybe humbling to admit there are only a few things you do really well...you will free yourself to focus on those things which will lead to greater personal success and significance.
-- Bob Buford

#Believe #Focus #Ego
Prayer is, for me, like that - a state of being together with God. It's not usually triggered by liturgy or special needs. It's more like what the Bible instructs us to do: Pray without ceasing.
-- Bob Buford

#Prayer #Special #Together

Like most parents, I've been stumped by homework, the big questions, such as: 'What is the point of geography - the pilot always knows where we are going?'. Answer: 'If you didn't know any geography, people would think you were an American, and you wouldn't be able to put them right because you wouldn't know where they live.'
We must see what in the Israeli identity - in the Israeli - we can give to other people rather than speaking so often of taking, expanding territory.
The question of boundaries is a major question of the Jewish people because the Jews are the great experts of crossing boundaries. They have a sense of identity inside themselves that doesn't permit them to cross boundaries with other people.
I have known some quite good people who were unhappy, but never an interested person who was unhappy.
Find a need and fill it. Successful businesses are founded on the needs of people.
The well-ordered mind knows the value, no less than the charm, of reticence. The fruit of the tree of knowledge ... falls ripe from its stem; but those who have eaten with sobriety find no need to discuss the processes of digestion.
On the whole, my impression is that mercy bears richer fruits than any other attribute.
The wrinklier the raisin, the sweeter the fruit.
Adversity is the touchstone of character: it is not in success but in misfortune that hidden powers bear fruit.
True love is the ripe fruit of a lifetime.

Bob Buford famous quotes

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