"Instead of taking care to acquaint ourselves with others, we only think of making ourselves known to them. It would be better to listen to other people in order to become enlightened rather than to speak so as to shine in front of them."

-- Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

#Thinking Quotes #Order Quotes #People Quotes

“One of the many pleasures of old age is giving things up.”
“I have to say that I think maybe they did her a favor, and maybe she'll actually get help. Coffee's one thing, but coke is another. It's not something you want to really have as a problem in your life. I think we have to kind of stop rewarding bad behavior and actually start helping people.”
“I hope to build a house with my films. Some of them are the cellar, some are the walls, and some are the windows. But I hope in time there will be a house.”

Source : Quoted in Leslie Halliwell Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion (1993).
“Is the future of humanity really about clouds you can't see and chips you can't eat?”
“Fear and prejudice put up a terrible fight when they sense change coming.”
“Since I'm a mother and a wife, I have to have passion or the frustration would win out. But I love managing people. The product is second to managing the people. And marketing to consumers is so challenging because it is evolving constantly.”
“Originality is never embraced as quickly as the commonplace.”

Source : Franklyn Ajaye (2002). “Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy”
“We Americans are lucky to live in a country with a history full of noble ideas, great leaders, and awe-inspiring accomplishments. Sadly, many of our elites want no part of it.”

Source : "Spurning America" by Michael Barone, www.realclearpolitics.com. October 17, 2005.

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