"The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate."

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Source : "Computerworld". Book by Douglas Engelbart, p.42, June 22, 1992.

Douglas Engelbart

#Funny Quotes #Life Quotes #Motivational Quotes

“Writers have always liked my stuff, pretty much. That's what I wanted - I think my goal wasn't to get rich and famous, necessarily, though I cared about that. I always thought, "Oh, this could be a hit," or "that will sell records." But the first thing I wanted was that people who knew a lot about music, or had taste-making qualities, they would like my stuff. Writers, people like that.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance of the tranquillity of the waters in which we see it.”

Source : Charles Horton Cooley (2017). “Human Nature and the Social Order”, p.231, Routledge
“I understand why Barack Obama wants to send every kid to college, because of their indoctrination mills, absolutely â€¦ The indoctrination that is going on at the university level is a harm to our country.”

Source : "Santorum: Obama wants to 'indoctrinate' students by boosting college enrollment". www.cbsnews.com. February 23, 2012.
“Act so as to elicit the best in others and thereby in thyself.”

Source : Felix Adler (1921). “The Standard”
“I want to make people feel intensely alive. I'd rather have them against me than indifferent.”
“We have a duty to encourage one another. Many a time a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept a man on his feet. Blessed is the man who speaks such a word.”
“I, as school kid, was a member of the Civil Guard, something like today's NCC. We had to salute our officers who went round in jeeps. So I thought one day I will also ride in a jeep and somebody else will salute me.”
“Rockefeller made his money in oil, which he discovered at the bottom of wells. Oil was considered crude in those days, but so was Rockefeller. Now both are considered quite refined.”

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