"Men are basically smart or dumb and lazy or ambitious. The dumb and ambitious ones are dangerous and I get rid of them. The dumb and lazy ones I give mundane duties. The smart ambitious ones I put on my staff. The smart and lazy ones I make my commanders."

-- Erwin Rommel

#Smart Quotes #Men Quotes #Giving Quotes

“Thoughts, words, ideas and information, free from any bonds or restrictions, is the very concrete which pours out a foundation strong enough that upon which a house, stable and lasting, of true freedom and liberty may be built.”
“America's trying to do the best for its veterans.”
“The child is both a hope and a promise for mankind.”
“You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and God damn it, you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about the business of living. That's how I've done it. There's no other way.”
“Politics is about the control of a limited number of resources by a limited number of people who think that number is too many”
“You've a pretty good nerve," said Ratchett. "Will twenty thousand dollars tempt you?" It will not." If you're holding out for more, you won't get it. I know what a thing's worth to me." I, also M. Ratchett." What's wrong with my proposition?" Poirot rose. "If you will forgive me for being personal - I do not like your face, M. Ratchett," he said.”
“You come in off the street, through the doors of the theater. You sit down. The lights go down and the curtain goes up. And you're in another world”
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”

Source : President Robert Robbins' Installation Speech, president.arizona.edu. November 29, 2017.

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