"Every business is manmade. It is a result of individuals. It reflects the personalities and the business philosophy of the founders and those who have directed its affairs throughout its existence. If you want to have an understanding of any business, it is important to know the background of the people who started it and directed its past and the hopes and ambitions of those who are planning its future."

-- Thomas Rowe Price, Jr.

#Philosophy Quotes #Ambition Quotes #Past Quotes

“As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it.”
“No invader has ever conquered the heart of Poland, that spirit which is the inheritance of sons and daughters, the private passion of families and the ancient, unbreakable tie to all those who came before.”

Source : "Poland". Book by James A. Michener, 1983.
“One barrier... is the impoverishment of classroom language, the failure to cultivate a common vocabulary about inquiry, explanation, argument and problem solving.”

Source : David Perkins (2008). “Smart Schools: From Training Memories to Educating Minds”, p.143, Simon and Schuster
“You can't imagine how much more work I had when I was a god.”
“I think people often forget how powerful they are. Sometimes it just takes one voice to save a life. When we speak up we can not only change a life or save a life, but we can also make it possible for other people to speak up. If we harness the collective power of people's voices around America to address the opioid epidemic, I have no doubt that we can overcome it.”
“By making the place and the people and the feelings real, by the time someone closes the cover of one of my books, they have, hopefully, felt all of the emotions of life.”
“I'm sure I will cause tremendous seismic shifts in the culture again.”
“I would replace the quality of sincerity with honesty, since one can hold a conviction sincerely without examining it, while honesty would require that one subject one's convictions to frequent scrutiny.”

Source : Christopher Phillips (2002). “Socrates Café: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy”, p.19, James Clarke & Co.

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