"Promises are not to be kept, if the keeping of them would prove harmful to those to whom you have made them."

-- Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“Many people, including myself, thought of Jobs as an inventor, an Edison-like figure, but he wasn't. I did a documentary on James Brown recently; and, oddly, I found a lot in common between Jobs and Brown. Jobs was also a fantastic performer, put on an extraordinary live show at his product launches, but he could also be ruthless, cruel and totally self-aggrandizing. And just as Brown surrounded himself with the very best musicians, Jobs understood the importance of hiring the absolutely most talented people and knew how crucial they were to the success of what he was trying to do.”

Source : Source: www.sfgate.com
“Truth is truth howe'er it strike.”
“Paul points out that some say, 'I'm of Paul,' while others say, 'I'm of Apollos.' He asked, 'Isn't that carnal?' But what's the difference between saying that or saying, 'I'm a Baptist,' 'I'm a Presbyterian,' 'I'm a Methodist,' 'I'm a Catholic'? I have found that the more spiritual a person becomes, the less denominational he is. We should realize that we're all part of the Body of Christ and that there aren't any real divisions in the Body. We're all one.”
“SchrÃ¶dinger's cat has a 50% quantum chance of coming out of the box alive and a 50% quantum chance of coming out dead. If you got in the box with it, the same would apply to you. So you really don't want to do that.”
“I had the same manager as Frank Sinatra, so I got to meet him and he truly impressed me. He had this magical aura - the whole atmosphere in the room changed when he walked in.”
“Bow to your sensei. Bow to your sensei!”

Source : "Fictional character: Rex". "Napoleon Dynamite", 2004.
“Fashion is like music, and when you put music in a cage it doesn't work.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I was hoping to get a reception like this, I'd just hoped that it would be on Thursday night instead of Tuesday night.”

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