"I am against the whole cliche of the moment."

-- Herman Kahn

#Moments Quotes #Cliche Quotes

“Be a physical chemist, an analytical chemist, an organic chemist, if you will; but above all, be a chemist.”

Source : "The Life of Ira Remsen" by F.H. Getmen, (pp. 70-71), 1940.
“The success of everything depends on intuition, the capacity of seeing things in a way which afterwards proves to be true, even though it cannot be established at the moment, and of grasping the essential fact, discarding the unessential, even though one can give no account of the principles by which this is done.”

Source : Joseph A. Schumpeter (2011). “The Theory of Economic Development: An Inquiry into Profits, Capital, Credit, Interest, and the Business Cycle”, p.85, Transaction Publishers
“The German Fuhrer, as I have consistently maintained, is an evolutionist; he has consistently sought to make the practices of Germany conform to the theory of evolution.”
“I dont know how it is now but the assistant stage manager had to understudy several parts. You had to be ready to go on at any time if the actor couldnt make it to the play. I didnt think anything of it.”
“Most things don't stay the way they are very long.”
“It's about thinking that being blond & slim & perfect will automatically bring you happiness, & then discovering that life is as full of as many disappointments as there were before.”
“The starting point for building great relationships is making wise decisions about who we allow close to us. We need people who will build us up and take us forward, and good friends will do just that.”

Source : Brian Houston (2013). “How To Maxmise Your Life”, p.51, Hillsong Music Australia
“You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past.”

Source : Richard Bach (2012). “Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah”, p.51, Delta

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