"I really wonder what gives us the right to wreck this poor planet of ours."

-- Kurt Vonnegut

#Giving Quotes #Earth Day Quotes #Environmental Quotes

“No matter how skillful you are, you can't invent a product advantage that doesn't exist. And if you do, and it's just a gimmick, it's going to fall apart anyway.”
“Our negative life situations are essential elements for us to fulfill our intended destiny. However, unless we possess the power of endurance to live through the dark of the night, we will not see the glory of daybreak.”

Source : Chin-Ning Chu (2010). “Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life”, p.82, Hachette UK
“It is better to sit alone than in company with the bad, and it is better still to sit with the good than alone. It is better to speak to a seeker of knowledge than to remain silent, but silence is better than idle words.”
“A good piece of art should make a revolution inside you.”
“If I set for myself a task, be it so trifling, I shall see it through. How else shall I have confidence in myself to do important things?”

Source : George S. Clason (2013). “The Richest Man In Babylon”, p.23, Lulu.com
“We should bear the intelligence and taste of the architect or the gardener in how we shape the becoming of our self. Too much precision ("stringency") is simply misplaced, a formalism inappropriate to the kind of matter we have to deal with (and to be).”
“There are some ideas that I know I have to try out before I find the right sound, before I find the right melody.”
“If I know the answer I'll tell you the answer, and if I don't, I'll just respond, cleverly.”

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