"To gain knowledge, we must learn to ask the right questions; and to get answers, we must act, not wait for answers to occur to us."

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Source : "Modern Systems Theory - An Outlook for Coping with Change". "Revue Francaise de Sociologie", (p. 16), October 1969.

Anatol Rapoport

#Knowledge Quotes #Waiting Quotes #Answers Quotes

“But in spite of my great desire for intimacy, I've always been a loner. Perhaps when the longing for connection is as strong as it is in me, when the desire is for something so deep and true, one knows better than to try. One sees that this is not the place for that.”
“I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.”
“Making a movie is like getting married. You're like, "Am I going to marry this project? Am I ready for that kind of commitment?"”

Source : "Exclusive: Thomas Ian Nicholas Talks FADING OF THE CRIES and AMERICAN REUNION". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 7, 2011.
“When I went through the break-up, I really looked for some kind of music, or art or literature that could say, "I've been in the same situation." I couldn't find anything at the moment, and that made me really sad.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Knowing where you have come from is important in forming an idea of where you want to go.”
“The wise leader speaks rarely and briefly. After all, no other natural outpouring goes on and on. It rains and then it stops. It thunders and then it stops.”

Source : John HEider (2015). “The Tao of Leadership: Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching Adapted for a New Age”, p.23, Green Dragon Books
“It is only in proportion as the Christian manifests the fruit of a genuine conversion that he is entitled to regard himself and be regarded by others as one of the called and elect of God. It is just in proportion as we add to our faith the other Christian graces that we have solid ground on which to rest in the assurance we belong to the family of Christ. It is not those who are governed by self-will, but "as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God" (Rom. 8:14).”
“A lot of people who didn't understand the need for civilians to bear arms on Sept. 10 were pretty clear on the issue by Sept. 12.”

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