"Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. If no use is made of the labors of past ages, the world must remain always in the infancy of knowledge."

-- Marcus Tullius Cicero

#Children Quotes #Knowledge Quotes #Past Quotes

“As an engineer, I understood that the natural world operated according to fixed laws. Through my studies, I came to realize that there were, likewise, laws that govern human wellbeing. It seemed to me that these laws are fundamental not only to the wellbeing of societies, but also to the miniature societies of organizations. Indeed, that is what we found when we began to apply these principles systematically at Koch Industries. Through our observation of how they could create prosperity in an organization, I began to systematize my beliefs into Market-Based Management.”
“MÃ©ret's Oppenheim art was aesthetically beautiful. Drinking champagne and eating a cherry off some tits, this is no big deal really.”
“A good example is the best sermon.”
“If we didn't want anything, we would never get anything, good or bad. I think our longings are natural, and if we act as nature prompts us we can't go far wrong.”
“I've worked with the great and the not-so-great. But mostly I've worked with men and women who loved their profession, and who like me, had kids to raise and houses to pay for.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Presidents tend to tinker, you know, and mess everything up.”
“Although I never publicly defended promiscuity, I never publicly attacked it. I attempted to avoid the subject, in part because I felt, and often still feel, unable to live up to the ideals I really hold.”
“The Pope is 77 years old and he's in charge of a billion people. All I have to do is put 11 on the field.”

Source : "Steve Spurrier quit after Gamecocks started 'going south'", www.theguardian.com. October 13, 2015.

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