Famous Quotes & Sayings

James Surowiecki

The value of a currency is, ultimately, what someone will give you for it - whether in food, fuel, assets, or labor. And that's always and everywhere a subjective decision.

James Surowiecki

Solyndra's failure isn't a reason for the government to give up on alternative energy, any more than the failure of Pets.com during the Internet bubble means that venture capital should steer clear of tech projects.

James Surowiecki

No decision-making system is going to guarantee corporate success. The strategic decisions that corporations have to make are of mind-numbing complexity. But we know that the more power you give a single individual in the face of complexity and uncertainty, the more likely it is that bad decisions will get made.

James Patterson

I'd been told that he had been created-literally created-just for me,as my "perfect other half." Let me tell you-if Dylan was my perfect other half, then i needed to give my first half a seriouis look-see.

James Patterson

It's okay, Ig." said Fang. "Just give it your best shot." Sometimes the Fangster is incredibly supportive, just not with me.

James Patterson

Don't depend on others to give you strength....Find it within yourself

James Patterson

When its true, when it's right, love can give you the kind of joy that you can't get from any other experience.

James Madison

Nothing could be more irrational than to give the people power, and to withhold from them information without which power is abused.

James Madison

The express authority of the people alone could give validity to the Constitution.

Norman Vincent Peale

Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself.

Norman Vincent Peale

Fill the day with enthusiasm. Give the day all you've got and it will give you all it's got, which will be plenty.

Norman Vincent Peale

When you discover the wonder of giving, you will wonder how you could have lived so long in any other way.

Norman Vincent Peale

Nothing is more confusing than people who give good advice but set a bad example.

Norman Vincent Peale

Stand up to an obstacle. Just stand up to it, that's all, and don't give way under it, and it will finally break. You will break it. Something has to break, and it won't be you, it will be the obstacle.

Norman Vincent Peale

Lots of people limit their possibilities by giving up easily. Never tell yourself this is too much for me. It's no use. I can't go on. If you do you're licked, and by your own thinking too. Keep believing and keep on keeping on.

Norman Vincent Peale

Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it yourself. In giving it, you will accumulate a deposit of joy greater than you ever believed possible.

Norman Vincent Peale

Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all that you do. It tones up your physical vitality and gives warmth to all your personal relationships. When you associate with enthusiasm long enough it grabs you and takes over within you.

Emile Hirsch

If you give an actor any wiggle room to whine in situations where they want to whine, you're gonna whine.

Emile M. Cioran

Nostalgia, more than anything, gives us the shudder of our own imperfection. This is why with Chopin we feel so little like gods.

Emile M. Cioran

We define only out of despair, we must have a formula... to give a facade tot he void.

Emile M. Cioran

Transmitting one's flaws [through procreation] to someone else is a crime. I could never consent to give life to someone who would inherent my ailments.

Emile M. Cioran

What are you waiting for in order to give up?

Ellen Glasgow

That was the worst of being poor, you couldn't give the right things in sickness.

Ellen Glasgow

Give the young half a chance and they will create their own future, they will even create their own heaven and earth.

Ellen Glasgow

The older I grow the more earnestly I feel that the few joys of childhood are the best that life has to give.

Ellen Galinsky

It gives us more flexibility, so we can do more, but it also creates the expectation of the instant response. It can take away your sense of control over your time.

Ellen DeGeneres

There is something about TM. It is the only time I have that stillness... It gives me this peaceful feeling-I just love it so much.

Eric S. Raymond

A critical factor in its success was that the X developers were willing to give the sources away for free in accordance with the hacker ethic, and able to distribute them over the Internet.

Eric Schmidt

I'm able to bring business expertise but, more importantly, operating experience. The people here at Google are young. Every day there are lots of new challenges. I keep things focused. The speech I give everyday is: "This is what we do. Is what you are doing consistent with that, and does it change the world?"

Eric Schmidt

When you use Google, do you get more than one answer? Of course you do. Well, that's a bug. We have more bugs per second in the world. We should be able to give you the right answer just once. We should know what you meant.

Epictetus

You become what you give your attention to...If you yourself don't choose what thoughts and images you expose yourself to, someone else will, and their motives may not be the highest.

Epicurus

A beneficent person is like a fountain watering the earth, and spreading fertility; it is, therefore, more delightful to give than to receive.

Epicurus

It is impossible for someone to dispel his fears about the most important matters if he doesn't know the nature of the universe but still gives some credence to myths. So without the study of nature there is no enjoyment of pure pleasure.