Notebooks

Truth over Harmony. Larry Bossidy

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it. Lord Macaulay

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo da Vinci

Man has to suffer. When he has no real afflictions, he invents some. Jose Marti

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance. Kurt Vonnegut

I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am. Joseph Baretti

Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand. Kurt Vonnegut

Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories. John Wilmot

A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool. Joseph Roux

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of someone else. Judy Garland

Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality. Jules de Gaultier

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. Krishnamurti

A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic. Joseph Stalin

No wise man ever wished to be younger. Jonathan Swift

If you want truly to understand something, try to change it. Kurt Lewin

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired. Jules Renard

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself. Johann Goethe

A man always has two reasons for what he does-a good one, and the real one. John Pierpont Morgan

We are the people our parents warned us about. Jimmy Buffett

A good tool improves the way you work. A great tool improves the way you think. Jeff Duntemann

The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists. Jean Rostand

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do. John Ruskin