Wise Quotes

ABOUT WORK

The only place where success comes before work is the dictionary.” (Vidal Sassoon)

“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” (Thomas Edison)

“We will either find a way or make one.” (Hannibal)

“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” (Babe Ruth)

“Discontent is the first necessity of progress.” (Thomas Edison)

“What you have to strive for is magic, not perfection.” (George Lucas)

“If everything seems under control, you’re not driving fast enough.” (Emerson Fittipaldi)

ABOUT LEADERSHIP

“To lead the people, walk behind them.” (Confucius)

“I cannot teach anybody anything; I can only make them think.” (Socrates)

“Second-rate people hire third-rate people” (Henry Ford)

“The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you’ve made a hiring mistake. ” (Jim Collins)

“To lead is to serve, not to rule.” (Seneca)

“Pay your people the least possible and you’ll get from them the same.” (Malcolm S. Forbes)

ABOUT LIFE IN GENERAL

“Learn the rules even if you don’t follow them.” (Baz Luhrman)

“Every exit is an entrance somewhere else.” (Tom Stoppard)

“Do. Or do not. There is no try.” (Yoda)

“Life should be lived on the edge of life. You have to exercise rebellion.” (Philippe Petit)

“If you are not confused, you are not paying attention.” (Martin Bohr)

“Two monologues do not necessarily result in a dialogue.” (Murphy’s Law)

“Fear, the worst of all enemies, can be effectively cured by forced repetition of acts of courage.” (Napoleon Hill)

“Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.” (Isaac Asimov)

“The more you think the more there is to think about.” (George Soros)

“Our trouble is not ignorance, but inaction.” (Dale Carnegie)

“Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.” (Phyllis Diller)

“When nothing is sure, everything is possible.” (Margaret Drabble)