Sunday, April 12, 2009

Famous Quotations by famous People... 4

"Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century." - Lewis Perelman
"Dogma is the sacrifice of wisdom to consistency." - Lewis Perelman
"Sometimes it is not enough to do our best; we must do what is required." - Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
"The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready." - Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
"There is a country in Europe where multiple-choice tests are illegal." - Sigfried Hulzer
"Ask her to wait a moment - I am almost done." - Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), while working, when informed that his wife is dying
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." - Thomas Watson (1874-1956), Chairman of IBM, 1943
"I think it would be a good idea." - Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), when asked what he thought of Western civilization
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke (1729-1797)
"I'm not a member of any organized political party, I'm a Democrat!" - Will Rogers (1879-1935)
"If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?" " - Will Rogers (1879-1935)
"The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy." - Von Clausewitz (1780-1831)
"Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity." - Irving Kristol
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." - Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible." - A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper

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