You see I kept asking myself then: why am I so stupid that if others are stupid–and I know they are–yet I won't be wiser?
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Silk is a fine, delicate, soft, illuminating, beautiful substance. But you can never rip it! If a man takes this tender silk and attempts to tear it, and cannot tear it, is he in his right mind to say "This silk is fake! I thought...
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C. Joybell C.
If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?
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Laurence J. Peter
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
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George Carlin
In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.
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More Quotes By Hyman G. Rickover
Nothing so sharpens the thought process as writing down one's arguments. Weaknesses overlooked in oral discussion become painfully obvious on the written page.
Success teaches us nothing only failure teaches.
I believe it is the duty of each of us to act as if the fate of the world depended on him. Admittedly, one man by himself cannot do the job. However, one man can make a difference. We must live for the future of...
When doing a job – any job – one must feel that he owns it, and act as though he will remain in that job forever.
What it takes to do a job will not be learned from management courses. It is principally a matter of experience, the proper attitude, and common sense – none of which can be taught in a classroom... Human experience shows that people, not organizations or...
