Showing posts with label Augustine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Augustine. Show all posts

Monday, November 14, 2011

Originality, Progress, Presentation

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.
~ Laurence J. Peter

Lead, follow or get out of the way!
~ George S. Patton

A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently.
~ Saint Augustine of Hippo

Monday, May 9, 2011

Leader or Manager, Excuses, Travel, Mothers

Leaders manage change. Managers control process.
~ Unknown

It's better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
~ George Washington

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~ St. Augustine, philosopher and theologian

When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it is a mere
formality. It doesn't matter if you say yes or no. You're going to
get it anyway.
~ Erma Bombeck, American humorist (1927-1996)

Monday, May 2, 2011

One-Liner, Resentment, Enterprise

I've been in love with the same woman for 41 years. If my wife finds
out, she'll kill me.
~ Henny Youngman (1906-1998)
U.S. (English born) comedian - known as The King of the One-Liner;
stand-up routine included seldom-used violin.

Resentment is like taking poison and hoping the other person dies.
~ St. Augustine

Every successful enterprise requires three men - a dreamer, a
businessman, and a son of a bitch.
~ Peter McArthur