2098 Quotations Found

At some time in the life cycle of virtually every organization, its ability to succeed in spite of itself runs out.

Author: Murphy’s Law | Source: Brien’s Law | Subjects: Business, Gratitude

It is a funny thing about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it.

Author: W. Somerset Maugham | Subjects: Life & Society, Success / Failure

The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny – it is the light that guides your way.

Author: Heraclitus | Subjects: Philosophy, Psychology | Behavior

Only the lead dog gets a change of scenery.

Author: Murphy’s Law | Source: Grizzard’s Sled-Dog Principle | Subjects: Gratitude, Leadership

I would rather have it said ‘He lived usefully,’ than ‘He died rich’.

Author: Benjamin Franklin | Subjects: Life & Society, Material Possessions

It is impossible for anyone to learn that which he thinks he already knows.

Author: Murphy’s Law | Source: Plutarch’s Rule | Subjects: Education | Scholarship, Wisdom

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.

Author: Erica Jong | Subjects: Perception | Observation, Psychology | Behavior

America is a place where people do not enquire of a stranger, What is he? But, What can he do?

Author: Benjamin Franklin | Subjects: Culture, International

Your mind will be like its habitual thoughts; for the soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

Author: Marcus Aurelius | Subjects: Personal Improvement, Thought | Inquiry

Never invest in anything that eats.

Author: Murphy’s Law | Source: Seymour’s Investment Principle | Subjects: Finance | Investing, Gratitude

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.

Author: Winston Churchill | Source: Churchill’s Commentary on Man | Murphy’s Law | Subjects: Culture, Gratitude, Perception | Observation

Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.

Author: Lily Tomlin | Subjects: Gratitude, Miscellaneous

People who work sitting down are paid more than people who work standing up.

Author: Ogden Nash | Subjects: Career, Gratitude

Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted.

Author: Murphy’s Law | Source: Chapman’s Law | Subject: Gratitude

What the large print giveth, the small print taketh away.

Author: Murphy’s Law | Source: Green’s Rule | Subject: Law | Legal

Teamwork is wasting half of one’s time explaining to others why they are wrong.

Author: Georges Wolinski | Subject: Gratitude

Following the rules will not get the job done.

Corollary: Getting the job done is no excuse for not following the rules.

Author: Murphy’s Law | Source: Levin’s Law | Subject: Gratitude

Anyone can admit to themselves they were wrong – the true test is admitting it to someone else.

Author: Murphy’s Law | Source: Morris’s Law | Subjects: Psychology | Behavior, Success / Failure

Human beings are distinguished from other animals more by their ability to rationalize than their ability to reason.

Author: Murphy’s Law | Source: Friedman’s Observation | Subjects: Perception | Observation, Psychology | Behavior

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided.

Author: Napoleon Bonaparte | Subject: Wisdom