R. Buckminster Fuller Quotes
You have to decide whether you want to make money or make sense, because the two are mutually exclusive.
Quotes to Explore
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There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon.
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Obviously it makes a difference if an author has a public online profile of some sort, even just down to the level of having a moderately popular blog. Most books sell 5, 10, or 15 thousand copies. Most are midlist books. With those people, even a modest online presence can make a difference in sales.
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Being Bob Marley's son has done many things for me, in terms of having a career in music. I'm very proud of my music, and I'm very proud of where I'm from. People hear that I'm Bob Marley's son, and they turn on my music to listen just out of curiosity.
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I just love vintage. I have far too many vintage dresses.
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I think what is important for things to be funny is if you the listener, or the reader, get a chance to supply the humor of it yourself.
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My father was a lawyer.
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Even after Independence, we have had to face the poison of casteism and communalism. How long these evils will continue? Whom does it benefit?
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I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
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The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's urgings for me to go there.
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When the dark days come, many wonderful moments, those will all seem dead and empty to you. It will take practice and even hard work to find the joy sometimes.
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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
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Most high-level models that I've ever met are actually well-travelled; they're cultured, and no guy laying a cheesy line on them is actually going to impact their world.
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My issue with campaign finance is 100 percent disclosure. Wear a suit with patches from your big contributors. Depending on the size of the contribution, that's how big the patch should be.
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A well-aimed spear is worth three.
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Jean Piaget observed that scarcely any question seems absurd to a child, but he was silent on the question of absurd answers from adults.
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The image of Russian troops pouring into Ukraine and encircling military units in Crimea has been a wake-up call that will reverberate for a generation.
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When you've got kids, you turn into Mom, and that's it.
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You don't particularly want to stay close to your ex-wife. Or why would she be your ex-wife?
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It was never about the money for me, it was about doing something that I loved, it was more about passion.
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I am only about winning and getting better.
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I remember the last season I played. I went home after a ballgame one day, lay down on my bed, and tears came to my eyes. How can you explain that? It's like crying for your mother after she's gone. You cry because you love her. I cried, I guess, because I loved baseball, and I knew I had to leave it.
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You have to decide whether you want to make money or make sense, because the two are mutually exclusive.
