Eliyahu M. Goldratt Quotes
That’s how Jonah knew. He was using the measurements in the crude form of simple questions to see if his hunch about the robots was correct: did we sell any more products (i.e., did our throughput go up?); did we lay off anybody (did our operational expense go down?); and the last, exactly what he said: did our inventories go down?
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I am trying every genre.
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My dad was part of the Oriole way. I think he was there 14 years in the minor leagues; I think seven of those years, they had the same people in place. So it was about continuity. It was about stability.
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When we realize that we can see life we gradually give up the things that stand in the way of our complete awareness. As we paint we move along step by step. We realize that we are guided in our work by awareness of life.
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I didn't enjoy working with Bill [Murray]. We fought a lot... but I've let go of some of the anger and we seem to get along fine now.
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The man who sticks it out against his fate shows spirit, but the spirit of a fool.
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I've always thought it would be so fun to have brothers and sisters to fight with.
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Be who you want to be and not care about what others think.
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As with stomachs, we should pity minds that do not eat.
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We like to pioneer, we like to explore, we like to go down dark alleys and see what's on the other side.
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If you simplify your life, quit chasing the wind, and be quiet before Him, He'll show up.
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This world is divided roughly into three kinds of nations: those that spend lots of money to keep their weight down; those whose people eat to live; and those whose people don't know where their next meal is coming from.
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He had discovered that the choice between self-love or love of something other than self offers no escape from suffering either way, it is merely a choice between two woundings, of the pride or of the heart.
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As you can see, there are quite a number of things taught in school that one has to unlearn or at least correct.
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When everything flows into place ? washes dry tonally correct, crisp and sparkling, the light scheme is sound and the "accidentals" are all happy ones ? I'm temporarily in a euphoric state.
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I'm very much tied to the state of Israel, but I am against their policy of settlements in Palestine.
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That’s how Jonah knew. He was using the measurements in the crude form of simple questions to see if his hunch about the robots was correct: did we sell any more products (i.e., did our throughput go up?); did we lay off anybody (did our operational expense go down?); and the last, exactly what he said: did our inventories go down?
