Eliyahu M. Goldratt Quotes
Open-minded people will not necessarily agree with me, not when my arguments don't make sense to them. But open-minded people do listen, and if I explain and when it is important, they are willing to invest in reevaluating their cause-and-effect connections.
Quotes to Explore
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Everyone has their own special set of problems - in their own minds.
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Nothing external to you has any power over you.
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I've never experienced chronic pain myself, but I have known many people over the years who have.
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I feel so gratified about having finished college. I learned how to articulate myself. It gave me confidence more than anything. And also the ability to analyze the text.
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You know they're not going to lose 162 consecutive games.
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I don't think most people associate me with leeches or how to get them off. But I know how to get them off. I'm an expert at it.
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My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.
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Poets are the sense, philosophers the intelligence of humanity.
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When you seek advice, do not withhold any facts from the person whose advice you seek.
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Why does 'writer' have no gender, but 'actor' has a gender? What is that?
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There has to be room for people to make mistakes and lead their own lives.
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Well, life is dark, isn't it? Mostly, it's dreadful. At the same time, death is funny too. I mean, look at the fuss we make of it.
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Almost everybody's here doing the same thing. Who am I to come up with an excuse when there's 64 other players here doing the same thing? 63 others, sorry.
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What is conserved in the ground? Stone, bronze, ivory, bone, sometimes pottery. Never wood objects, no fabric or skins. That completely skews our notions about primitive man.
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We must start understanding other cultures, such as the Aboriginal culture. They have a harmony with the Earth and from that harmony has grown a certain spirituality.
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Professionally, I really respect Natalie Portman – her career choices, actually going for stuff with substance.
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I have tried my best to keep my country alive by writing about it.
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Behavioral economics can explain some things, but it's hard to explain a lot of the underlying processes that generate these decisions, much less some of these unconscious things that we don't have a handle on at all.
