Eliyahu Goldratt Quotes
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A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
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People don't like to vote against something that's so incredibly popular.
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Food production has affected the environment more than any other activity humans have engaged in. Humanity devotes more land to food production than anything else - roughly a third of the surface area of the earth, much of which was once forest but has been converted by humans into farms or grazing lands.
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I've always been a massive fan of John Mayer. I think he's very talented.
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I think people probably think I self-start, but I don't... I'm an actor, and I like to be of use to the director. To be a muse.
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Where do the evils like corruption arise from? It comes from the never-ending greed. The fight for corruption-free ethical society will have to be fought against this greed and replace it with 'what can I give' spirit.
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I really didn't intend to be a musician when I left Japan.
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The textile industry became a huge deal in 19th century America, kind of like the tech industry is today. And that immigrant tradition continues, especially in tech, America's most dominant and dynamic industry today.
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At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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There's no how-to guide for how to change the world. But it's easy to get hung up by misconceptions about what it takes to make an impact.
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There is many a man without learning will get the better of a college-bred man, and will have better words, too.
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I usually do get to play the very sweet, charming roles... but I'm not an obvious kind of villain.
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For my money, I don't think there's been a better comedy than 'Kung Fu Hustle' in a lot of years. That movie just knocked me over.
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Withholding information that would get innocent people killed was the right thing to do, not a journalistic sin.
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Nothing is more witty and grotesque than ancient mythology and Christianity; that is because they are so mystical.
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My parents led this double life. They were in the underground movement to bring down the Nazis. My father was hanged for being a traitor.
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You will be pleased to know I stand obediently for the national anthem, though of course I would defend your right to remain seated should you so decide.
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To live life well is to express life poorly; if one expresses life too well, one is living it no longer.
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I think you can be in disagreement with a president you support without being disrespectful or nasty or snide.
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Being missional means moving intentionally beyond our church preferences, making missional decisions rather than preferential decisions.
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I will concede to you one thing - 'Hustler' is offensive, even to the point of being iconoclastic. That's our purpose - to be offensive.
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People think it comes easy to us because we are from a family full of musicians, but I feel it's all about talent.
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There is an old maxim that says that two empires that are too large will collapse. The analog in set theory is that two different theories that are too powerful must necessarily contradict each other.
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For me, 'educator' is the highest title that exists.
