“The younger generation should always learn from the older — even if only from their mistakes.”
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Famous George Hammond Quotes
“Personal Ethics: how to have fun without hurting yourself.”
“Social Ethics: how to have fun without hurting yourself or others.”
Source: Bob and Charlie
“Good intentions are not the whole story. You must also pay attention.”
“Theft is an inefficient way to redistribute resources. So much gets destroyed in the process.”
“Be more generous to others than you would ever expect anyone to be to you.”
“There is a flip side to every concept which has ever been coined.”
“An unbroken series of short-term successes can still amount to a long-term failure.”
“Do anything well long enough and you are bound to have irritated a majority.”
“We do have all the time in the world. But that doesn’t mean we should waste it.”
“No cultural habit ever totally fades out of human life. It just loses market share.”
“It is said that God the Creator is all-knowing. But if that were true, He would have known better.”
“You can send a man to hell, but you can’t make him suffer.”
“Idealists should always strive to underestimate others, as that will bring them closer to reality.”
“If you really want to change Reality, the first thing to do is figure out what Reality really is.”
“The more accurate you are about Reality, the more fun you can have with it.”
“Life is both much simpler and more complicated than it appears to be.”
“A good marriage is a slow transition from a delightful illusion to a still inspiring reality.”
“Personal attention is a continuing necessity in any friendship.”