“If you want to avoid heated arguments, never discuss religion, politics, or whether the toilet paper roll should go over or under.” IfsWantShouldPoliticalPaperArgumentElectionToiletsElection DayToilet PaperReligion Politics Author:Al Yankovic
“The Forgotten Man is delving away in patient industry, supporting his family, paying his taxes, casting his vote, supporting the church and the school, reading his newspaper, and cheering for the politician of his admiration, but he is the only one for whom there is no provision in the great scramble and the big divide. Such is the Forgotten Man. He works, he votes, generally he prays — but he always pays — yes, above all, he pays.” PeopleMenLifeBigsSchoolPoliticalLife IsChurchPrayerBusinessPayFamilyCasesIndustryPrayingTaxesVoteElectionWorkersPatientForgottenChiefsVotingDividesCastingOrdinary PeopleProvisionSimple LifeElection DayWorkmenDelving Author:William Graham Sumner
“If you really care about starting a movement, have the courage to follow and show others how to follow. And when you find a lone nut doing something great, have the guts to be the first one to stand up and join in.” IfsFirstsShowsInspirationCarePoliticalMotivationMovementElectionStartingGutsNutsLoneElection Day Author:Derek Sivers
“If we're going to get this country out of its current energy situation, we can't just conserve our way out. We can't just drill our way out. We can't bomb our way out. We're going to do it the old-fashioned, American way. We're going to invent our way out, working together.” IfsWayCountryInspirationTogetherPoliticalMotivationEnergySituationElectionCurrentsBombsWorking TogetherOld FashionedDrillsElection Day Author:Donald Sadoway
“The Senate decided they will be smoke-free. They ordained that all public areas in the Senate are now smoke-free. However, the senators themselves will still be allowed to blow smoke up each other's asses.” StillsPoliticalAreasDecidedElectionBlowAssSmokeSenateSenatorsElection Day Author:Bill Maher
“Walls don't work. ... Instead of building walls to create security, we need to build bridges.” NeedsInspirationPoliticalMotivationSecurityBuildingWallElectionBridgesElection DayBuilding Walls Author:James G. Stavridis
“All things are created twice; first mentally; then physically. The key to creativity is to begin with the end in mind, with a vision and a blue print of the desired result.” MindFirstsEndsResultsVisionCreativityKeysAll ThingsManagementBluePrintProject Management Author:Stephen Covey
“Everything we know by heart enriches us and helps us find ourselves. If it should get in the way of finding ourselves, it is because we have no personality.” IfsKnowsWayShouldHeartHelpingPersonalityFindings Author:Nadia Boulanger
“Pharmaceutical projects are like fresh fruit - they depreciate if they are not tended to, and they do poorly if sitting on the shelf with long periods of inactivity.” IfsLongActionPeriodsProjectsSittingTasksFruitShelvesPharmaceuticalInactivityDepreciate Author:Robert Burns