“Everyone is interested in what‘s new. Few people are interested in what‘s better.” People Author:Al Ries
“The more unpredictable the world is the more we rely on predictions.” WorldBusinessRelyPredictionsUnpredictable Author:Steve Rivkin
“I am certain, however, that those responsible for the murder of millions of Germans will never be brought to justice.” CertainJusticeMillionsMurderResponsible Author:Adolf Eichmann
“From my childhood, obedience was something I could not get out of my system. When I entered the armed service at the age of twenty-seven, I found being obedient not a bit more difficult than it had been during my life to that point. It was unthinkable that I would not follow orders.” AgeOrderFoundBitsDifficultChildhoodTwentiesSevenObedienceObedientUnthinkableArmed Services Author:Adolf Eichmann
“I will leap into my grave laughing because the feeling that I have five million human beings on my conscience is for me a source of extraordinary satisfaction.” HumansFeelingsHuman BeingsLeaderMillionsLaughingFiveSourceConscienceExtraordinarySatisfactionGravesLeapDictator Author:Adolf Eichmann
“I never did anything, great or small, without obtaining in advance express instructions from Adolf Hitler or any of my superiors.” SuperiorsInstructionObtaining Author:Adolf Eichmann
“The Socratic teacher turns his students away from himself and back onto themselves; he hides in paradoxes, makes himself inaccessible. The intimate relationship between student and teacher here is not one of submission, but of a contest for truth.” TurnsTeacherStudentsIntimateParadoxContestsSubmissionInaccessibleIntimate RelationshipsTeacher And StudentSocratic Book:The idea of the university Source: The idea of the university
“Greatness of mind becomes an object of love only when the power at work in it itself has a noble character” MindCharacterObjectsGreatnessNobleNoble Character Author:Karl Jaspers
“The Greek word for philosopher (philosophos) connotes a distinction from sophos. It signifies the lover of wisdom (knowledge) as distinguished from him who considers himself wise in the possession of knowledge. This meaning of the word still endures: the essence of philosophy is not the possession of the truth but the search for truth. ... Philosophy means to be on the way. Its questions are more essential than its answers, and every answer becomes a new question.” WayMeanStillsPhilosophyAnswersWiseLoversEssentialsEssenceEndurePhilosopherPossessionGreekDistinctionDistinguishedSearch For Truth Author:Karl Jaspers
“When language is used without true significance, it loses its purpose as a means of communication and becomes an end in itself.” MeanEndsUsedPurposeLanguageLosesCommunicationSignificanceMeans Of Communication Author:Karl Jaspers
