“You oil field workers, come and listen to me I'm goin' to tell you a story about old John D. That company union made a fool out of me. That company union don't charge no dues It leaves you a-singing them Rockefeller blues. That company union made a fool out of me. Takes that good ole C.I.O., boys To keep that oil a-rollin', rollin' over the sea. Takes that good ole C.I.O., boys To keep that oil a-rollin' over the sea.” MadeStoriesEnergyCompanyBoysSeaFieldsFoolSingingUnionsWorkersDuesOilAlternativesListen To MeOil Field Author:Woody Guthrie
“Ideas are somewhat like babies - they are born small, immature, and shapeless. They are promise rather than fulfillment. In the innovative company executives do not say, "This is a damn-fool idea." Instead they ask, "What would be needed to make this embryonic, half-baked, foolish idea into something that makes sense, that is an opportunity for us?"” IdeasWould BeAsksOpportunityBornHalfCompanyBabyFoolNeededPromiseFoolishMake SenseFulfillmentDamnExecutivesInnovativeImmature Author:Peter Drucker
“But it's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin And can't stand the company. Every fool's got a reason to feelin' sorry for himself And turn his heart to stone. Tonight this fool's halfway to heaven and just a mile outta hell And I feel like I'm comin' home.” MenFeelsHeartReasonHomeTurnsHeavenCompanyHellFoolMy FriendsStonesSkinsSorryMilesTonightHalfwaySad Man Author:Bruce Springsteen
“Deprived of the company of fools, a great wit does not seem half so clever.” DoeSeemsHalfCompanyFoolWitCleverDeprivedCleverness Author:Francois Alexandre Frederic, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt
“The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy.” FeelsFirstsMayEndsHappinessJoyCompanyFoolLaughterSmileMelancholy Author:Oliver Goldsmith
“When someone's acting for a scene, they can fool the camera. But in everyday life, unless you're watching and censoring yourself every minute, or spending all your time in the company of ladies, what you feel is bound to show in your eyes.” FeelsShowsEyeActingCompanyMinutesFoolSceneCamerasEverydayBoundsSpendingEveryday LifeCensoring Author:Cesar Romero
“A man of sense soon discovers, because he carefully observes, where and how long he is welcome; and takes care to leave the company at least as soon as he is wished out of it. Fools never perceive whether they are ill timed or ill placed.” MenLongCareCompanyFoolIllTake CareWelcomePerceive Book:Lord Chesterfield's Letters Source: Lord Chesterfield's Letters
“He who walks in the company of fools suffers much. Company with fools, as with an enemy, is always painful. Company with the wise is pleasure, like meeting with kinfolk.” SufferingWalksPleasureCompanyEnemyWiseFoolMeetingsPainfulBuddhistKinfolk Author:Gautama Buddha