“It takes a thousand men to invent a telegraph, or a steam engine, or a phonograph, or a photograph, or a telephone or any other important thing-and the last man gets the credit and we forget the others. He added his little mite - that is all he did. These object lessons should teach us that ninety-nine parts of all things that proceed from the intellect are plagiarisms, pure and simple; and the lesson ought to make us modest. But nothing can do that.” MenShouldLittlesImportantLastsCan DoSimpleForgetTeachObjectsOughtLessonsThousandPureAll ThingsImportant ThingsPhotographCreditIntellectNineEnginesModestTelephonesNinetySteamPlagiarismNinety NineTelegraphSteam EnginesPhonograph Book:Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)
“The first lesson, simple as it is, is that whatever court we're in, whatever we are doing, at the end of our task some human being is going to be affected. Some human life is going to be changed by what we do. And so we had better use every power of our minds and our hearts and our beings to get those rulings right.” MindFirstsHumansHeartEndsUseLife IsHuman BeingsSimpleChangedLessonsTasksCourtHuman LifeAffectedRuling Author:David Souter
“The big lesson of Reagan is: To think that he was some sort of simple figurehead and didn't do the thinking and simply read a script in front of him woefully underestimates him. Ronald Reagan was an extremely intelligent person with a real V8 engine under his hood.” ThinkingPersonsRealBigsSimpleFrontsLessonsIntelligentScriptsEnginesUnderestimateHoodIntelligent Person Author:Eugene Jarecki
“Learn their lesson, that if you would teach people you first must capture their interest with news; that your service rather than your sermons must be your claim upon their attention; that what you say must be simple, and brief, and above all sincere - the unmistakable voice of true regard and affection.” PeopleIfsFirstsVoiceInterestSimpleAttentionTeachLessonsNewsClaimsRegardAffectionSincereCaptureSermons Book:The Man Nobody Knows: A Discovery of the Real Jesus Source: The Man Nobody Knows: A Discovery of the Real Jesus
“Everything I ever learnt as a small boy came from my father, and I never found anything he ever told me to be wrong or worthless. The simple lessons he taught me are as sharp and clear in my mind as if I had heard them only yesterday.” IfsMindFoundFatherSimpleBoysClearHeardTaughtLessonsYesterdayWorthless Author:Irving Pichel
“More time on paperwork means less time spent with students or preparing lessons for students. It is as simple as that. The numerous reforms in the bill will go a long way to free our time of special educators.” WayMeanLongSimpleSpecialStudentsLessonsBillsReformOur TimeMore TimePreparingLong WayEducatorTime SpentPaperwork Author:Christopher Bond
“You haven't learned life's lesson very well if you haven't noticed that you can give the tone or colour, or decide the reaction you want of people in advance. It's unbelievable simply. If you want them to take an interest in you, take an interest in them first. If you want to make them nervous, become nervous yourself...It's as simple as that. People will treat you as you treat them. It's no secret. Look about you. You can prove it with the next person you meet.” PeopleIfsWantGivingFirstsWellsLooksPersonsNextInterestSimpleSecretHavensLessonsProveTreatsReactionsNervousToneColourUnbelievableProve It Author:Winston Churchill
“All writers know that on some golden mornings they are touched by the wand; they are on intimate terms with poetry and cosmic truth. I have experienced these moments myself. Their lesson is simple: It's a total illusion. And the danger in the illusion is that you will wait for those moments.” KnowsMomentsWaitingTermSimpleMorningDangerLessonsIllusionGoldenIntimateTouchedCosmicWands Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“The basic cause of all our difficulties is immaturity. That's why I talk so much about peace within ourselves as a step toward peace in our world. If we were mature, war would not be possible and peace would be assured. In our immaturity we do not know the laws of the universe, and we think evil can be overcome by more evil. One symptom of our immaturity is greed, making it difficult for us to learn the simple lesson of sharing.” IfsThinkingKnowsWorldWarWould BeLawUniverseEvilCausesDifficultSimpleStepsLessonsOvercomingDifficultyGreedMatureOur WorldSymptomsAssuredImmaturityPeace Within Author:Peace Pilgrim