“Promises were like bad checks, easy to write and hard to cash.”
Robert Charles Wilson book Blind Lake
Source: Blind Lake (2003), Chapter 15 (p. 179)
Vol. I, Ch. 3, Section 1, pg. 116.
(Buch I) (1867)
“Promises were like bad checks, easy to write and hard to cash.”
Robert Charles Wilson book Blind Lake
Source: Blind Lake (2003), Chapter 15 (p. 179)
F. J. Duarte (1954) Chilean-American physicist
in [Quantum Optics for Engineers, CRC, New York, 2013, 978-1439888537, F. J. Duarte]
Warren Buffett (1930) American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.: An Owner's Manual http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/owners.html (1999) <br class="br">Letters to Shareholders (1957 - 2012)
“Ultimately, it is that faith — those ideals — that are the true measure of American leadership.”
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
2011, Address on interventions in Libya (March 2011)
Context: I believe that this movement of change cannot be turned back, and that we must stand alongside those who believe in the same core principles that have guided us through many storms: our opposition to violence directed at one’s own people; our support for a set of universal rights, including the freedom for people to express themselves and choose their leaders; our support for governments that are ultimately responsive to the aspirations of the people.
Born, as we are, out of a revolution by those who longed to be free, we welcome the fact that history is on the move in the Middle East and North Africa, and that young people are leading the way. Because wherever people long to be free, they will find a friend in the United States. Ultimately, it is that faith — those ideals — that are the true measure of American leadership.
“The value of a person is measured by his honesty.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: Il valore di una persona si misura dalla sua onestà.
Source: prevale.net
Robert T. Kiyosaki (1947) American finance author , investor
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!
Fred Polak (1907–1985) Dutch futurologist
Source: The Image of the Future, 1973, p. 10 as cited in: Rowena Morrow (2006) "Hope, entrepreneurship and foresight". In: Regional frontiers of entrepreneurship research
William James (1842–1910) American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist
Source: 1920s, Collected Essays and Reviews (1920), Ch. 11 - Clifford's Lectures and Essays" (1879)
“I learned the value of hard work by working hard.”
Margaret Mead (1901–1978) American anthropologist
Attributed in You Vs. You: Sport Psychology Got Life (2005) by Wayne Mazzoni, p. 90
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