Derek Landy (1974) Irish children's writer
Source: The Maleficent Seven: From the World of Skulduggery Pleasant
“There is nothing important except people. A person is defined solely by the extent of his influence over other people, by the sphere of his interrelationships; and morality is an utterly meaningless term unless defined as the good one does to others, the fulfilling of one’s function in the sociopolitical whole.”
— Ursula K. Le Guin, book The Lathe of Heaven
Source: The Lathe of Heaven (1971), Chapter 5 (Haber)
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Dennis Prager (1948) American writer, speaker, radio and TV commentator, theologian
Source: 1980s, The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism (1986), p. 43
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Usque adeone<br/>scire tuum nihil est, nisi te scire hoc sciat alter?
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Usque adeone
scire tuum nihil est, nisi te scire hoc sciat alter?
Satire I, line 26.
The Satires
1996
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Source: Sociology and modern systems theory (1967), P. 186.
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1840s, Heroes and Hero-Worship (1840), The Hero as Poet
Context: I cannot call this Shakspeare a "Sceptic," as some do; his indifference to the creeds and theological quarrels of his time misleading them. No: neither unpatriotic, though he says little about his Patriotism; nor sceptic, though he says little about his Faith. Such "indifference" was the fruit of his greatness withal: his whole heart was in his own grand sphere of worship (we may call it such); these other controversies, vitally important to other men, were not vital to him.
Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer
New York Daily News interview (1979)
“[ Managementlove can be defined as] the function of getting things done through others.”
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Harold Koontz and Cyril O’Donnell (1955), Principles of Management: An Analysis of Managerial Functions. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1955, p. 3; As cited in Wren & Bedeian (2009;411)
“[ Management can be defined as] the function of getting things done through others.”
Cyril J. O'Donnell (1900–1976) American professor
Harold Koontz and Cyril O’Donnell (1955), Principles of Management: An Analysis of Managerial Functions. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1955, p. 3; As cited in Wren & Bedeian (2009;411)