Forthcoming Quotes by Michael Foley

Employees hate meetings because they reveal that self-promotion, sycophancy, dissimulation and constantly talking nonsense in a loud confident voice are more impressive than merely…

— Michael Foley

“Proust is famous for his rhapsodies on hawthorns but his book has only three of these, whereas there are thirteen scenes in brothels, one…

— Michael Foley

“Imagine someone sitting alone in a room without television, radio, computer or phone and with the door closed and the blinds down. This person…

— Michael Foley

The happiness state, when examined more closely, turns out not to be a point but a range, with contentment at the bottom and exaltation…

— Michael Foley

Day offers two equally necessary sacraments - the benediction of morning and the absolution of dusk. In the morning coffee blesses and in the…

— Michael Foley

Being constantly the hub of a network of potential interruptions provides the excitement and importance of crisis management. As well as the false sense…

— Michael Foley

The talent for self-justification is surely the finest flower of human evolution, the greatest achievement of the human brain. When it comes to justifying…

— Michael Foley

“Snatch religion back from the clerics and literature from the critics.”

— Michael Foley

“Düşünmenin alternatifi duygular değil, düşünmemektir.”

— Michael Foley

“The perfect servant is the one who attends to all the master's whims - anyone can do that - but the one who anticipates…

— Michael Foley

After a lifetime of engaging in long, passionate discussions I have come to the conclusion that it is a waste of time trying to…

— Michael Foley

However, the serious seeker of detachment will have to embrace the Holy Trinity of Ss - Solitude, Stillness and Silence - and reject the…

— Michael Foley

But who, in the Western world, has not been deranged by a toxic cocktail of dissatisfaction, restlessness, desire and resentment? Who has not yearned…

— Michael Foley

“As Seneca put it: ‘The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today.”

— Michael Foley

“In sex women are largely guided by their sensible bodies but men are driven crazy by their feverish minds. Men love to think and…

— Michael Foley