Michael Foley Quotes

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• It may well be that an analysis of figures would reveal a law - the duration of a marriage is inversely proportional to the cost…
• However, the serious seeker of detachment will have to embrace the Holy Trinity of Ss - Solitude, Stillness and Silence - and reject the new…
• 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 actions,…
• Being constantly the hub of a network of potential interruptions provides the excitement and importance of crisis management. As well as the false sense of…
• After a lifetime of engaging in long, passionate discussions I have come to the conclusion that it is a waste of time trying to convince…
• Day offers two equally necessary sacraments - the benediction of morning and the absolution of dusk. In the morning coffee blesses and in the evening…
• Snobbery management is as difficult and necessary as anger management.
• Put any two people together and each will seek ways of feeling superior to the other. If a ship went down in the Pacific and…
• It is not possible to be original by trying to be original - those who attempt this in the arts will be merely avant-garde. Originality…
• And a sensible work strategy might be: surrender to the task but not to the taskmaster, become absorbed in the work itself but never absorb…
• 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 being…
• The 1970s was the decade of liberation, of anger at injustice and demands for recognition and rights. But over time, the demand for specific rights…

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