Provoking Quotes

443 Provoking quotes by 302 unique authors

Each new power won by man is a power over man as well. Each advance leaves him weaker as well as stronger. — C.S. Lewis
Each generation exercises power over its successors: and each, in so far as it modifies the environment bequeathed to it and rebels against tradition, resists… — C.S. Lewis
Whenever you find a man who says he does not believe in a real Right and Wrong, you will find the same man going back… — C.S. Lewis
For a long time I used to think this a silly, straw-splitting distinction: how could you hate what a man did and not hate the… — C.S. Lewis
If anyone would like to acquire humility, I can, I think, tell him the first step. The first step is to realize that one is… — C.S. Lewis
My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered — Chinua Achebe
It is praiseworthy to be brave and fearless, but sometimes it is better to be a coward. We often stand in the compound of a… — Chinua Achebe
A boy sent by his father to steal does not go stealthily but breaks the door with his feet. — Chinua Achebe
What a man does not know is greater than he. — Chinua Achebe
In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but… — Chinua Achebe
When we hear a house has fallen do we ask if the ceiling fell with it? — Chinua Achebe
He is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger. — Chinua Achebe
The language of young men is pull down and destroy; but an old man speaks of conciliation. — Chinua Achebe
Every lizard lies on its belly, so we cannot tell which has a belly-ache — Chinua Achebe
Big Data will spell the death of customer segmentation and force the marketer to understand each customer as an individual within eighteen months, or risk… — Ginni Rometty
Big data will never give you big ideas... Big data doesn't facilitate big leaps of the imagination. It will never conjure up a PC revolution… — Margaret Heffernan
Data, I think, is one of the most powerful mechanisms for telling stories. I take a huge pile of data and I try to get… — Steven Levitt
Supporting customers through multiple channels is no longer an option for financial services organizations; it's a necessity. — Unknown Author
Perfection can be a fetish — Bernard Leach
This company doesn't pay anybody. Only customers can do that. The company merely handles the money. — Henry Ford

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