System Quotes

5175 quotes by 3168 authors

Don't be more serious than God. God invented dog farts. God designed your body's plumbing system. God designed an ostrich. If He didn't do it,… — Peter Kreeft
In the system of chivalry, men protect women against men. This is not unlike the protection relationship which [organized crime] established with small businesses in… — Susan Griffin
The proper way to understand any social system was to view it from above. — Eleanor Catton
I catch myself thinking 'Thank God For This' out of habit, and then I understand what he's so concerned about. What if my parents' God,… — Veronica Roth
The division is based on knowledge, based on qualifications - but as I learned from the factionless, a system that relies on a group of… — Veronica Roth
I suggested that someone grab Bill Gates and get him to install a new operating system, but apparently he's not a demon" At Reaver's eye… — Larissa Ione
Setting up a system that rewards you for meeting your goals and has penalties for failing to hit your target is just as important as… — Pat Summitt
One of the difficulties in bringing about change in an organization is that you must do so through the persons who have been most successful… — George Washington
Power lies in the details, and the tenacious pursuit of such hidden levers can pay off enormously. While you don't want to get a reputation… — Tom Peters
No occupation is more worthy of an intelligent and enlightened mind, than the study of Nature and natural objects; and whether we labour to investigate… — Joseph Paxton
Management works in the system; leadership works on the system. — Stephen Covey
For all of its faults, it gives most hardworking people a chance to improve themselves economically, even as the deck is stacked in favor of… — Bill O'Reilly
The media agency model has been hit by a perfect storm ... We are chasing share in a broken system, rather than changing the system. — Nick Manning
A step in the wrong direction is better than staying on the spot all our life. Once you're moving forward you can correct your course… — Maxwell Maltz
Students who acquire large debts putting themselves through school are unlikely to think about changing society. When you trap people in a system of debt,… — Noam Chomsky
The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursuing his education. — John W. Gardner
Called to the throne by the voice of the people, my maxim has always been: A career open to talent without distinction of birth. It… — Napoleon Bonaparte
We must not allow ourselves to become like the system we oppose. We cannot afford to use methods of which we will be ashamed when… — Desmond Tutu
Democratic institutions form a system of quarantine for tyrannical desires. — Friedrich Nietzsche
A constitutional state is like daily bread, like water to drink and air to breath, and the best thing about democracy is that it is… — Unknown Author

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