System Quotes

5175 System quotes by 3168 unique authors

The dynamo of our economic system is self-interest which may range from mere petty greed to admirable types of self-expression. — Felix Frankfurter
Nobody trusts the industrial food system to give them good food. — Joel Salatin
The United States presents a value system to the world that is based on democracy, based on economic freedom, based on individual rights for men… — Colin Powell
It is well known that "problem avoidance" is an important part of problem solving. Instead of solving the problem you go upstream and alter the… — Edward de Bono
Affirm divine calmness and peace, and send out only thoughts of love and goodwill if you want to live in peace and harmony. Never get… — Paramahansa Yogananda
Implicit in the activist conception of government is the assumption that you can take the good things in a complex system for granted, and just… — Thomas Sowell
As a blind voter, I'm strongly opposed to the paperless e-voting machines that the NFB is trying to force onto us. I want a voting… — David Dixon
Contrary to the vulgar belief that men are motivated primarily by materialistic considerations, we now see the capitalist system being discredited and destroyed all over… — Ayn Rand
Capitalism is our only moral system. All other systems take advantage of man's rights and liberties. — Ayn Rand
Watergate is a sad and tragic incident in our history. They were wrong, dead wrong, those men at Watergate. Men abused power, but the system… — John Wayne
My conscience is crosswired with my sweat glands, but there's a short in the system and I break out over things I didn't do, which… — David Sedaris
God invented man, and man invented the metric system. — Salvador Dali
Logic is a system whereby one may go wrong with confidence. — Charles Kettering
I don't want to know anything about your system of ethics. Strength is the morality of the man who stands out from the rest, and… — Ludwig van Beethoven
Perspective is a law of optics... The Chinese did not have a system like it. Indeed, it is said they rejected the idea of the… — David Hockney
How could such a destructive man [referring to Bush] be so popular with the American people?... Not only is he poisoning our air and water… — Barbra Streisand
I think Unix is a great system -- especially for running data centers -- because it is very mature, very reliable, very scalable. But when… — Bill Joy
Competition on the market aims at assigning to every individual that function in the social system in which he can render to all his fellow… — Ludwig von Mises
The reason for the survival of the award system is purely commercial. — Robert Henri
Our universe is not a 'was' or a 'will be' system. It is an 'is' system vibrating within the 'now' measurement of time. — Michael Beckwith
My nervous system is very much weakened - nothing but painting in oil can keep me going. — Paul Cezanne
Genius is the error in the system. — Paul Klee
I have studied the art of the masters and the art of the moderns, avoiding any preconceived system and without prejudice. I have no more… — Gustave Courbet
Positive self-esteem operates as, in effect, the immune system of the consciousness, providing resistance, strength, and a capacity for regeneration. When self-esteem is low, our… — Nathaniel Branden
A system tends to grow in complexity instead of simplicity, until the resulting unreliability becomes intolerable. — Paul Dickson

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