Undertaking Quotes

150 quotes by 136 authors

We are social animals. We like to feel a part of something of beauty and power that transcends our insignificance. It can be a religion,… — Bernd Heinrich
A just society must strive with all its might to right wrongs even if righting wrongs is a highly perilous undertaking. But if it is… — Eric Hoffer
An excellent job with a dubious undertaking, which is like saying it would be great if it wasn't awful. — Ada Louise Huxtable
If there is any one proof of a man's incompetence, it is the stagnant mentality of a worker who, doing some small routine job in… — Ayn Rand
"Of this voyage, I observe," says the Admiral, "that it has miraculously been shown, as may be understood by this writing, by the many signal… — Christopher Columbus
Try pausing right before and right after undertaking a new action, even something simple like putting a key in a lock to open a door.… — David Steindl-Rast
To plead for the Oppress'd and to defend the Weak seem'd to me a generous undertaking; for tho' it may be secure, 'tis not always… — Mary Astell
The one common undertaking and universal instrument of the great majority of the human race is the United Nations. A patient, constructive long-term use of… — Trygve Lie
Although the optimist may be a little giddy when foreseeing the future, telling himself that it will all work out in the end when that… — Matthieu Ricard
The night of QB3 is under obligation, the moment the enemy gives him the chance, of undertaking an invasion of the center by Kn-Q5. — Aron Nimzowitsch
I am speaking to you from the Cabinet Room at 10 Downing Street. This morning the British Ambassador in Berlin handed the German Government an… — Neville Chamberlain
Canada is either an idea or it does not exist. It is either an intellectual undertaking or it is little more than a resource-rich vacuum… — John Ralston Saul
To succeed in any undertaking, any art or any trade or any profession, simply keep it ever persistently fixed in mind as an aim, and… — Prentice Mulford
Truth cannot be given to you; especially if you are following an organized religion, then truth will be as far from you as darkness is… — Anandmurti Gurumaa
If, before undertaking some action, you must obtain the permission of society-you are not free, whether such permission is granted to you or not. Only… — Ayn Rand
In the socialist commonwealth every economic change becomes an undertaking whose success can be neither appraised in advance nor later retrospectively determined. There is only… — Ludwig von Mises
It is a very hard undertaking to seek to please everybody. — Publilius Syrus
Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to burn his ships and cut all sources of retreat. — Napoleon Hill
Survey and test a prospective action before undertaking it. Before you proceed, step back and look at the big picture, lest you act rashly on… — Epictetus
In movies, there are some things the French do that Americans are increasingly incapable of doing. One is honoring the complexities of youth. It's a… — Wesley Morris

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