Useful Quotes

1790 Useful quotes by 1250 unique authors

I never saw a useful Christian who was not a student of the Bible. If a man neglects his Bible, he may pray and ask… — Dwight L. Moody
Every child should be taught that useful work is worship and that intelligent labor is the highest form of prayer. — Robert Green Ingersoll
Anyone who does anything useful will not go unpaid. — Henry Ford
It has been demonstrated that a species of penicillium produces in culture a very powerful antibacterial substance which affects different bacteria in different degrees. Generally… — Alexander Fleming
In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word "frustration". — Alan Perlis
There are multiple descriptions of the same real world situation. The only justification for language is to empower yourself. If the verbal description you create… — Moshe Feldenkrais
Christopher Lynch has made the best and the first careful translation of Machiavelli's Art of War. With useful notes, an excellent introduction, an interpretive essay,… — Harvey Mansfield
Entropy is the normal state of consciousness - a condition that is neither useful nor enjoyable. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
But I owe something to Vincent, and that is, in the consciousness of having been useful to him, the confirmation of my own original ideas… — Paul Gauguin
Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition, was not denied to the Roman slave; and if he had any opportunity of rendering himself either… — Edward Gibbon
I lie a lot - it's really useful. — Steven Morrissey
In art, theories are as useful as a doctor's prescription; one must be sick to believe them. — Maurice de Vlaminck
Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful. — Margaret J. Wheatley
To actually feel like you've done something good with your life and you're useful to others is what I was always wanting, and was always… — Angelina Jolie
But the distant hope of being one day useful or eminent ought not to mislead us too far from that study which is equally requisite… — Samuel Johnson
We ought not to look back, unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear bought… — George Washington
I am confident that those who believe in belief are wrong. That is, we no more need to preserve the myth of God in order… — Daniel Dennett
LAP, n. One of the most important organs of the female system - an admirable provision of nature for the repose of infancy, but chiefly… — Ambrose Bierce
Constitutional rights are useful up to a point, but they do not serve to guarantee much more than what could be called the bourgeois conception… — Theodore Kaczynski
The only useful function of a statistician is to make predictions, and thus to provide a basis for action. — W. Edwards Deming
The spectacle of modern investment markets has sometimes moved me towards the conclusion that to make the purchase of an investment permanent and indissoluble, like… — John Maynard Keynes
Remember when you got into the word and it wasn’t because you had a sermon to prepare or you needed to learn some things or… — Paul Washer
In the history of extra-biblical study and research tools there has never before been a resource as useful as the Puritan Hard Drive. — Paul Washer
Insecurities are about as useful as trying to put the pin back in the grenade. — Brandon Boyd
Anyway, in my writing I've always been interested in finding places to stand, and I've found it very useful to have a direct experience of… — Michael Pollan

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