Common Quote by George Eliot

Nothing is so easy as to deceive one's self; for what we wish, that we readily believe; but such expectations are often inconsistent with…

— Demosthenes

“We judge one another by our outward actions, but in the motive underlying those actions our judgment may be widely at fault. Preoccupied by…

— The Detection Club

People are yearning to be asked to use the full measure of their potential for something they care about.

— Dan Pallotta

“Not everyone forgets to take measures and to do so frequently, but people still fail to create measures that generate the right kind of…

— Joseph Grenny

We must measure what leads to results, not simply what is easy to measure.

— Charles Koch

The value of an idea lies in effort we choose to fuel it.

— Jamie Timbre

“Most people overestimate risk, failure, and danger and underestimate the value of being curious.”

— Todd Kashdan

Too great a preoccupation with motives (especially one's own motive) is liable to lead to too little concern for consequences.

— Anonymous

The measure of action is the sentiment from which it proceeds. The greatest action may easily be one of the most private circumstance.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

A want of the habit of observing and an inveterate habit of taking averages are each of them often equally misleading.

— Florence Nightingale

When someone wants something then they should be aware that they are taking a risk. But this is precisely what makes life interesting.

— Paulo Coelho

Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations.

— Paul Rand