Conclusion Quote by Michael Foley

“After a lifetime of engaging in long, passionate discussions I have come to the conclusion that it is a waste of time trying to convince anyone of anything.”

Michael Foley

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (3 ratings)

Conclusion Convince Discussion Engaging Lifetime Long Passionate Time Trying Waste Waste of time Wasting time

More by Michael Foley

Employees hate meetings because they reveal that self-promotion, sycophancy, dissimulation and constantly talking nonsense in a loud confident voice are more impressive than merely…

Michael Foley

Image

“Proust is famous for his rhapsodies on hawthorns but his book has only three of these, whereas there are thirteen scenes in brothels, one…

Michael Foley

Image

“Imagine someone sitting alone in a room without television, radio, computer or phone and with the door closed and the blinds down. This person…

Michael Foley

Image

The happiness state, when examined more closely, turns out not to be a point but a range, with contentment at the bottom and exaltation…

Michael Foley

Image

Day offers two equally necessary sacraments - the benediction of morning and the absolution of dusk. In the morning coffee blesses and in the…

Michael Foley

Image

Being constantly the hub of a network of potential interruptions provides the excitement and importance of crisis management. As well as the false sense…

Michael Foley

Image

The talent for self-justification is surely the finest flower of human evolution, the greatest achievement of the human brain. When it comes to justifying…

Michael Foley

Image

“Snatch religion back from the clerics and literature from the critics.”

Michael Foley

Image

“Düşünmenin alternatifi duygular değil, düşünmemektir.”

Michael Foley

Image

“The perfect servant is the one who attends to all the master's whims - anyone can do that - but the one who anticipates…

Michael Foley

Image

However, the serious seeker of detachment will have to embrace the Holy Trinity of Ss - Solitude, Stillness and Silence - and reject the…

Michael Foley

Image

But who, in the Western world, has not been deranged by a toxic cocktail of dissatisfaction, restlessness, desire and resentment? Who has not yearned…

Michael Foley

Image

Explore all 31 Michael Foley quotes

More Conclusion quotes

I'm not going to be part of looking at information only partially. I'm not going to be part of just coming to quick conclusions.…

Max Cleland

Image

From what I have seen, I am driven to the conclusion that religion is only good for good people.

Mary McCarthy

Image

The thing about living alone is that it gives you a lot of time to think. You don't necessarily reach any conclusions, because wisdom…

Jonathan Tropper

Image

The main conclusion here arrived at ... is that man is descended from some less highly organized form.

Charles Darwin

Image

Your deeper sense isn’t a springboard; it’s a landing place. If you draw conclusions too quickly or too slowly, you’ll establish your self where…

John de Ruiter

Image

When there is a mission before you, you see it from its beginning to its conclusion.

Jesse White

Image

Every study on chocolate is pointing to the same conclusion: there is something in chocolate that is really good for us. That something is…

David Wolfe

Image

I have come to the definite conclusion that musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed.

Shinichi Suzuki

Image

Study how a society uses its land, and you can come to pretty reliable conclusions as to what its future will be.

E. F. Schumacher

Image

Dr. Arnold . . . the admired reformer of public schools, came across some cranks who thought it a mistake to flog boys. Anyone…

Bertrand Russell

Image

That's what politics is. It's the story of what's happening, what does it mean, what's the conclusion, who are the interesting characters?

John Dickerson

Image

It's my firm conclusion that human meaning comes from humans, not from a supernatural source. After we die, our hopes for an afterlife reside…

Greg Graffin

Image

Browse all 1,594 Conclusion quotes

Conclusion Quote by Michael Foley

Related quotes

More by Michael Foley

More Conclusion quotes