Latest quotes
Newly added quotes from the full collection. Each entry includes the author, category, and a plain-language meaning where available.
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“All great and precious things are lonely.”
Meaning: It reflects solitude in greatness. -
“In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.”
Meaning: This reflects creative process. -
“There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do.”
Meaning: It reflects moral ambiguity. -
“If you double the number of experiments you do per year you're going to double your inventiveness.”
Meaning: It emphasizes experimentation. -
“We are stubborn on vision. We are flexible on details.”
Meaning: This highlights clarity in goals and flexibility in execution. -
“If you never want to be criticized, for goodness' sake don't do anything new.”
Meaning: This highlights criticism in innovation. -
“The most important single thing is to focus obsessively on the customer.”
Meaning: It emphasizes customer-centric thinking. -
“Life's too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful.”
Meaning: This highlights importance of mindset in relationships. -
“If you don't understand the details of your business you are going to fail.”
Meaning: This emphasizes operational knowledge. -
“A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person.”
Meaning: It highlights brand value. -
“The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation.”
Meaning: This defines utilitarianism. -
“Pain and pleasure are the two sovereign masters.”
Meaning: It explains human motivation. -
“Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet.”
Meaning: This highlights neglect of present joys. -
“The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.”
Meaning: It reflects legal complexity. -
“Create all the happiness you are able to create.”
Meaning: It emphasizes maximizing happiness. -
“Every law is an infraction of liberty.”
Meaning: This reflects tension between law and freedom. -
“The more strictly we are watched, the better we behave.”
Meaning: It highlights influence of surveillance.
