“I have been struck again and again by how important measuring is to improving the human condition.”
“The understanding of atomic physics is child’s play, compared with the understanding of child’s play.”
“If it were between countries, we’d call it war; if it were a disease, we’d call it an epidemic; if were an oil spill, we’d call it a disaster; but it’s happening to thousands of Australian women – and it’s just a domestic.”
“Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous, wall-to-wall character assassination of nearly every political practitioner in the country – and then declares itself puzzled that America has lost trust in its politicians.”
“If certain acts of violation of treaties are crimes, they are crimes whether the US does them or whether Germany does them, and we are not prepared to lay down a rule of criminal conduct against others which we would not be willing to have invoked against us.”
“Psychologists tell us that money is a satisfier, not a motivator… Recognition is. That’s why we do what we do… Recognition is critical to self-esteem. Without it, we feel undervalued, even insignificant. Money is nice, sure. But once you establish a basis of monetary rewards, without the accompanying verbal and social affirmation, the employee will quickly become disgruntled and ask for more. Eventually, more will never be enough.”
“I urge you to: Trudge not through life leaving ugly gashes, Tiptoe not through life leaving half-formed impressions, But tread gently, lovingly and purposefully Leaving graceful heart-prints.”
“No matter how educated or wealthy you are, if you don’t have peace of mind, you won’t be happy.”
“You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.”
