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Category: quote of the x

Quote of the month

Posted on April 12, 2011 in quote of the x, x of the yby Scott Berkun

“A cultivated man becomes ashamed of his property, out of new respect for his nature. Especially he hates what…

Quote of the week

Posted on February 12, 2011 in quote of the xby Scott Berkun

This one seems depressing at first. But I’ve been thinking about it for days, which suggests there are many…

Quote of the week

Posted on January 21, 2011 in quote of the xby Scott Berkun

A person of good intelligence and of sensitivity cannot exist in this society very long without having some anger…

Quote of the week

Posted on January 17, 2011 in Creative Thinking, quote of the xby Scott Berkun

“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration of fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films,…

Quote of the week

Posted on January 5, 2011 in Philosophy, quote of the xby Scott Berkun

“If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happer than other…

Quote of the week

Posted on December 14, 2010 in quote of the xby Scott Berkun

“Beyond doubt, the most salient characteristic of life in this latter portion of the nineteenth century is SPEED –…

The quote of the month

Posted on October 21, 2010 in quote of the xby Scott Berkun

“In the range of invention…the man of today is nearer to being a god than at any time in…

Quote of the day

Posted on October 9, 2010 in quote of the xby Scott Berkun

Sherlock Holmes never said “Elementary, my dear Watson.” Neither Ingrid Bergman nor anyone else in “Casablanca” says “Play it…

Quote of the week

Posted on August 27, 2010 in quote of the xby Scott Berkun

Quote of the week: The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie — deliberate, contrived…

Quote of the week

Posted on July 16, 2010 in quote of the xby Scott Berkun

“Do not believe that it is very much of an advance to do the unnecessary three times as fast.”…

Quote of the week

Posted on June 29, 2010 in quote of the xby Scott Berkun

In looking for someone to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. But the most important…

Quote of the week

Posted on March 31, 2010 in quote of the x, Writing Wellby Scott Berkun

It’s amazing how much you miss right in front of your face if you are paid to miss it.…

Quote of the week

Posted on March 25, 2010 in quote of the xby Scott Berkun

“There are two things that have been true throughout history in big hunks. You  can find differences in ten…

quote of the week

Posted on March 19, 2010 in Philosophy, quote of the xby Scott Berkun

Couldn’t sleep the other night and watched Examined Life, a film about philosophy. Half of the philosophers interviewed in…

Quote of the week

Posted on March 11, 2010 in quote of the xby Scott Berkun

“After a firefight, there is always the immense pleasure of aliveness. The trees are alive. The grass, the soil…

Quote of the Month

Posted on February 26, 2010 in Philosophy, quote of the xby Scott Berkun

Stephen Fry: If an alien was looking down on us and inspecting our language they would see the worst…

Quote of the month

Posted on January 18, 2010 in quote of the xby Scott Berkun

“You never feel better than when you start feeling good after you’ve been feeling bad.” – William Least Heat-Moon,…

Quote of the month

Posted on December 19, 2009 in quote of the xby Scott Berkun

I have a huge quote file I’ve been keeping since 1990, and it’s about 300 single spaced pages of…

Quote of the Month: Use the difficulty

Posted on August 14, 2009 in Philosophy, quote of the xby Scott Berkun

“I was rehearsing a play, and there was a scene that went on before me, then I had to…

Quote of the day

Posted on March 25, 2009 in quote of the xby Scott Berkun

“An intelligent hell would better than a stupid paradise” -Victor Hugo

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