Thomas Friedman Quotes

We need better neighbors, neighbors that care about the schools in their neighborhood whether they have kids in them or not, because they know that the health and vitality of that neighborhood depends on it.

Thomas Friedman

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HealthCareBetterKnowNeedKids

The conventional, and painfully artificial, separation of the human realm from the natural other is bound to perish, albeit over a period of time, until we are obliged to learn how to cultivate our gardens under the most demanding conditions.

John Burnside

TimeLearnSeparationHumanOver

You learn the most by listening and so, to me, always just listening, always just paying attention and finding out what it is that people see in somebody like them. You find those things, and you try to figure out how to fit them into who you are, who you want to be, and how you want to lead.

Andrew Whitworth

PeopleMeListeningLearnAttention

We're at unique point in history where the things that we are building are going to significantly impact our social, political, economical, and personal lives.

Anita Borg

HistoryBuildingImpactPolitical

Mike Webster lost all his money or, maybe, gave it away. He forgot. A lot of lawsuits. Mike Webster forgot how to eat, too. Soon, Mike Webster was homeless, living in a truck, one of its windows replaced with a garbage bag and tape.

Jeanne Marie Laskas

MoneyHomelessTruckBagLivingEat

Changes in size are not a consequence of changes in shape, but the reverse: changes in size often require changes in shape. To put it another way, size is a supreme regulator of all matters biological. No living entity can evolve or develop without taking size into consideration. Much more than that, size is a prime mover in evolution.

John Tyler Bonner

EvolutionLivingWayChangesSize

I have no regrets about not having children. I still wait for the pang of guilt, but I have none. I tune into the television show 'Nanny 911' occasionally which reminds me how much patience and love it take to be a good parent.

Amanda Donohoe

LoveGoodPatienceChildrenMeWait

X-Force was made like a brutal X-Men club - they're doing special forces, R-rated things.

Stefan Kapicic

DoingSpecialClubThingsForces

Dee Dee got the name 'The Ramones' from Paul McCartney. McCartney would call himself Paul Ramon when he checked into hotels and didn't want to be noticed. I liked it because I thought it was ridiculous. The Ramones? That's absurd!

Tommy Ramone

ThoughtNameRidiculousWantCall

Be spectacularly great at what you do. Wear your passion on your sleeve and hold your heart in the palm of your hand. And work hard. Really hard.

Robin S. Sharma

WorkPassionHeartGreatWork Hard

I've been looking at companies that are on a positive path vs. a negative path and I've come to use the language of sports, winning streaks and losing streaks.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

PositiveSportsPathLosingWinning

It all started with music for me. Everything still does.

Roisin Murphy

MusicMeEverythingStartedStill

Internet as a service is like culture that you have to understand, and each country has a local culture.

Masayoshi Son

ServiceCultureInternetYouCountry

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