Quotes

This will be an ever changing list of quotes. The ones on top of the list will be those most recently encountered by me. Check back often if you are looking for a memorable thing to quote.

Computers are stupid but obedient. Humans are the reverse.

– Eric Wait after reading this article .

Life rewards the curious.

– Unknown

You can’t plow a field simply by turning it over in your mind.

– Gordon B. Hinckley

A week of hard work will save you a afternoon of careful thought.

– Referenced in this podcast , need primary source.

The inspiration echo; when the expert forgets, the trainee will teach.

– Andrew Moore, PhD

The good thing about being young is you can be radical in your thinking and you can be uncompromising in your principles.

– Ken Frazier

What other people think about you is none of your damn business. And the sooner you learn that, the better off you’ll be.

– Otis Frazier

In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.

– Shunryu Suzuki

#23 Sadness: Sad isn’t bad… It makes you know what you care about.

– Kid President’s 25 Reasons to be Thankful! https://youtu.be/yA5Qpt1JRE4 2015-11-19

History is like a monkey walking on the ground. Moving backwards without considering what was behind you will trip it up. Moving forwards and utilizing what is behind you, will make its journey much more stable.

– Eric Wait after a long run in the woods 2020-09-15

It can be tempting to jump ship when the waters are rough, but there might be sharks that you cannot see in the storm.

– Eric Wait in conversation 2020-08-25

Stop completing things and start living them.

– John Stewart SGN 2020-05-04

Moral decisions should not be imposed by immoral people.

– Eric Wait in conversation 2020-04-24

The great enemy of communication, we find, is the illusion of it. We have talked enough; but we have not listened. And by not listening we have failed to concede the immense complexity of our society–and thus the great gaps between ourselves and those with whom we seek understanding.

– William Hollingsworth Whyte, “Is Anybody Listening?”, Fortune, Sep 1950.