#complete

I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past. ↗

— Clara Barton

#always #anything #been #better #complete

My obsession with time informs my poetry so completely it is hard for me to summarize it. We want time to pass, for new things to happen to us, we want to hold on to certain moments, we don't want our lives to end. ↗

— John Barton

#completely #end #happen #hard #hold

Under my contract with Capitol, I have complete freedom to do just about anything I want in my own way. ↗

— Les Baxter

#anything #capitol #complete #complete freedom #contract

If you're living completely on your own, break out of solitary confinement. Seek to understand others, and help them understand you. ↗

— Martha Beck

#completely #confinement #help #living #others

I held a conference in Harvard where Americans said they didn't believe in risk. They thought it was just European hysteria. Then the terrorist attacks happened and there was a complete conversion. Suddenly terrorism was the central risk. ↗

— Ulrich Beck

#believe #central #complete #conference #conversion

The two designs are completely different. The first is totally futuristic, the second is more classical. You can of course get very excited about doing something completely out of the ordinary, just like the Olympic stadium in its time. But each to his or her own taste. ↗

— Franz Beckenbauer

#classical #completely #course #designs #different

I do say no to things that I think are completely gratuitous. ↗

— Amber Valletta

#gratuitous #i #i do #i think #say

Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and you know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you now Heaven and you know Earth, you may make your victory complete. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#doubt #earth #enemy #heaven #hence

What we want to be is something completely new. There is no physical analog for what Amazon.com is becoming. ↗

— Jeff Bezos

#analog #becoming #com #completely #new

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#completely #conflict #control #dwelling #enjoy