#ness

Punctuality is the politeness of kings. ↗

— Louis XVIII

#politeness #punctuality

Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not. ↗

— Xenophon

#dead #excess #grief #injury #know

And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important. ↗

— Minoru Yamasaki

#being #building #human #human being #important

Music can be so disturbing and frustrating. I mean the business side of it. The actual making music part is fun, but the business side of it is just so out of control, has nothing to do with anything. ↗

— Dweezil Zappa

#anything #business #control #disturbing #frustrating

I was surprised by how much I like being a father; surprised at what a decent father I am, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to dump my selfishness. ↗

— Michael Zaslow

#afraid #am #because #being #decent

You can't climb up to the second floor without a ladder. When you set your aim too high and don't fulfill it, then your enthusiasm turns to bitterness. Try for a goal that's reasonable, and then gradually raise it. ↗

— Emil Zatopek

#bitterness #climb #enthusiasm #floor #fulfill

I have witnessed the tremendous energy of the masses. On this foundation it is possible to accomplish any task whatsoever. ↗

— Mao Zedong

#any #energy #foundation #i #masses

As an investor, what we're not looking for is 'oh this is a cool app,' it's 'is this something that can become a big business?' You need to find those that can become real businesses. ↗

— Niklas Zennstrom

#big #big business #business #businesses #cool

It's extremely hard to build a company with a product that everyone loves, is free and has no business model, and then to innovate a business model. I did that with Kazaa, had half a billion downloads but that wasn't a sustainable business. ↗

— Niklas Zennstrom

#build #business #business model #company #did

I'm not drunk, just a little stoned. ↗

— Gerard Way

#drugs #drunkenness #alcohol