#pro

Why are we in this mess, now facing the prospect of economic armageddon? It's because the prevailing characteristic has been greed, and it doesn't matter whether it's individuals living beyond their means or governments living beyond their means or people seeking to get rich quick. ↗

— Jeremy Paxton

#because #been #beyond #characteristic #economic

I worked with a group of people who argued day and night - professors, officials, the Minister of Finance - but there were decisions that I had to make. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#day #decisions #finance #group #had

We must keep on trying to solve problems, one by one, stage by stage, if not on the basis of confidence and cooperation, at least on that of mutual toleration and self-interest. ↗

— Lester B. Pearson

#confidence #cooperation #keep #least #must

The show can go on without me, and probably will, but I want to come back to act in Chicago. My wife and I just bought a condo downtown, and I want to do theater. ↗

— William Petersen

#back #bought #chicago #come #condo

On a scale from 1-10, my ambition is probably 11 or 12. ↗

— T. Boone Pickens

#probably #scale

We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process of recollection. ↗

— Plato

#learn #learning #only #process #recollection

So Whitehead's metaphysics doesn't fit very well on to physics as we understand the process of the world. ↗

— John Polkinghorne

#metaphysics #physics #process #understand #very

Crabbed and obscure definitions are of no use beyond a narrow circle of students, of whom probably every one has a pet one of his own. ↗