#things

It makes sense to invest in new work. It's almost like having a research department in a scientific laboratory. You have to try things out. You'll make some bad mistakes. Some things will fail but at least you'll energise the organisation. ↗

— Gavin Bryars

#bad #department #fail #having #invest

We've got some very good things to do without screwing around with sleeves. ↗

— Walter F. Ulmer

#good #good things #got #screwing #sleeves

There are only three things that can kill a farmer: lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and old age. ↗

— Bill Bryson

#farmer #kill #lightning #old #old age

There are things you just can't do in life. You can't beat the phone company, you can't make a waiter see you until he's ready to see you, and you can't go home again. ↗

— Bill Bryson

#beat #company #go #go home #home

If you think about it, Aretha did basically the same things that I do. ↗

— Peabo Bryson

#aretha #basically #did #i #i do

The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things. ↗

— Walter F. Ulmer

#clear #developing #essence #general #getting

Tax reform is taking the taxes off things that have been taxed in the past and putting taxes on things that haven't been taxed before. ↗

— Art Buchwald

#before #haven #in the past #off #past

They tried to get me to use a pick when I first joined the band. They had certain things they thought were appropriate. I tried to adapt as much as I could. ↗

— Lindsey Buckingham

#appropriate #band #certain #certain things #could

I hold that religion and faith are two different things. ↗

— Pat Buckley

#different #different things #hold #i #religion

The stores and the things like that, the business side of things came out at the point when, I'd say probably in the early '70s, it looked like the year of the singer-songwriter was over, 'cause music changed in our time and the spotlight was out. ↗

— Jimmy Buffett

#came #cause #changed #early #i