The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 64
The Supreme Court made an important pronouncement against political corruption. It provided a useful tool, the disgorgement remedy, for use in civil litigation as a deterrent to the payment of bribes to secure government business. Patrick Collins More Patrick Collins Quotes 5
I don't think it's useful for somebody to argue with reviews. Bob Woodward American Journalist More Bob Woodward Quotes 3
I don't think it's useful for somebody to argue with reviews. Bob Woodward American Journalist More Bob Woodward Quotes 3
Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master. Christian Lous Lange Norwegian Politician More Christian Lous Lange Quotes 2
I have called this principle, by which each slight variation, if useful, is preserved, by the term of Natural Selection. Charles Darwin English Scientist More Charles Darwin Quotes 1
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. Aristotle Greek Philosopher More Aristotle Quotes 1
The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool. Stephen King Author More Stephen King Quotes 1
The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people. Karl Marx German Philosopher More Karl Marx Quotes 1
I do like to write nasty songs. It's a useful weapon to have, and it's cathartic as well, because I create art out of anger, something positive out of something negative. Lisa Marie Presley American Musician More Lisa Marie Presley Quotes 1
To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else. Rather than speaking badly about people and in ways that will produce friction and unrest in their lives, we should practice a purer perception of them, and when we speak of others, speak of their good qualities. Dalai Lama More Dalai Lama Quotes 1
True charity is the desire to be useful to others without thought of recompense. Emanuel Swedenborg More Emanuel Swedenborg Quotes 1
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw Irish Dramatist More George Bernard Shaw Quotes 1
Well, there's no doubt about the fact that, that higher energy prices lead to greater conservation, greater energy efficiency, and they also, of course, play a useful role on the supply side. John W. Snow American Economist More John W. Snow Quotes 0
When part of what you're trying to get at is the truth hidden under a taboo, or when you want to nail a hypocrisy, laughter is a very useful tool. I want to show the painful side of existence, but there is no question I also want to make people laugh. Todd Solondz American Writer More Todd Solondz Quotes 0
Every combination of two or more human beings has both a useful aspect and a political aspect. Robert Shea American Author More Robert Shea Quotes 0
The same energy of character which renders a man a daring villain would have rendered him useful in society, had that society been well organized. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley English Author More Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Quotes 0
I wish we could do something useful with tobacco - like making fertilizer out of it. Paul Dudley White American Scientist More Paul Dudley White Quotes 0
Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful. Margaret J. Wheatley American Writer More Margaret J. Wheatley Quotes 0
I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn't otherwise have encountered, and gave me a lot of time with some very intelligent people whose thoughts are still with me. Walter Jon Williams American Writer More Walter Jon Williams Quotes 0
Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm. Oscar Wilde Irish Dramatist More Oscar Wilde Quotes 0
The greatest real thrill that life offers is to create, to construct, to develop something useful. Too often we fail to recognize and pay tribute to the creative spirit. It is that spirit that creates our jobs. Alfred P. Sloan American Businessman More Alfred P. Sloan Quotes 0
Don't commit to being a columnist unless you're willing to do it right. Report your behind off, so you have something original and useful to say. Say it in a way that will interest someone other than you, your family and your sources. Allan Sloan More Allan Sloan Quotes 0
Practical wisdom is only to be learned in the school of experience. Precepts and instruction are useful so far as they go, but, without the discipline of real life, they remain of the nature of theory only. Samuel Smiles Scottish Author More Samuel Smiles Quotes 0