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"Everything is nothing." Henry James

"Everything is nothing." Henry James — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 31, 2020

"The next time you are in a meeting, ask the quietest person what they think. Invite everyone into the conversation. If you are on a conference call, ask the people on the phone to share their thoughts first." Satya Nadella

"The next time you are in a meeting, ask the quietest person what they think. Invite everyone into the conversation. If you are on a conference call, ask the people on the phone to share their thoughts first." Satya Nadella — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 31, 2020

"It is a great advantage for any man to be able to talk or hear, neither ignorantly nor absurdly, upon any subject; for I have known people, who have not said one word, hear ignorantly and absurdly; it has appeared by their inattentive and unmeaning faces." Lord Chesterfield

"It is a great advantage for any man to be able to talk or hear, neither ignorantly nor absurdly, upon any subject; for I have known people, who have not said one word, hear ignorantly and absurdly; it has appeared by their inattentive and unmeaning faces." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 30, 2020

"The best thing that happens to us is when a great company gets into temporary trouble... We want to buy them when they're on the operating table." Warren Buffet

"The best thing that happens to us is when a great company gets into temporary trouble... We want to buy them when they're on the operating table." Warren Buffet — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 29, 2020

"Let your joy be in your journey - not in some distant goal." Tim Cook

"Let your joy be in your journey - not in some distant goal." Tim Cook — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 28, 2020

"Focus on education is a big strength. I want to see young people focus on creativity and take more risks." Sundar Pichai

"Focus on education is a big strength. I want to see young people focus on creativity and take more risks." Sundar Pichai — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 27, 2020

"As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools." Unknown

"As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools." Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 26, 2020

"A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself." James Douglas Morrison

"A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself." James Douglas Morrison — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 25, 2020

"The thousand mysteries around us would not trouble but interest us, if only we had cheerful, healthy hearts." Friedrich Nietzsche

"The thousand mysteries around us would not trouble but interest us, if only we had cheerful, healthy hearts." Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 24, 2020

"People will no more advance their civility to a bear, than their money to a bankrupt." Lord Chesterfield

"People will no more advance their civility to a bear, than their money to a bankrupt." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 24, 2020

"Widespread fear is your friend as an investor because it serves up bargain purchases." Warren Buffet

"Widespread fear is your friend as an investor because it serves up bargain purchases." Warren Buffet — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 23, 2020

"You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog." Harry S Truman

"You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog." Harry S Truman — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 22, 2020

"Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today." Jordan Peterson

"Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 21, 2020

"Playing catch-up with the competition can only ever help you make incremental gains. It will never help you create something new." Eric Schmidt

"Playing catch-up with the competition can only ever help you make incremental gains. It will never help you create something new." Eric Schmidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 20, 2020

"Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure." Thomas Alva Edison

"Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure." Thomas Alva Edison — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 19, 2020

"I really know nothing more criminal, more mean, and more ridiculous than lying. It is the production either of malice, cowardice, or vanity; and generally misses of its aim in every one of these views; for lies are always detected, sooner or later." Lord Chesterfield

"I really know nothing more criminal, more mean, and more ridiculous than lying. It is the production either of malice, cowardice, or vanity; and generally misses of its aim in every one of these views; for lies are always detected, sooner or later." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 18, 2020

"A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water." Nancy Reagan

"A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water." Nancy Reagan — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 17, 2020

"I didn't mean to push all your buttons, I was just looking for the mute button." Unknown

"I didn't mean to push all your buttons, I was just looking for the mute button." Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 17, 2020

"You can only do so many things great, and you should cast aside everything else." Tim Cook

"You can only do so many things great, and you should cast aside everything else." Tim Cook — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 16, 2020

"Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." Warren Buffet

"Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." Warren Buffet — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 15, 2020

"An injury is much sooner forgiven than an insult" Lord Chesterfield

"An injury is much sooner forgiven than an insult" Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 14, 2020

"Before you can articulate your own standards of value, you must see yourself as a stranger and then you must get to know yourself." Jordan Peterson

"Before you can articulate your own standards of value, you must see yourself as a stranger and then you must get to know yourself." Jordan Peterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 13, 2020

"I was asked to name all the presidents. I thought they already had names." Demitri Martin

"I was asked to name all the presidents. I thought they already had names." Demitri Martin — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 12, 2020

"Be impatient. It will create the progress the world needs." Sundar Pichai

"Be impatient. It will create the progress the world needs." Sundar Pichai — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 11, 2020

"Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well, too." David Malcolm Storey

"Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well, too." David Malcolm Storey — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 10, 2020

"It is an undoubted truth, that the less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in. One yawns, one procrastinates, one can do it when one will, and therefore one seldom does it at all." Lord Chesterfield

"It is an undoubted truth, that the less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in. One yawns, one procrastinates, one can do it when one will, and therefore one seldom does it at all." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 10, 2020

"The press, the machine, the railway, the telegraph are premises whose thousand-year conclusion no one has yet dared to draw." Friedrich Nietzsche

"The press, the machine, the railway, the telegraph are premises whose thousand-year conclusion no one has yet dared to draw." Friedrich Nietzsche — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 9, 2020

"If we shouldn't eat at night, why is there a light in the fridge?" Unknown

"If we shouldn't eat at night, why is there a light in the fridge?" Unknown — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 8, 2020

"On the margin of safety, which means, don't try and drive a 9,800-pound truck over a bridge that says it's, you know, capacity: 10,000 pounds. But go down the road a little bit and find one that says, capacity: 15,000 pounds." Warren Buffet

"On the margin of safety, which means, don't try and drive a 9,800-pound truck over a bridge that says it's, you know, capacity: 10,000 pounds. But go down the road a little bit and find one that says, capacity: 15,000 pounds." Warren Buffet — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 7, 2020

"There's nothing that cannot be found through some search engine or on the Internet somewhere." Eric Schmidt

"There's nothing that cannot be found through some search engine or on the Internet somewhere." Eric Schmidt — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 6, 2020

"Take care in your minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves." Lord Chesterfield

"Take care in your minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 5, 2020

"I know the voices in my head aren't real, but sometimes their ideas are just awesome!" Heidi Nelson

"I know the voices in my head aren't real, but sometimes their ideas are just awesome!" Heidi Nelson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 4, 2020

"I told them that we spend far too much time at work for it not to have deep meaning." Satya Nadella

"I told them that we spend far too much time at work for it not to have deep meaning." Satya Nadella — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 3, 2020

"All of us technology companies need to create some tools that help diminish the volume of fake news. We must try to squeeze this without stepping on freedom of speech and of the press, but we must also help the reader." Tim Cook

"All of us technology companies need to create some tools that help diminish the volume of fake news. We must try to squeeze this without stepping on freedom of speech and of the press, but we must also help the reader." Tim Cook — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 3, 2020

"An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult." Lord Chesterfield

"An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult." Lord Chesterfield — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 2, 2020

"You might fail a few times, but that's Ok. You end up doing something worthwhile which you learn a great deal from." Sundar Pichai

"You might fail a few times, but that's Ok. You end up doing something worthwhile which you learn a great deal from." Sundar Pichai — English Quotes (@english_quotes) December 1, 2020