Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.
Date of birth: 1820-04-27
Date of death: 1903-12-08
Quotes number: 41
Nationality: English
Profession: Philosopher
One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.
All you can do is the best you can do.
I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.
I wanted to play baseball!
You can't win if you don't play as a unit.
You can't win unless you learn how to lose.
The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work.
Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and six bars of that. Glenn Gould said that with a recording he wanted to make perfect versions of pieces.
You can't walk alone. Many have given the illusion, but none have really walked alone. Man is not made that way. Each man is bedded in his people, their history, their culture, and their values.
I read our emails every day and I know there are people out there who think I'm awful.