WIST Quotations

Ball, George W. -- “Kennedy Up Close,” New York Review of Books (3 Feb 1994)

Dave — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:52:55 +0000

History is filled with undistinguished leaders who succeeded because they had a flair for selecting sound counselors.

George W. Ball (1909-1994) American diplomat and banker
“Kennedy Up Close,” New York Review of Books (3 Feb 1994)

Barrie, James -- What Every Woman Knows, Act 4 (1918)

Dave — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:03:51 +0000

MAGGIE: Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done it all himself; and the wife smiles, and lets it go at that.

J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) Scottish novelist and dramatist [James Matthew Barrie]
What Every Woman Knows, Act 4 (1918)
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Colton, Charles Caleb -- Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 57 (1820)

Dave — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:52:59 +0000

It was observed of Elizabeth that she was weak herself, but chose wise counsellors; to which it was replied, that to choose wise counsellors was, in a prince, the highest wisdom.

Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 57 (1820)
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Wooden, John -- “The Prodigy” (2003)

Dave — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 01:45:40 +0000

A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.

John Wooden (1910-2010) American basketball player and coach
“The Prodigy” (2003)
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IBM Linux commercial.

Whitehead, Alfred North -- “Harvard: The Future,” sec. 5, The Atlantic Monthly (Sep 1936)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing.

Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) English mathematician and philosopher
“Harvard: The Future,” sec. 5, The Atlantic Monthly (Sep 1936)
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Reprinted in Essays in Science and Philosophy, Part 3 (1947). Often misattributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson.