Quotes About Wisdom

I'm not 18 anymore, so I'm not into starting unnecessary beefs. It's tacky.

I have not thrown my money away on unnecessary things in my life, so I'm okay.

I can't get into unnecessary fights and abuse others.

I've worked with the old dames and knights - Edith Evans, Ralph Richardson - they're the most incredibly humble, kindly people because they are so big that they don't need to be unpleasant.

Life is not a matter of theories. Life is a matter of facts. It calls on the young and the old alike to face these facts, even though they are hard and sometimes unpleasant.

I'm particularly interested in black swan events: unprecedented surprises that destroy the conventional wisdom about how the world works.

Given the unprecedented ignorance of the Bible in contemporary America, it is likely that more young Americans will only know the Noah of 'Noah.' We can only hope that the film offers even a fraction of the wisdom of the original.

Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.

It seems like the older I get, the more unreal the world becomes.

Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.

In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.

I never give advice unless someone asks me for it. One thing I've learned, and possibly the only advice I have to give, is to not be that person giving out unsolicited advice based on your own personal experience.

I believe the continually advancing Information Revolution will lend us the wisdom and strength to address humanity's previously unsolvable problems and help us make a positive impact on all of society.

Instant, soluble coffee has long been the unspeakable wasteland of the coffee business. Conventional wisdom would be that no premium brand should go near it. But Howard Schultz's vision from day one has been to bring quality coffee to the mass market.

Find somebody who has been successful, and learn how to do it. Find somebody who has been unsuccessful, and learn how not to do it. The clues are there. Find 'em.

I learnt so much from all my films, successful or unsuccessful.

Women's strength, women's industry, women's wisdom are humankind's greatest untapped resource. The challenge then for U.N. Women is to show our diverse constituencies how this resource can be effectively tapped in ways that benefit us all.

A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.

Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared.

The education of a man is never completed until he dies.

The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt.

Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them.

If you're early on in your career and they give you a choice between a great mentor or higher pay, take the mentor every time. It's not even close. And don't even think about leaving that mentor until your learning curve peaks.

You can't break the rules until you know how to play the game.