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A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.

Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about flowers, nature

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God's providence to lead him aright.

Quote by Blaise Pascal about truth, duty, god, end

Modern Society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyles.

Quote by Papa John Paul II about society

I will do whatever it takes to win a football match.

Quote by Stuart Pearce about sport, football

The border issue between China and India is one left over from history. It naturally takes time and patience on both sides to settle such issues

Quote by Li Peng about country, patience, history, time

A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.

Quote by William Penn about friendship

It takes a lot of guts to get up on top of a bar and dance.

Quote by Piper Perabo about courage, dance

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex, it takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.

Quote by Albert Einstein about things, genius, courage

I'd say it's been my biggest problem all my life... it's money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.

Quote by Walt Disney about money, dream, life

A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes.

Quote by Robert Frost about woman, mother, man

Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his desires along with desire's rewards.

Quote by Giacomo Leopardi about death, man

All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation.

Quote by Walter Benjamin about knowledge, human imperfections

Healing takes courage and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.

Quote by Tori Amos about courage

I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I don't know how many books I will be able to write before I die. It is like a countdown. So with each book I am praying - please let me live until I am finished.

Quote by Harry S. Truman about books, old, olderness, death

Creativity takes courage.

Quote by Henri Matisse about creativity, courage

The creative process is like music which takes root with extraordinary force and rapidity.

Quote by Piotr Ilici Ceaikovski about creation, force, police, music

It takes a long time to be young.

Quote by Pablo Neruda about youth, time

Traces: In the morning I've seen on the streets Cracked traces of soles, Freshly printed in asphalt. Maybe my father has looked for me To takes me back In the countryside. World order RightWords translation

Quote by Nicolae Esinencu about poetry, order, world

It only takes but one powerful voice, to change the minds of many nations.

Quote by Robert M. Hensel about courage, nation, voice, change

A lazy person or an incapable one takes revenge with the moral excuse that it was unlucky.

Quote by Tudor Arghezi about good luck, revenge, moral, people