Century

Authors of the 21st century

22 authors651 quotesAll centuries

22 authors

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Society
A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.
Steve Jobs
BusinessmanAmerican1955 · 20th century
4.2 · 32 votes · 180 reads
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Virtues
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
Nelson Mandela
PoliticianSouth African1918 · 20th century
4.0 · 52 votes · 149 reads
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Government and Politics
A world without nuclear weapons would be less stable and more dangerous for all of us.
Margaret Thatcher
PoliticianBritish1925 · 20th century
3.9 · 7 votes · 70 reads
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Government and Politics
A woman would never make a nuclear bomb. They would never make a weapon that kills - no, no. They'd make a weapon that makes you feel bad for a while.
Robin Williams
ComedianAmerican1952 · 20th century
3.3 · 54 votes · 166 reads
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Art and Culture
A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy.
Jean Baudrillard
PhilosopherFrench1929 · 20th century
4.1 · 46 votes · 161 reads
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Society
A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge.
Peter Drucker
BusinessmanAmerican1909 · 20th century
3.6 · 20 votes · 87 reads
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Virtues
All cases are unique and very similar to others.
Susan Sontag
AuthorAmerican1933 · 20th century
4.0 · 9 votes · 28 reads
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Nature
Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no ac
Norman Mailer
WriterAmerican1923 · 20th century
3.8 · 37 votes · 30 reads
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Society
All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the wrinkle in history that had brought me along one generation late. I had missed all the great times and adventures in flight.
Neil Armstrong
AstronautAmerican1930 · 20th century
4.6 · 11 votes · 58 reads
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Government and Politics
All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.
John Kenneth Galbraith
EconomistAmerican1908 · 20th century
3.2 · 23 votes · 147 reads
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