Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Rockefeller

Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector.

Eli Broad

I've never been one who enjoys maintaining the status quo. I'm always pushing for new ideas, whether it's in business or philanthropy.

Andy Grove

Whatever success we have had in maintaining our culture has been instrumental in Intel's success in surviving strategic inflection points.

Deng Xiaoping

Observe calmly; secure our position; cope with affairs calmly; hide our capacities and bide our time; be good at maintaining a low profile; and never claim leadership.

Harry Shearer

The hardest work most of us do is maintaining the appearance of normality.

Gerry Adams

It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo.

Jeremy Stoppelman

Maintaining the trust of the consumer is critical to our business

Jeff Landry

The budget acknowledges the importance of maintaining our ports and waterways to encourage commercial deep-draft navigation and economic competitiveness.

Simon Mainwaring

Often motivated by a desire to maintain the existing status quo, sloth almost cost the U.S. its auto industry, as it refused for decades to build fuel-efficient cars to compete with Japanese, Korean and European imports.

Giraldus Cambrensis

Since, therefore, no man is born without faults, and he is esteemed the best whose errors are the least, let the wise man consider everything human as connected with himself; for in worldly affairs there is no perfect happiness under heaven.

Peter Maher

The assumption that just because people like music means they're not interested in current affairs just isn't correct.

Marquis de Lafayette

The affairs of America I shall ever look upon as my first business whilst I am in Europe. Any confidence from the king and ministers, any popularity I may have among my own countrymen, any means in my power, shall be, to the best of my skill, and till the end of my life, exerted in behalf of an interest I have so much at heart.

Marquis de Lafayette

My grand affair appears settled, for America is certain of her independence, humanity has gained her cause, and liberty will never be without a place of refuge.

Paul Wolfowitz

The internal affairs of other countries has a big impact on American interests.

Marcus Samuelsson

I had a long-lasting love affair with the flavors from Japan and the hustling New York street vendors. And, of course, a life-changing return to Ethiopia has made huge impacts on my life in food.

Randy Bachman

I have chosen to keep my personal life separate from my music, as the two are exclusive from each other, and I want to remain that way. I'll talk music, production, writing songs, touring with anyone but keep religion, politics and world affairs off the table, as my expertise is in songs and music.

Paul Di Filippo

There must be a rule of thumb in pop-culture archaeology that states that the allure of any topic is inversely related to its assigned importance in the affairs of humanity. The more trivial the subject, the dearer it is to most of its partisans and the more worthy of scholarship. The smallest things in life often mean the most to people.

Myles Munroe

Prayer is our invitation to God to intervene in the affairs of earth. It is our request for Him to work His ways in this world.

Cui Yugui

If they insist, we will keep their profile confidential.

Earl Butz

I understood public relations and always maintained a high profile.

Donald Trump

Like the whole concept of profiling, you know, I mentioned the other day profiling, everyone goes, profile and profiling. Well, profiling is you know, in Israel they're doing it and they're doing it well.

Deng Xiaoping

Keep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead - but aim to do something big.

Paul Allen

I'm a very private person that prefers a low profile.

Clint Zandt

A profile is an investigative tool. It is not science, it is not DNA, it is not latent fingerprints. ... It is just one more tool investigators have. But a profile does not tell you who did the crime.

Howie Carr

The higher someone's profile, the easier it is for a defendant to trade him up to the feds. Mr. Big is always a better catch than Mr. Small.

Jim Turner

It raises our profile all around the state.

Margot Robbie

I make my friends pull up their profiles and I'm like, "Show me everything."