Bob Buford famous quotes

Last updated: Jul 22, 2024

  • Like most parents, I've been stumped by homework, the big questions, such as: 'What is the point of geography - the pilot always knows where we are going?'. Answer: 'If you didn't know any geography, people would think you were an American, and you wouldn't be able to put them right because you wouldn't know where they live.'

  • We must see what in the Israeli identity - in the Israeli - we can give to other people rather than speaking so often of taking, expanding territory.

  • The question of boundaries is a major question of the Jewish people because the Jews are the great experts of crossing boundaries. They have a sense of identity inside themselves that doesn't permit them to cross boundaries with other people.

  • I have known some quite good people who were unhappy, but never an interested person who was unhappy.

  • Find a need and fill it. Successful businesses are founded on the needs of people.

  • The well-ordered mind knows the value, no less than the charm, of reticence. The fruit of the tree of knowledge ... falls ripe from its stem; but those who have eaten with sobriety find no need to discuss the processes of digestion.

  • On the whole, my impression is that mercy bears richer fruits than any other attribute.

  • The wrinklier the raisin, the sweeter the fruit.

  • Adversity is the touchstone of character: it is not in success but in misfortune that hidden powers bear fruit.

  • True love is the ripe fruit of a lifetime.