Seisd Gems Quotes

#1. Some books are not read in the right way because they have skipped a stage of opinion, assume a crystallization of information in society which has not yet taken place.

Doris Lessing

#2. Black people don't know what white people are talking about when they talk about a Sister Souljah moment. I tell them it's the moment you meet a proud, beautiful black woman you can never forget.

Sister Souljah

#3. Entrepreneurship is where a noble cause meets the passion.

Farshad Asl

#4. You'd better hope Creevey doesn't meet Ginny, they'll be starting a Harry Potter fan club.

J.K. Rowling

#5. This is what people need: an easy-to-deploy, easy-to-use tool.

Nat Friedman

#6. Many Christians dread the thought of leaving this world. Why? Because so many have stored up their treasures on earth, not in heaven. Each day brings us closer to death. If your treasures are on earth, that means each day brings you closer to losing your treasures.

Randy Alcorn

#7. Justice can span years. Retribution is not subject to a calendar.

Rod Serling

#8. Prayer is not getting things from God. That is a most initial stage; prayer is getting into perfect communion with God: I tell Him what I know He knows in order that I may get to know it as He does.

Oswald Chambers

#9. And her voice cut through the noise like a scythe through a poodle.

Daniel O'Malley

#10. I believe in having total clarity around our goals. I believe in creating these goals together as a group and making sure they're aligned with Bob Iger's goals for the Walt Disney Co. And more than anything, making sure people understand that they have a responsibility to one another.

Anne Sweeney

#11. Aristocrats might shrug, but commoners, dreading any collapse of the social order, wanted the rules of behavior to be observed.

Robert Silverberg

#12. Enduring setbacks while maintaining the ability to show others the way to go forward is a true test of leadership.

Nitin Nohria

#13. No, pos, de nada," the Mexican said with the typical humility that has always bewildered my American need to take credit.

Erasmo Guerra