The World Motivation
Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.
“Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.”
— Lin Yutang · Basis
Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.
This I conceive to be the chemical function of humor: to change the character of our thought.
No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.
Where there are too many policemen, there is no liberty. Where there are too many soldiers, there is no peace. Where there are too many lawyers, there is no justice.
Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.
After 'Satya,' the industry could not think of me as anything but the villain. They were stereotyping me on the basis of my looks. I lost so much money refusing such roles - the purchase of a new house got delayed by seven years because I said no.
Some people are naturally thin and some people are naturally heavier. It doesn't mean that bigger is healthier, or much thinner is healthier, it's on an individual basis.
We want to be able to service our customers more, like an Internet service. Our goal is to run one of the largest Internet services that enables people to use Windows on an everyday basis.
We take miracles for granted on a daily basis.
Hard work is the basis of everything.