Worthless Quotes

• Real men are sadly lacking in this world, for when they are put to the test they prove worthless.

  Franz Liszt

  Real, Men, Tests

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• Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.

  Thomas Browne

  Inspirational, May, Pebbles

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• Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.

  Socrates

  Life, Drinking, Reality

  "The Skinny Budget Die". Book by Linda Goff, 2013.

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• He who knows nothing, loves nothing.
  He who can do nothing understands nothing.
  He who understands nothing is worthless.

  Paracelsus

  Knows, Can Do

  Paracelsus (1951). “Paracelsus: Selected Writings”

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• Knowing you’re worthless doesn’t give you value any more than knowing you are a captive sets you free.

  Ted Dekker

  Knowing, Giving, Captives

  Ted Dekker (2009). “Bone Man's Daughters”, p.189, Hachette UK

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• Consider before acting, to avoid foolishness: It is the worthless man who speaks and acts thoughtlessly.

  Pythagoras

  Communication, Men, Acting

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• When one realizes that his life is worthless he either commits suicide or travels.

  Edward Dahlberg

  Suicide, Travel, Journey

  Edward Dahlberg (1965). “Reasons of the heart”

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  Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless.

  Milton Friedman

  Perfectly Good, Government, Ink And Paper

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• If it requires a uniform, it's a worthless endeavor.

  George Carlin

  Stupid, People, Uniforms

  George Carlin (2002). “Napalm & Silly Putty”, Hyperion

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• When I am not desperate, I am worthless.

  Ivo Andric

  Desperate

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• The will to win is worthless if you don't get paid for it.

  Reggie Jackson

  Sports, Winning, Will To Win

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Life is empty. Life is worthless. When we take a life, we aren't taking anything of value.- Durzo Blint

  Brent Weeks

  Empty Life, Life Is, Values

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• The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

  Voltaire

  Eye, Reflection, Mirrors

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• One day you'll discover that the opinions of worthless people are worthless.

  Piers Anthony

  People, One Day, Opinion

  Piers Anthony (2002). “A Spell for Chameleon (Original Edition)”, p.20, Del Rey

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• There is no merit to discipline under ideal circumstances. I must have it in the face of death or it is worthless.

  Isaac Asimov

  Discipline, Faces, Merit

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• Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

  Thomas Carlyle

  Leadership, Being Happy, Honesty

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• Strategic planning is worthless - unless there is first a strategic vision.

  John Naisbitt

  Business, Vision, Firsts

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• In the absence of willpower the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless.

  Aleister Crowley

  Willpower, Talent, Virtue

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• My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life.

  Alan Cumming

  Dad, Thinking, Grounding

  Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. August 21, 2009.

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• It is not astonishing that there are many journalists who have become human failures and worthless men. Rather, it is astonishing that, despite all this, this very stratum includes such a great number of valuable and quite genuine men, a fact that outsiders would not so easily guess.

  Max Weber

  Men, Numbers, Outsiders

  Max Weber (2013). “From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology”, p.99, Routledge

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• The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it gives us that we are not altogether worthless. It is a pleasant surprise to ourselves.

  Eric Hoffer

  Giving, Feelings, Literature

  Eric Hoffer (1955). “The passionate state of mind, and other aphorisms”

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• You must realize that one day you will die. Until then you are worthless.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  One Day, Literature, Realizing

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• A good portion of the airport is on ceded lands, and lease money was paid for that. So the state's collecting lease money because all of a sudden "worthless" land now has an airport on it.

  Neil Abercrombie

  Airports, Land, States

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• That's one reason why it's pretty worthless, I can't totally buy it, if you think about it, it's things like the Phil Spector records. On one level they were rebellion, on another level they were keeping the teenager in his place.

  Lester Bangs

  Teenager, Thinking, Uprising

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Plans are worthless, but planning is invaluable.

  Peter Drucker

  Planning, Project Management, Plans

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