10 famous quotations

1. “The earth has enough for everyone’s need but not for everyone’s greed” – Mahatma Gandhi

2. “All difficult things have origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.” – Lao-Tsu

3. “Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.” – Sir James Dewer, Scotish chemist and physicist (1842 – 1923)

4. “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” – Thomas Alva Edison (1847 – 1931)

5. “We are drowning in information, being hungry for knowledge.” – John Naisbitt

6. “How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.” – Adolf Hitler

7. “It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt. ” – Mark Twain

8. “If you are going to be original, you are going to be wrong a lot.” – Anonymous

9. “If everything’s under control, you’re going too slow.” – Mario Andretti

10. “Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough.” – Karl Marx’s last words

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