Quotes by Zero I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero. A. J. Jacobs grew-up zero home Statistically there is enough voter fraud to sway zero elections. Aasif Mandvi voters voter-fraud zero I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism. Abdallah II zero people thinking The best product should be bought, the best man should be rewarded more. Interfering factors which befuddle this triumph of virtue, justice, truth, and efficiency, etc., should be kept to Abraham Maslow zero justice men Pray tell us, what's your favorite number?"... "Shiva jumped up to the board, uninvited, and wrote 10,213,223"... "And pray, why would this number interest us?" "It is the only number that describes itself when you read it, 'One zero, two ones, three twos, two threes'. Abraham Verghese zero numbers two This is what I find most magnetic about successful givers: they get to the top without cutting others down, finding ways of expanding the pie that benefit themselves and the people around them. Whereas success is zero-sum in a group of takers, in groups of givers, it may be true that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Adam Grant cutting zero successful To be here, all you have to do is let go of who you think you are. That's all! And then you realize, "I'm here." Here is where thoughts aren't believed. Every time you come here, you are nothing. Radiantly nothing. Absolutely and eternally zero. Emptiness that is awake. Emptiness that is full. Emptiness that is everything. Adyashanti zero letting-go thinking Zero problems with neighbors' is a value. But another equally important value is to establish peace. Ahmet Davutoglu important-values zero problem Better take the keys and drive forever. Staying won't put these futures back together. All the perfect drugs and superheroes wouldn't be enough to bring me back to zero. Aimee Mann zero keys perfect The empty mind - the pure mind - is not a blank, zero-land, where you're not feeling or caring about anything. It's an effulgence of the mind. It's a brightness that is truly sensitive and accepting. It's an ability to accept life as it is. When we accept life as it is, we can respond appropriately to the way we're experiencing it, rather than just reacting out of fear and aversion. Ajahn Sumedho zero land caring Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero. Akira Kurosawa take-me zero If I were to write anything at all, it would turn out to be nothing but talk about movies. In other words, take 'myself,' subtract 'movies,' and the result is 'zero.' Akira Kurosawa results zero writing I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, "Hey, I made a mistake." Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing. I don't believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people. Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy. Al McGuire zero leadership sports My credibility is zero. My wife claims she can go before any judge at any time and have me committed. Alan Abel wife zero judging The United States can pay any debt it has because we can always print money to do that. So there is zero probability of default. Alan Greenspan debt united-states zero I must say, I never expected to see the day where I would be talking about anything other than reducing the debt, I'm running into the tyranny of zero, which is where you can't reduce (the debt) any more Alan Greenspan zero running talking So many little lives, amounting to nothing. I ask you: What is infinity multiplied by zero? It is hardly worth our discussion. Alan Lightman zero littles life How on earth can otherwise sensible people get so involved in a football game? You could measure the lasting impact on the lives of the people who played it at just about zero. Alan Page zero games football We wanted to be in great shape, we wanted to be able to cope with zero gravity, we wanted to be able to cope with accelerations and decelerations and so on. So all of us trained so that we were probably in the best physical condition we had ever been in up until that point. Alan Shepard able zero shapes The human capacity for grief. It just isn't capable of providing an adequate emotional response once the dead exceed a few dozen in number. And it doesn't just level off - it just gives up, resets itself to zero. Alastair Reynolds giving-up zero grief 1234567891011»
