Directorships

"A lie has already circled the globe three times before the truth puts on its shoes"

"You can't overtake someone if you follow in their footsteps"

"We don't have too little time, we have too much time that we don't use"

"Laziness is stupidity of the body, stupidity is laziness of the mind"

"Excuse me for writing you a long letter, I didn't have time for a short one"

"History is the best teacher with the worst students"

"Crisis is a productive state. You just have to take away the taste of catastrophe"

"Anyone who doesn't know the truth is just a fool. But anyone who knows it and calls it a lie is a criminal"

"Nobody can stop me from getting smarter every day"

"Whenever a theory seems to you to be the only possible one, take it as a sign that you have understood neither the theory nor the problem"

"We can't change the wind, but we can change the sails"

"Good advice is like snow. The more gently it falls, the longer it stays and the deeper it penetrates"

"You can't learn early enough how dispensable you are in the world"

"The grass doesn't grow faster if you pull on it"

"Covering up a mistake with a lie is like replacing a stain with a hole"

"If you want to open a store, learn to smile"

"When the storm can't get any more violent, you're closest to the sunshine"

"He who has envy has bread, he who has none has need"

"You only take your eyes off the future once and it allies itself with chance"

"You will only be loved where you can show yourself weak without provoking strength"

"The future we want must be invented. Otherwise we will get one we don't want"

"Nothing is more embarrassing than a journalist who lives in the belief that he is not just a chronicler, but also an active contributor to world events through his writing"

"What good does it do you to boast,
that you are a free child of men?
Don't you have to pay your taxes on time,
even though you dislike them?"

"Who believes in miracles? But everyone is waiting for it"

"The disadvantage of intelligence is that you are constantly forced to learn"

"It is not the strongest species that survives, nor the most intelligent, it is the one that is best able to adapt to change"

"A full schedule is by no means a full life "

"In the midst of difficulties lies opportunity"

"Political correctness has taken the place of politeness"

"Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated"

"You can't get into the same river twice"

"The future has many names: For the weak it is the unattainable, for the fearful the unknown and for the brave the opportunity"

"Never laugh at the stupidity of others. It is your opportunity"

"The bait must taste good to the fish, not the angler"

"A lot of knowledge does not mean understanding"

"If you want to go fast, you have to go alone. But if you want to go far, you have to go together"

"The catharsis of laughter takes away people's anger and saves them from having to act"

"Building castles in the air costs nothing, but destroying them is very expensive"

"Some people just turn a blind eye so they can aim better"

"In life, a person first learns to walk and talk. Later he learns to sit still and keep his mouth shut"

"Growing old is not for cowards"

"Anyone looking for an angel and only looking at the wings could bring home a goose"

"Anyone who is always available is part of the staff"

"The youth of today love luxury, have bad manners and despise authority. They contradict their parents, cross their legs and bully their teachers"

"Fishing is the only kind of philosophy you can get enough of"

"Columbus had no business plan when he discovered America"

"Citizens have the duty to pay taxes and the right to save taxes"

"People prefer to look through the keyhole than through the telescope"

"Imagination comforts people about what they cannot be, humor about what they actually are"

"No matter how good the business model looks, it doesn't matter what anyone thinks of it if customers don't like it"

"A good reputation is worth more than money"

"Good advertising must be like a good sermon: it must not only calm the afflicted, but also afflict the calm"

"It is a common human error not to expect storms when the weather is fine"

"History is teeming with visions of a "new era" that ultimately proved to be an illusion. In short: history advises caution"

"Money is a good servant, but a bad master"

"Home is where the bills arrive"

"Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of the outcome"

"Only invest in companies that can be run by a complete idiot. Because sooner or later, that's exactly what will happen"

"The bigger the roof damage, the more beautiful the view of the sky"

"You have to spend money to earn money"

"Always be smart enough to hire people who are smarter than you"

"Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the passing on of the flame"

"Drive out fear so that everyone can work effectively for the company"

"Above all else, preparation is the key to success"

"If you don't listen, you won't sell anything"

"When it comes to money, everyone has the same religion"

"It's easier to nod with an empty head"

"If you don't use your eyes to see, you will need them to cry"

"If you want to drain a swamp, you can't let the frogs do it"

"Anyone who resents criticism has something to hide"

"If you have a lot of money, you are rich. Those who have no illness are happy"

"The ultimate proof of greatness lies in enduring criticism without resentment"

"What time takes from man's hair, it replaces in wit"

"Failure is just an opportunity to start again with new views"

"Failure is just an opportunity to start again with new views"

"What you love, let it go. If it comes back, it's yours - forever"

"You can deceive the whole people for a while, and you can deceive part of the people all the time, but you cannot deceive the whole people all the time"

"I can,
because I want to,
what I have to"

"Our desires are premonitions of the abilities that lie within us"

"I would have liked to, but I didn't dare to"

"Prosperity is when you use money you don't have to buy things you don't need to impress people you don't like"

"The mind is like a parachute. It only works when it is open"

"If you want something, you find ways, if you don't want something, you find reasons"

"A guilty conscience is the best proof of a good memory"

"The definition of madness: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result"

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage"

"You will not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong"