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E. F. Schumacher Quotes: The richer a society, the more impossible it becomes to do worthwhile things without immediate pay-off.
         

The richer a society, the more impossible it becomes to do worthwhile things without immediate pay-off.


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I've always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only a slightest chance.

I've always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only a slightest chance.



Never think that success is down to your own performance alone. If you start listening only to yourself you take the first step back towards the bottom. The flowers of victory belong in many vases.

Never think that success is down to your own performance alone. If you start listening only to yourself you take the first step back towards the bottom. The flowers of victory belong in many vases.



The system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing. Not so with technology.

The system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing. Not so with technology.



Once something is a passion, the motivation is there.

Once something is a passion, the motivation is there.



Just being a mediocre driver has never been my ambition. That's not my style.

Just being a mediocre driver has never been my ambition. That's not my style.



If the sun were made of hamsters, the earth would be incinerated.

If the sun were made of hamsters, the earth would be incinerated.



I cant really imagine life without Formula One.

I cant really imagine life without Formula One.



I'm Michael Schumacher. I don't need to test my driving ability.

I'm Michael Schumacher. I don't need to test my driving ability.



Never let an inventor run a company. You can never get him to stop tinkering and bring something to market

Never let an inventor run a company. You can never get him to stop tinkering and bring something to market



Sometimes minor details can have a huge impact. If you don't devote 100 percent of your efforts to every detail, you immediately run into difficulties.

Sometimes minor details can have a huge impact. If you don't devote 100 percent of your efforts to every detail, you immediately run into difficulties.





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There reaches a time when it is betrayal for a woman to sleep with her husband.

There reaches a time when it is betrayal for a woman to sleep with her husband.



You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.

You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.



Maybe that was the definition of life everlasting: the belief that the next generation would carry your work forward.

Maybe that was the definition of life everlasting: the belief that the next generation would carry your work forward.



Fear drives you and makes you better.

Fear drives you and makes you better.



As a mom I know that raising children is the hardest job there is.

As a mom I know that raising children is the hardest job there is.



What really kills me—it really rips me up—is when people think I’m abrasive, inconsiderate or ungrateful because I don’t go outside in a bikini and wave to the paparazzi. Come on!

What really kills me—it really rips me up—is when people think I’m abrasive, inconsiderate or ungrateful because I don’t go outside in a bikini and wave to the paparazzi. Come on!



Who are enemies? Those who oppose each others will.

Who are enemies? Those who oppose each others will.



I think it's what animates our president-elect [Donald Trump] more than anything else, is a belief in the boundless potential of every American to live the American dream.

I think it's what animates our president-elect [Donald Trump] more than anything else, is a belief in the boundless potential of every American to live the American dream.



Two truths are all too often overshadowed in today's political discourse: Public service is a most honorable pursuit, and so is bipartisanship.

Two truths are all too often overshadowed in today's political discourse: Public service is a most honorable pursuit, and so is bipartisanship.



I hate a woman who offers herself because she ought to do so, and cold and dry thinks of her sewing when making love.

I hate a woman who offers herself because she ought to do so, and cold and dry thinks of her sewing when making love.




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