72 Quotes About Usefulness

Futility. Uselessness. Bloody entrophy. Death matters, at least sometimes.

Make sure that you are a part of the solution not of the problem

. . . for any worthwhile martial arts skill to be pragmatic, it has to be done live, otherwise it is of limited or no use in actual combat

We have concluded that the trivial mathematics is, on the whole, useful, and that the real mathematics, on the whole, is not.

Being useful to others is not the same thing as being equal.

Piglet was so excited at the idea of being Useful that he forgot to be frightened any more, and when Rabbit went on to say that Kangas were only Fierce during the winter months, being at other times of an Affectionate Disposition, he could hardly sit still, he was so eager to begin being useful at once.

I was not really surprised by what he was saying. A lot of people felt that way. Especially men. There was a quantity of things that men hated. Or had no use for, as they said. And that was exactly right. They had no use for it, so they hated it. Maybe it was the same way I felt about algebra- I doubted very much that I would ever find any use for it. But I didn't go so far as to want it wiped off the face of the earth for that reason.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.ConfuciusThis is a major problem in America, where greed, power, and money are the highest value. This creates a paranoia atmosphere.I mention this all the time, but first time I have ever seen it.

Even a wasted life stands as an important example and therefore can never be useless.