Quotes by Author
Quotes by Topic
Images
Contact Us

Table For Change Website

Inspirational Quotes

Quotes by Author
Quotes by Topic
Images
Contact Us

Home Wisdom Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.

Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.

Polly, July 4, 2013

783

Pinterest Google Flipboard

Tags : Pindar

As great as Ed is, the wisdom out here is that he can’t carry a movie. They’ll pay him $3 million to be the second banana in Julia Roberts things. But they won’t put up $3 million for an Ed Harris movie.

Previous Article

I’m someone who’s done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s.

Polly

Related Articles

People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.

People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.

Mainstream media tend to just mouth the conventional wisdom, to see everything through the filter of right and left.

Mainstream media tend to just mouth the conventional wisdom, to see everything through the filter of right and left.

You know, it’s sort of common wisdom among New York publishers that short story collections don’t make money.

You know, it’s sort of common wisdom among New York publishers that short story collections don’t make money.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness.

Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

Get Connected

0

Followers

0

Followers

0

Followers

0

Followers

0

Followers

© Copyright Table For Change| All Rights Reserved | Website Design by Exposure By Design