Saul Alinsky Quotes

Some of the greatest moments in life come from moments that are incomplete.

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.

Think nothing done while aught remains to do.

A negative is never finished.

I feel there's everything to do yet.

It is the loose ends with which men hang themselves.

To all who leaned upon Mr. Gladstone, who trusted him, and hoped for something from him—chips, nothing but chips—hard, dry, unnourishing, indigestible chips.

Lotus's efforts around the Mac were pathetically unsuccessful, which is sad.

In 2008, I was one of millions united for hope and change. As 2010 dawns, change looks to me like more of the same. Instead of peace, we got more war. Instead of health care reform, we have an industry win that requires Americans to buy health insurance without any real cost controls.

I'm a bad loser, but I'm not a good winner either - I like to rub it in people's faces!

On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.'

How many people yell at linespeople? I see it happening all the time. I don't know how many times I have seen that happen.

It is always best and safest to count on nothing from America but words.

One of the most disconcerting phenomena of these times is the disparity between the enormous amount of idealist propaganda that goes on from pulpit, platform and press, and the inconsiderable effect that it seems to produce in the actual conduct of men and of nations.

What I think is frustrating for Americans is that it feels like more was going to change with Obama.

When a leader doesn't do his or her job, it isn't just a problem with the person. They take their whole organization down.

I kept trying, proposing, pushing... If you want to succeed, you cannot leave work half done, and unfortunately, many things were left half done. The choice was made not to launch a second wave of economic reforms that I was proposing.

So many things I thought I was doing have fallen apart. Until I've finished filming, I don't believe I have the job.

Tomorrow, every Fault is to be amended; but that Tomorrow never comes.

Over my career, I'd watched senior leader visits have unintended negative consequences. Typically, schedules were unrealistically overloaded and were modified during the visit to cancel parts of the plan.

The dumbest childhood vow I ever made was to finish every book I started.

I never will watch a meet that I don't do well in. I just don't like to.

I'm the classic case of a great player on a bad team, and it stinks.

It sucks when you do poorly at your job.