Jargon - the Modern Gorgan

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There may be two class of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not. – Robert Benchley

Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession. – Kingman Brewster, Jr.

Teleconferencing is so rational, it will never succeed. – John Naisbitt

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told. – william shakespeare

No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut. – Sam Rayburn

American society is composed of an intricate web of institutional affiliations so inclusive that, it has been alleged, anyone in the United States can be found by making seven phone calls. – Woodrow H. Sears, Jr.

Technology – the knack of so arranging the world that we don’t have to experience it. – Max Frisch

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. – William A. Ward

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Knowing What to Overlook

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The cobra will bite you whether you call it cobra or Mr. cobra. – Indian proverb

Tell not all you know, believe not all you hear, do not all you are able. – Italian proverb

Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use. -–Thomas J. Watson

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. – William James

Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession. – Kingman Brewster, Jr.

I can mend the break of day, heal a broken heart, and provide temporary relief to nymphomaniacs. – Larry Lee

The man who knows only one subject is almost as tiresome as the man who knows no subjects. – Charles Dickens