Jean-Paul Sartre
Philosopher, Writer
"What is life but an unpleasant interruption to a peaceful nonexistence."
Interruptions quotes
Interruptions
23 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Henri Nouwen
Theologian, Author
"My whole life I have been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I discovered that my interruptions were my work."
Marshall McLuhan
Philosopher, Media Theorist
"What goes on inside the school is an interruption of education."
Rich Wilkerson Jr.
Pastor
"What appears to be an interruption is often an intervention."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights Leader
"The major problem of life is learning how to handle the costly interruptions."
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"The truth is, of course, that what one regards as interruptions are precisely one's life."
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"Talk to anyone about himself positively and he'll listen without interruption."
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"Permission marketing is marketing without interruptions."
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"There are no interruptions, only mismanaged inputs"
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