Obsolete quotes
60 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"The image of God always abides in the soul, whether this image be obsolete and clouded over as to amount to almost nothing; or whether it be obscured or disfigured, as is the case with sinners; or whether it be clear and beautiful as is the case with the just."
"Innovation basically involves making obsolete that which you did before."
"Most deadly errors arise from obsolete assumptions."
"An ounce of logic can be worth more than a ton of tradition that has become obsolete through the weathering of time."
"If to be old is not to be wise, then it is simply to be obsolete."
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"The future is but the obsolete in reverse."
"Nothing is so hideous as an obsolete fashion."
"Capitalism is about producing a better product at a better price. As individuals, we have to keep producing better products at a better price, also, or we're obsolete."
"All the work I've done in my life will be obsolete by the time I'm fifty."
"War is out of date, obsolete."
"The only big companies that succeed will be those that obsolete their own products before somebody else does."
"Power corrupts, and obsolete power corrupts obsoletely."
"Humans cannot find freedom until they let go of old obsolete ideas."
"The notion that we can control the flow of information is obsolete."
"The religions are obsolete when the reforms do not proceed from them."
"Management must take the lead in making obsolete its own products and services rather than waiting for a competitor to do so."
"All religions are based on obsolete terminology."
"The leader's main job is to make themselves obsolete."
"Obsolete weapons do not deter."
