Facts about John Templeton

Occup.Businessman
FromUSA
BornNovember 29, 1912
DiedJuly 8, 2008
Aged95 years

Summary

John Templeton was a famous Businessman from USA, who lived between November 29, 1912 and July 8, 2008. He/she became 95 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac sagittarius, who is known for Philosophical, Motion, Experimentation, Optimism. Our collection contains 16 quotes who is written / told by John.

16 Famous quotes by John Templeton

Small: It is nice to be important, but its more important to be nice
"It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice"
Small: If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more
"If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more"
Small: I wouldnt call it radical I would call it enthusiasm for progress
"I wouldn't call it radical; I would call it enthusiasm for progress"
Small: I thought, Im only going to be on this planet once, and only for a short time. What can I do with my li
"I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a short time. What can I do with my life that will lead to permanent benefits?"
Small: The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we
"The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we know and how open minded we should be"
Small: I believe all religions are becoming obsolete, clinging to ancient concepts
"I believe all religions are becoming obsolete, clinging to ancient concepts"
Small: Three of my children are medical doctors, they know at least a hundred times as much about your body as
"Three of my children are medical doctors, they know at least a hundred times as much about your body as my grandfather knew, but they don't know much more about soul than he did"
Small: The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God? God is everyone and each of
"The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God? God is everyone and each of us is a little bit"
Small: If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search
"If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search"
Small: Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for being out of step with t
"Anybody who had come up with a new concept would have been under suspicion for being out of step with the tradition or out of step with the teachings of the church"
Small: The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a wave thinking it can f
"The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a wave thinking it can find the sea"
Small: Im really convinced that our descendants a century or two from now will look back at us with the same p
"I'm really convinced that our descendants a century or two from now will look back at us with the same pity that we have toward the people in the field of science two centuries ago"
Small: Its self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity
"It's self-centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity"
Small: Work at being a humble person
"Work at being a humble person"
Small: I focus on spiritual wealth now, and Im busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than I have ever bee
"I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than I have ever been"
Small: A doctor today would never prescribe the treatments my grandfather used in the Confederate Army, but a
"A doctor today would never prescribe the treatments my grandfather used in the Confederate Army, but a minister says pretty much the same thing today that a minister would have said back then"