Quotes about Disruption
As French theologian Jacques Ellul once said, "Christians should be troublemakers, creators of uncertainty, agents of a dimension incompatible with society.
— Shane Claiborne
The more I get to know Jesus, the more trouble he seems to get me into.
— Shane Claiborne
Michelle shook her head and looked out the window. We both knew what I was asking for. Another disruption. Another gamble. Another step in the direction of something I wanted and she truly didn't. "This is it, Barack," Michelle said. "One last time. But don't expect me to do any campaigning. In fact, you shouldn't even count on my vote.
— Barack Obama
Peace on earth would mean the end of civilization as we know it.
— Joseph Heller
You're talking nonsense, and noisy nonsense at that.
— Eugene Peterson
Sometimes regulations hinder and need to be broken or ignored.
— Ben Carson
The world is wrong side up. It needs to be turned upside down in order to be right side up.
— Billy Sunday
Whenever you write on a subject that questions the status quo, there are bound to be many who wrestle with the issues
— Ted Dekker
They ask only one question: what is pleasing to the Spirit of God? And as soon as they have heard the sound of the Spirit in the silence and solitude of their hearts, they follow its promptings even if it upsets their friends, disrupts their environment, and confuses their admirers.
— Henri Nouwen
In my house we were so near that we could not begin to hear -- we could not speak low enough to be heard; as when you throw two stones into calm water so near that they break each other's undulations.
— Henry David Thoreau
I want to put a ding in the universe.
— Steve Jobs
Smart companies fail because they do everything right. They cater to high-profit-margin customers and ignore the low end of the market, where disruptive innovations emerge from.
— Clayton M. Christensen