Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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William Shakespeare: Answers
“I am not bound to please thee with my answers.” ~Shylock in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice (Act IV, Scene I, Line 65)
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Benjamin Whichcote: Full and empty
“None are so empty as those who are full of themselves. ” ~Benjamin Whichcote.
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Jawaharlal Nehru: Cautious
“The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.” ~Jawaharlal Nehru
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Stephanie Rowe: Roses in hand
“He remembered lesson #76.5 from Man Decorum 101: Never tell a smart, pissed-off female what to do. Ask her. Nicely. Preferably with roses in hand.” ― Stephanie Rowe, Kiss at Your Own Risk
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William Shakespeare: What we may be
“We know what we are, but not what we may be.” ~William Shakespeare.
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George Bernard Shaw: Gentleman
“Make money and the whole nation will conspire to call you a gentleman.” ~George Bernard Shaw.
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Margaret Sanger: Diplomacy
“Diplomats make it their business to conceal the facts. ” ~Margaret Sanger
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Samuel Johnson: New acquaintances
“If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair. ” Samuel Johnson
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Paul Fussell: War
Wars damage the civilian society as much as they damage the enemy. Soldiers never get over it. -Paul Fussell, historian, author, and professor (1924-2012)
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Dario Argento: Of horror, terror and revulsion
Horror by definition is the emotion of pure revulsion. Terror of the same standard, is that of fearful anticipation. ~Dario Argento
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John Lennon: Behind every idiot
“As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot. ” ~John Lennon
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Confucius: Wealth and rank
“Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they be obtained in the right way they may not be possessed.” ~Confucius
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Noam Chomsky: Comforting illusion
“If we choose, we can live in a world of comforting illusion. ”~Noam Chomsky
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Margaret George: Defeat and betrayal
“Defeat I can endure with cheerfulness, my lady. But betrayal is like taking the wind from my sails, or the earth from beneath my feet. It chills my spirits like a rainy day, and all I can do is draw the curtains and cry into my pillow.” ― Margaret George, Mary Queen of Scotland & The Isles
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Demosthenes: Man, his own dupe
“A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true. ” ~Demosthenes.
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Carolyn Coats: More models, less critics
“Children have more need of models than of critics.” ~Carolyn Coats
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George Iles: Superstition
“A superstition is a premature explanation that overstays its time.” ~George Iles
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Kenneth G. Wilson: Usage
“Often the accurate answer to a usage question begins, ‘It depends.’ And what it depends on most often is where you are, who you are, who your listeners or readers are, and what your purpose in speaking or writing is. “—Kenneth G. Wilson, author and professor (1923-2003)
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John Witherspoon: Of speaking and ceasing
“Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and when you have said it, cease. ” ~John Witherspoon
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Soren Aabye Kierkegaard: Freedom of thought
“People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought, which they avoid. ” ~Soren Aabye Kierkegaard
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Buddha: All that we are…
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him. ” ~Buddha
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Benjamin Franklin: Strictest law, severest injustice
“The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.” ~Benjamin Franklin.
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Frank Shutts: Success
“One very important ingredient of success is a good, wide-awake, persistent, tireless enemy.” ~Frank Shutts
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Isabel Allende: Peace
“Peace requires everyone to be in the circle—wholeness,inclusion.” ~Isabel Allende.
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Bertolt Brecht: The way things are…
“Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are. ” ~Bertolt Brecht
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Years and days
“The years teach much which the days never know.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Thomas Carlyle: The person you honor…
“Show me the person you honor, for I know better by that the kind of person you are. For you show me what your idea of humanity is. ” Thomas Carlyle
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Unknown: Relegate and delegate
“The business world reaches out for and rewards leaders who can relegate and delegate.” ~Unknown
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Oprah Winfrey: Integrity
“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.” ~Oprah Winfrey.
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Tom Robbins: Living for, dying for and killing for
“There are many things worth living for, there are a few things worth dying for, but there is nothing worth killing for.” ~Tom Robbins
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Mark Twain: Anger
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” ~Mark Twain.
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Herbert Agar: Truth
“The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.” ~Herbert Agar
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Alan Rickman: Mavericks and misfits
“Maverick is a word which appeals to me more than misfit. Maverick is active, misfit is passive. ” ~Alan Rickman
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Arthur Conan Doyle: First of criminals
“When a doctor does wrong, he’s the first of criminals—he has nerve and knowledge.” ~Arthur Conan Doyle.
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John C Maxwell: Leadership
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.” ~John C Maxwell.
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Joseph Joubert: Genius and labour
“Genius begins great works, labour alone finishes them.” ~Joseph Joubert.
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Dean Karnazes: The human body
“The human body is capable of amazing physical deeds. If we could just free ourselves from our perceived limitations and tap into our internal fire, the possibilities are endless.” —Dean Karnazes.
