“I am not bound to please thee with my answers.” — William Shakespeare
Tag Archives: famous quotes
Choice
“Life is the sum of all your choices”. — Albert Camus
Character
“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.” — Charles Spurgeon
Anger and Resentment
It is wise to direct your anger towards problems –not people; to focus your energies on answers –not excuses. — William Arthur Ward
Fear
“Fear always springs from ignorance.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fairness
“Fairness forces you – even when you’re writing a piece highly
critical of, say, genetically modified food, as I have done – to make sure you
represent the other side as extensively and as accurately as you possibly
can.” — Michael Pollan
Specialness
“The artist is not a special kind of man, but every man is a special kind of artist.” – A.K. Coomaraswamy
Money
“Make money your god and it will plague you like the devil. “– Henry Fielding
Worry
“Remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened.” — Winston Churchill
Problems
“A good problem statement often includes: (a) what is known, (b) what is unknown, and (c) what is sought.”
— Edward Hodnett