Brilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . I don’t understand you. You don’t understand me. What else do we have in common?
View ArticleGaiman, Neil -- Commencement address, University of the Arts, Philadelphia...
Go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here. Make. Good. Art. Neil Gaiman (b. 1960)...
View ArticleClarke, James F. -- (Attributed)
Let us not torment each other because we are not all alike, but believe that God knew best what He was doing in making us so different. So will the best harmony come out of seeming discords, the best...
View ArticleLyly, John -- Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit, “Euphues” (1579)
Though all men be made of one metal, yet they be not cast all in one mold. John Lyly (c. 1553-1606) was an English writer [also Lilly or Lylie]Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit, “Euphues” (1579)
View ArticleHock, Dee W. -- In M. Mitchell Waldrop, “Dee Hock on Management,” Fast...
Never hire or promote in your own image. It is foolish to replicate your strength. It is idiotic to replicate your weakness. It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective,...
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Reagon, Bernice Johnson -- “Coalition Politics: Turning the Century,”...
There is nowhere you can go and only be with people who are like you. Give it up. Bernice Johnson Reagon (b. 1942) American musician, museum director“Coalition Politics: Turning the Century,”...
View ArticleLorde, Audre -- Our Dead Behind Us (1986)
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. Audre Lorde (1934-1992) American writer, feminist, civil rights activistOur Dead...
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Twain, Mark -- The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson, ch. 19, epigraph (1894)
It is not best that we should all think alike; it is differences of opinion that make horse races. Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson, ch....
View ArticleSpeech, 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, Faneuil Hall, Boston...
When we lose the right to be different, we lose the right to be free. Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. (1862-1948) American statesman, politician, Supreme Court Justice (1910-1916, 1930-1941)Speech, 150th...
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo -- Journal (22-25 Mar 1839)
A man must consider what a rich realm he abdicates when he becomes a conformist. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poetJournal (22-25 Mar 1839)
View ArticleYoshida, Kenko -- Essays in Idleness [Tsurezuregusa] (c. 1330)
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . People often say that a set of books looks ugly if all volumes are not in the same format, but I was impressed to hear the Abbot Koyu say, “It...
View ArticleSerling, Rod -- (Attributed)
Being like everybody is like being nobody. Rod Serling (1924-1975) American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, narrator (Attributed) Frequently attributed, but never cited. In the Twilight...
View ArticleCrockett, Andrew -- Speech, Pomona College, Claremont, Calif. (Apr 2009)
Everybody thought, “this time is different.” In my view, those are the most frightening words in the English language. If you look at the crises that have infected the world, the term, “this time, it’s...
View ArticleLynn, Jonathan -- Yes, Prime Minister, S1E7 “The Bishop’s Gambit” (1986)...
BERNARD. It’s one of those irregular verbs, isn’t it: I have an independent mind, you are eccentric, he is round the twist. Jonathan Lynn (b. 1943) English actor, comedy writer, directorYes, Prime...
View ArticleMann, Horace -- Thoughts (1867)
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . Do not think of knocking out another person’s brains because he differs in opinion from you. It would be as rational to knock yourself on the...
View ArticleNietzsche, Friedrich -- “Schopenhauer as Educator,” ch. 1 (1874) [tr. Collins]
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique human being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a...
View ArticleWarren, Rick -- “Rick Warren on Muslims, Evangelism & Missions,” interview...
Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that, if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they...
View ArticleBrilliant, Ashleigh -- Pot-Shots
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . I don’t understand you. You don’t understand me. What else do we have in common?
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Twain, Mark -- The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson, ch. 19, epigraph (1894)
It is not best that we should all think alike; it is differences of opinion that make horse races. Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson, ch....
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Reagon, Bernice Johnson -- “Coalition Politics: Turning the Century,”...
There is nowhere you can go and only be with people who are like you. Give it up. Bernice Johnson Reagon (b. 1942) American musician, museum director“Coalition Politics: Turning the Century,”...
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