“In the 17 years since I graduated from this great College of Law, I have seen that, for many of us, it becomes increasingly easy to rationalize our actions in the name of expediency when facing difficult decisions-to choose a path where the ends justify the means. I want to ask you to challenge Machiavelli's philosophy. I want to humbly suggest that you be the guardians of a more complicated truth: that the means are as important-and sometimes even more important-than the ends.” WantYearsMeanImportantEndsSometimesPhilosophyActionLawAsksNamesEasyDifficultChallengesDecisionPathCollegeComplicatedJustifyGuardianOur ActionsRationalizeExpediencyDifficult DecisionsEnds Justify The Means Author:Beau Biden
“I think if you're writing a play, it should be its own end game; you'll never get to do a good one unless you know it's not a blueprint for a film; you're not going to get the action right and the story right.” IfsThinkingKnowsShouldWritingEndsPlayStoriesActionFilmGamesBlueprints Author:Martin McDonagh