“What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the Prime Minister, and then by the King? How can you refuse?” IfsFirstsJobsKingsRefuseMinistersPrimePrime Minister Author:Lord Mountbatten
“The writer's first job is not to have opinions but to tell the truth... and refuse to be an accomplice of lies and misinformation. Literature is the house of nuance and contrariness against the voices of simplification.” FirstsJobsLyingLiteratureHouseVoiceOpinionRefuseTelling The TruthNuanceMisinformationSimplificationAccomplices Book:At the Same Time: Essays and Speeches Source: At the Same Time: Essays and Speeches
“Don't just grab at the first thing that comes along. Know when to refuse something that won't get you anywhere” KnowsFirstsRefuse Author:Will Rogers
“First, what does truth require? It requires us to face the facts as they are, not to involve ourselves in self-deception; to refuse to think merely in slogans. If we are to work for the future of the city, let us deal with the realities as they actually are, not as they might have been, and not as we wish they were.” IfsThinkingFirstsDoeHas BeensSelfFactsRealityMightTruthFacesDiesWishDealsCitiesRefuseDeceptionMight Have BeenSlogansSelf Deception Author:John F. Kennedy