“Moral decay first hampers and then strangles honest government, regular commerce, and even the ability to take genuine pleasure in the goods of this world. Compulsion is applied from above as self-discipline relaxes below, and the last liberties expire under the weight of a unitary state.... Since religion has lost its empire over the souls of men, the most prominent boundary that divided good from evil is overthrown; kings and nations are guided by chance and none can say where are the natural limits of despotism and the bound of license.” MenWorldFirstsSoulSelfStatesGovernmentLastsEvilLostNationsNaturalChanceAbilityPleasureLibertyMoralHonestThis WorldKingsDisciplineLimitsWeightBoundsCorruptionBoundariesGenuineRelaxEmpiresGoodsDividedDecayCommerceSelf DisciplineLicenseCompulsionDespotismProminentHamperMoral DecayHonest Government Author:Russell Kirk
“A tailor, though a man of upright dealing,-- True but for lying,--honest but for stealing,-- Did fall one day extremely sick by chance And on the sudden was in wondrous trance.” MenLyingFallChanceHonestOne DaySickStealingWondrousTranceTailors Author:John Harington
“At its heartmeat core, writing is about exploring the questions of your heart on the assumption that what intrigues you, what inflames or amuses or ennobles you, will have the same effect on someone else. It's about taking chances, and taking risks, and pushing yourself to be honest in the issues that present themselves.” WritingHeartChanceIssuesRiskEffectsHonestCoreBeing HonestAssumptionPushingExploringIntrigueTake A ChanceTaking RisksPush Yourself Author:J. Michael Straczynski
“It is incredible that only idiots are absolutely sure of salvation. It is incredible that the more brain you have the less your chance is. There can be no danger in honest thought, and if the world ever advances beyond what it is to-day, it must be led by men who express their real opinions.” IfsMenWorldRealReasonReligionChanceBrainOpinionHonestHonestyDangerSalvationIncrediblesIdiotChances Are Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“You can't say the public likes generic characters. Give others a chance, go for a more rooted and honest characterisation, take some risk, and then let the public choose.” GivingCharacterChanceRiskHonestLikesRootedGeneric Author:Randeep Hooda
“We acquire the love of people who, being in our proximity, are presumed to know us; and we receive reputation or celebrity, from such as are not personally acquainted with us. Merit secures to us the regard of our honest neighbors, and good fortune that of the public. Esteem is the harvest of a whole life spent in usefulness; but reputation is often bestowed upon a chance action, and depends most on success.” PeopleKnowsWholeActionChanceHonestDependsRegardFortuneNeighborWhole LifeEsteemReputationMeritAcquireHarvestGood FortuneUsefulnessProximity Author:George Augustus Henry Sala
“Stories have tangents; they open up and become different things. You can still have a structure, but you should leave room to dream. If you stay true to your ideas, filmmaking becomes an inside-out, honest kind of process. And if it's an honest thing for you, there's a chance that people will feel that, even if it's abstract.” PeopleIfsFeelsShouldKindStillsIdeasDifferentStoriesDreamProcessChanceRoomsHonestStructureAbstractDifferent ThingsFilmmakingStay True Book:David Lynch: Interviews Source: David Lynch: Interviews
“People ask me all the time, 'How can I become a successful entrepreneur?' And I have to be honest: It's one of my least favorite questions, because if you're waiting for someone else's advice to become an entrepreneur, chances are you're not one.” PeopleIfsAsksWaitingChanceSuccessfulAdviceHonestEntrepreneurBeing HonestAsk MeChances AreSuccessful Entrepreneurs Author:Michael Dell
“Only realistic flight schedules should be proposed, schedules that have a reasonable chance of being met. If in this way the government would not support them, then so be it. NASA owes it to the citizens from whom it asks support to be frank, honest, and informative.” IfsWayShouldGovernmentAsksChanceSupportHonestCitizensMetsSafetyFlightReasonableAviationRealisticFrankSchedulesBeing MeNasaInformative Book:What Do You Care What Other People Think? Source: What Do You Care What Other People Think?
“My dad isn't sure how I make a living because I'm not in the newspapers or on music shows any more. The world is bigger than England, however, but for the large part, yes, people don't know who I am. What are you gonna do? Unless you're a superstar act that attracts young people because it might be their last chance to see you before you die, then it's fairly typical. I'm astonished that I have any audience at all, to be honest.” PeopleKnowsWorldShowsMightLastsYoungDiesChanceAudienceHonestDadBiggerEnglandMy DadNewspapersWho I AmBeing HonestTypicalSuperstarLast Chance Author:Graham Parker
“I see negotiations as an honest attempt to reach a deal that's great for everyone at the table. But sometimes, for whatever reason, that's impossible. You need to accept that possibility-don't make a deal for the sake of making a deal. If you do, chances are it will fall apart later anyway, with costs and headaches for everyone involved. And once you walk away, don't come back.” IfsNeedsSometimesReasonFallChanceWalksDealsAcceptingImpossibleHonestPossibilityInvolvedCostTablesSakeNegotiationFalling ApartChances AreHeadache Author:Kevin O'Leary
“To be honest, I never really considered myself to be too much of an actress. So, whenever I get the chance to do music, I'm always, like, just in it. It's like, 'Oh my God, I finally get to do this. I'm so happy.'” ChanceToo MuchHonestActressesBeing Honest Author:Ariana Grande
“I think it's a big chance to take to make a movie that's about as something as pure and honest and something people can relate to everyday.” PeopleThinkingBigsChanceHonestPureEverydayRelate Author:John Krasinski
“In my acquaintance with John Rawls, I found him to be a simple and honest man, who just by chance also happened to be the greatest moral philosopher of the twentieth century. I would like to think that I could emulate at least his modesty - his refusal to exaggerate his perception of himself and his place in the larger scheme of things - even if my work never compares with his in its importance.” IfsThinkingMenFoundChanceSimpleMoralHappenedCenturyHonestPerceptionImportancePhilosopherCompareModestySchemesAcquaintanceTwentieth CenturyRefusalHonest ManEmulate Author:Allen W. Wood