“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
“I think Mitt Romney has demonstrated repeatedly he has a penchant for - for secrecy, doesn't seem to have any interest in actually showing the American people his - his finances, decision - important decisions about his investments, refuses to come clean on his time at Bain Capital and when he was really there, and, you know, be held accountable for the outsourcing of jobs and the off-shoring of jobs and shipping jobs overseas.” PeopleThinkingKnowsImportantSeemsJobsInterestDecisionCleanInvestmentRefuseFinanceSecrecyRomneyImportant DecisionsShippingOutsourcing Author:Mitt Romney
“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
“A very real barrier to faith is this feeling of self-sufficiency, this unrealistic idea that one can accomplish everything by his or her own self. Some people have the conviction they must do it all alone. They have no faith in others. . . they are convinced that there is no one able to do the job as well as themselves. They refuse to admit that they may need the help of friends, doctor, minister, or even God.” PeopleNeedsWellsMayIdeasRealSelfHelpingFeelingsAbleJobsFaithDoctorsRefuseConvictionAccomplishConvincedMinistersBarriersFaith In GodAll AloneSelf SufficiencySufficiency Author:Norman Vincent Peale