Listen closely
To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.
~ Francois de La Rochefoucauld
A great deal of intelligence
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.
~ Saul Bellow
Game of cards
Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; the way you play, it is free will.
~ Jawaharlal Nehru
When the goal becomes a process
When the goal becomes a process – and the process becomes your goal, you will exceed all preconceived expectations and ambitions.
~ Matt Furey
Do what’s required
It’s not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required.
~ Winston Churchill