Quotes About Discernment

The truth must dazzle gradually or every man be blind. Emily Dickinson

Dey's some things I don't got to be told. I kin read them in folks' eyes.

It is easier to find guides, someone to tell you what to do, than someone to be with you in a discerning, prayerful companionship as you work it out yourself. This is what spiritual direction is.

Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.

Judge a tree from its fruit not from the leaves.

Man's most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe.

Cleverness is not wisdom.

A wise man knows when to speak and when to stay quiet.

Before saying, 'This track is so dope; it's gonna go on the album,' I like to take some time away from it and see how I feel about it in a few months. If it's gonna get released, I gotta love it - it's gonna have my name on it forever.

In the past, I had this open-door policy where everyone was invited. And that was awesome, but you end up releasing songs that you don't really like and justifying it in your head.

I am reluctant to judge things without being informed.

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.

As a member of Congress, I'm often reminded that in baseball, as in diplomacy, you have to know when to hit, when to run, and when to show grace.

Luckily for me, I don't depend on seeing every patient who comes through my door to pay the rent, and so if someone is involved in an activity that I don't like, I just don't accept that person as a client.

My mom told me many times that when you are outside, you have to be careful what you are saying, and don't repeat the words of what you hear at home.

When fake news is repeated, it becomes difficult for the public to discern what's real.

Fortunately, I've done so many interviews that I've become very good at detecting when someone is giving a less-than-candid reply.

The savvy investor is one who does not believe every rumor on the street and learns to read between the lines of newspaper reports.

I used to get in trouble with my old agent, because I've never been driven by fear or need or greed. I want my work to represent me as a person, so I can be quite fussy.

Having too many ideas is not always a good thing.

I'm impervious to charm. I can see through it.

The things which are most important don't always scream the loudest.

In the end, you can' t talk to everyone.

I know the good from the bad, also the in-between, but I was never political.