Quotes About Consideration

an instant I considered calling security myself, but, realizing that this might be someone in need, I assumed a

Where was the line between compassion and foolishness, kindness and weakness? And that was from her position. From theirs, it might be a line between mercy and cruelty, consideration and callousness.

But how firm to stand, how much to bend? Where was the line between compassion and foolishness, kindness and weakness? And that was from her position. From theirs, it might be a line between mercy and cruelty, consideration and callousness. She could draw it on this side, but they might see it on that side.

The lawmakers were drawn to the courtroom by more than curiosity: they had under consideration a bill that would allow truth as a defense in libel trials.

Extremely punctual for all appointments, he said, "A man has no right to occupy another man's time unnecessarily.

Pierpont always denied his yacht was chosen for the sake of secrecy. "I do not know that that was a part of the consideration

This makes it sound as if light has intentionality, and I resisted the temptation to say light considers all paths and chooses the one that takes the least time because I fully expect that Deepak Chopra would later quote me as implying that light has consciousness.

Make of that what you will.

The human brain, instinctively, and unfailingly translates everything into terms of How does that affect ME? Start every appropriate sentence with you.

Desde el momento en que pisaban el suelo de Israel, aquellos que habían vivido despreciados, pisoteados, disfrutaban de una libertad y una consideración humana que la mayoría jamás habían conocido, y verse iguales a sus semejantes les infundía un valor y una decisión que no tenían equivalente en toda la historia de la humanidad.

In fact, when some wedding guest inevitably complains about the seating arrangements, you might point out how long it would have taken you to consider every possibility: assuming you spent one second considering each one, it would come to more than half a million years. The unhappy guest will assume, of course, that you are being histrionic.

Well that's it: if you don't think, you shouldn't talk!

Curtsey while you're thinking what to say. It saves time.

thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural);

A great deal of the bad writing in the world comes simply from writing too quickly. Of course you reply, "I do it to save time". A very good object, no doubt: but what right have you to do it at your friend's expense? Isn't his time as valuable as yours?

She holds up a finger. I'm getting to it. Don't rush a girl in the middle of her exposition.

I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak.

Do I like living with Daniel's family? No. Would I ever tell him that? No. I know I'm all about honesty and saying what I think, but sometimes people are more important than the truth.

Nice is good. It doesn't sound exciting, but think about it. I think Mr. Perfect would be kind to kids and animals, help old ladies across the street, not insult you when your opinion is different from his. Being nice is so important it's close to being number one.

He was a man. He should have acted more like one - thought about how all that self-indulgence might affect his daughter, if not his wife.

I have something that I call my Golden Rule. It goes something like this: 'Do unto others twenty-five percent better than you expect them to do unto you.' … The twenty-five percent is for error.

That brought D.D. up short.

The day we learn to allow an ambulance to pass through in traffic, might be the first step towards being a truly responsible society.

Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.