Quotes About Clarity

Things work out better when you're straight up.

some wishes come true. some wishes dont. sometimes you find out you were wishing for the completely wrong thing.

That's because I don't know how to talk to children." "Yes, you do. It's the same as talking to grown-ups, only there are more things you have to explain.

I've noticed that women often have a tendency to explain their thinking first ("I came across a study that said . . .") rather than get right to the point. By the time they describe the actual idea, they've lost people's attention despite how good the concept may be. Then

When your boss assigns you a project, take good notes and ask questions regarding anything you're not sure about. … The key question to ask: "What are the results you're looking for?" Be clear, too, about deadlines and who needs to be looped in on the project.

It would be wrong to kill oneself if one did not know exactly the nature of one's eyes.

The reader, however, is warned not to be too sure that the author of any quotation had in mind the subject to which it is applied here.

When I say we do not

When it comes to housework the one thing no book of household management can ever tell you is how to begin. Or maybe I mean why.

I was saying the right things, but not the really true things.

Mentally Connie gathered her strands of thinking into thick handfuls, trying to braid them into a coherent whole.

When I looked at life through the camera, I felt like I could finally see it.

right. So. Here's

Nous nous répétons d'ailleurs d'un livre à l'autre, et parfois même d'un chapitre à l'autre, mais nous ne croyons pas devoir nous en excuser, étant donné les droits du souci de clarté.

Manquer de lumière est autre chose que d'éteindre celle que l'on possède.

During [these] periods of relaxation after concentrated intellectual activity, the intuitive mind seems to take over and can produce the sudden clarifying insights which give so much joy and delight.

A teacher who cannot explain any abstract subject to a child does not himself thoroughly understand his subject; if he does not attempt to break down his knowledge to fit the child's mind, he does not understand teaching.

I do not need a scabbard to sheathe my mind.

The tricky bit was looking inside yourself to see what bits of the works were missing. Once you'd overcome that hurdle the rest was fairly simple.

For all her few years, I saw her then as I see her now, the sanest, the most uncluttered and the most direct of beings. Her ability to ignore the excesses of information, dismiss the useless frill and uncover the heart of things was truly magical.

The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.

Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.

The more stupid one is, the closer one is to reality. The more stupid one is, the clearer one is. Stupidity is brief and artless, while intelligence squirms and hides itself. Intelligence is unprincipled, but stupidity is honest and straightforward.

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all.