Quotes About Clarity

Henry Ford foi um sucesso porque entendia e aplicava os princípios do sucesso. Um desses princípios é o desejo: saber claramente o que você quer. Lembre-se da história de Ford enquanto continua lendo este livro.

There is no charge save the time necessary to understand and appropriate them. Those who reach decisions promptly and definitely, know what they want, and generally get it. The leaders in every walk of life decide quickly, and firmly. That is the major reason why they are leaders. The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going.

Face the facts squarely. Ask yourself definite questions and demand direct replies.

Few people, perhaps (not reckoning those who deliberately lie), have trained themselves to be accurate in what they say, or are so careful as to admit and state their liability to error, and from this common form of inaccuracy many untruths and misunderstandings arise.

A man should be decided always, both where he knows and where he does not know. He should be as ready to say "no" as "yes", as quick to acknowledge his ignorance as to impart his knowledge. If he stands upon fact, and acts from the simple truth, he will find no room for halting between two opinions.

supreme object of your meditation be Truth. At the outset, meditation must be distinguished from idle

is much harder at first than it will be afterward. At the beginning, make each path as clear and as deep as you can, so that you can readily see it the next time you wish to follow it.

God seems to throw Himself on the side of the man who knows exactly what he wants, if he is determined to get JUST THAT!

No one starts a war--or rather, no one in his sense ought to do so--without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by the war and how he intends to conduct it.

Once you decide something put all your petty fears away. Your decision should vanquish them. I will tell you time and time again, the most effective way to live is as a warrior. Worry and think before you make any decision, but once you make it, be on your way free from worries or thoughts; there will be a million other decisions still awaiting you. That's the warrior's way. A warrior thinks of his death when things become unclear. The idea of death is the only thing that tempers our spirit.

For instance, we need to look with our eyes to laugh," he said, "because only when we look at things can we catch the funny edge of the world. On the other hand, when our eyes see, everything is so equal that nothing is funny.

in every explanation there is a hidden apology.

People tend to complicate their own lives, as if living isn't complicated enough

Julian spoke with the clear, unequivocal lucidity of madmen who have escaped the hypocrisy of having to abide by a reality that makes no sense.

And here I was thinking you were a bit slow, what with so much asking and not knowing anything.

If you don't know where you're going, you won't go anywhere.

Sometimes, in difficult circumstances, one can confuse compassion with love.

If people thought a quarter of what they speak, this world would be heaven.

Quem não sabe para onde vai não chega a parte nenhuma.

Te sorprendería cómo uno siempre busca en el presente o en el futuro las respuestas que están en el pasado.

Time cures all, I thought, except the truth.

Stupidity is almost always in the eye of the beholder.

You seem very sure of yourself, Daniel.' I, who was never even sure what the time was, nodded with the conviction of the ignorant.

Why is it that the less one has to say the more one says it, and in the most pompous and pedantic way possible? Is it to fool the world or just to fool themselves?