"Admit nothing - that was his first rule. Appeal to logic - second rule. Delay the inevitable - third rule."

-- Cinda Williams Chima

#Delay Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Logic Quotes

“Writing is not a special language that belongs to a few sensitive souls who have a 'gift for words'. Writing is the logical arrangement of thought. Anyone who thinks clearly should be able to write clearly---about any subject at all.”
“When I first started studying climate change back in the 1980s, I was struck by how difficult it was be for people to understand this issue.”
“He who thinks and thinks for himself, will always have a claim to thanks; it is no matter whether it be right or wrong, so as it be explicit. If it is right, it will serve as a guide to direct; if wrong, as a beacon to warn.”

Source : Jeremy Bentham (1844). “Benthamiana: Or Select Extracts from the Works of Jeremy Bentham. With an Outline of His Opinions on the Principal Subjects Discussed in His Works”, p.217
“The Kyoto theorists have put the cart before the horse. It is global warming that triggers higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, not the other way round.”
“Like the greatest virtue and the worst dogs, the fiercest hatred is silent.”
“Money-makers are tiresome company, as they have no standard but cash value.”
“The Spurs are a great WNBA team.”
“Every time I would think about my purpose, the answers seemed to come in sounds.Â In melodies.Â In feelings.”

Source : David Archuleta (2010). “Chords of Strength: A Memoir of Soul, Song and the Power of Perseverance”, p.127, Penguin

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