Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight

Quote by William Safire

Topics: Appreciation Quotes, Work Quotes

Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't...

Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't...

Have a definite opinion.

Have a definite opinion.

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of...

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of...

If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition...

If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition...

Never assume the obvious is true.

Never assume the obvious is true.

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of...

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of...

I think we all have a need to know what we do not need to...

I think we all have a need to know what we do not need to...

If you have someone that loves you...appreciate it because every since sex came easy, love...

If you have someone that loves you...appreciate it because every since sex came easy, love...

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Remember to love your parents...We are so busy growing up, we often forget they are...

Remember to love your parents...We are so busy growing up, we often forget they are...

I would have carved on the portals of the National Press Club, Put not your...

I would have carved on the portals of the National Press Club, Put not your...

To praise the sun is to praise your own eyes.

To praise the sun is to praise your own eyes.

Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always...

Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always...

Never underestimate people. They do desire the cut of truth.

Never underestimate people. They do desire the cut of truth.

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and...

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or...

Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace.

Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace.

Just because an animal is large, it doesn't mean he doesn't want kindness; however big...

Just because an animal is large, it doesn't mean he doesn't want kindness; however big...

A winner never stops trying.

A winner never stops trying.