Timorous minds are much more inclined to deliberate than…

Men, to act with vigour and effect, must have time to mature measures, and judgment and experience, as to the best method of applying…

— Joseph Story

Wait a second while I take a swig off this bottle: it's my true and only Helicon, my Caballine fount, my sole Enthusiasm. Here,…

— Francois Rabelais

“a creature cloistered now by deliberate choice and still in the throes of enforced apprenticeship to, rather than voluntary or even acquiescent participation in,…

— William Faulkner

In our lives and in our careers, whether we are aware of it or not, we are constantly navigating a path by deciding between…

— Clayton Christensen

I often think about how my sons will come to know about September 11th. Something overheard? A newspaper image? In school? I would prefer…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

Holidays are in no sense an alternative to the congestion and bustle of the cities and work. Quite the contrary. People look to escape…

— Jean Baudrillard

Even today to be civilised is held to be synonymous with being westernised. Advanced countries devote large resources to formulating and spreading ideas and…

— Indira Gandhi

I say that human nature is the original beginning and the raw material, and deliberate effort is what makes it patterned, ordered, and exalted.

— Xun Kuang

Deflation means a slowdown of income growth. Markets shrink, new capital investment and employment also taper off, so wages decline. That is what's happening…

— Michael Hudson

We study health, and we deliberate upon our meats and drink and air and exercises, and we hew and we polish every stone that…

— John Donne

Deliberate long before thou consecrate a friend, and when thy impartial justice concludes him worthy of thy bosom, receive him joyfully, and entertain him…

— Francis Quarles

“Be deliberate in your choices. We are created to do what we are called to do and what we are born to experience, not…

— Julie Connor

There should be a period of time during each practice session when you perform. Invite some friends in to your practice room and play…

— Arnold Jacobs

One of the noblest words in our language is "grace," defined as "unearned blessing." We live by grace far more than by anything else.…

— D. Elton Trueblood

The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance”: “The differences between expert performers and normal adults are not immutable, that is,…

— K. Anders Ericsson