“Artisans prefer not to get too serious about things, and will try to keep everyone smiling — to keep the party going — as long as possible.” — David Keirsey Copy Share Image
Whether at home or at work, ISTJs are nothing if not reliable, particularly when it comes to inspecting the people and things in their… — David Keirsey Copy Share Image
“Artisans prefer not to get too serious about things, and will try to keep everyone smiling — to keep the party going — as… — David Keirsey Copy Share Image
Our attempts to reshape others may produce change, but the change is distortion rather than transformation. — David Keirsey Copy Share Image
“The abstract and the concrete side of operations are opposites, but you can't have one without the other, if, that is, you want get… — David Keirsey Copy Share Image
“any of us, whatever our temperamental makeup, can be effective leaders, provided that we come to understand our own strengths and weaknesses as well… — David Keirsey Copy Share Image
Artisans ought to be enjoyed for what they are instead of condemned for what they are not, something that can also be said of… — David Keirsey Copy Share Image
“the root of the word 'art' means "to fit together," and Artisan artists even call their productions "works of art," all of which suggests… — David Keirsey Copy Share Image
“We ascend, he said, from physical needs (food, clothing, shelter) to safety needs (security, protection, assurance), then on to social needs (love, friendship, belonging),… — David Keirsey Copy Share Image
You want to be the first to do something. You want to create something. You want to innovate something...I often think of Edison inventing… — David Keirsey Copy Share Image
“Indeed, Artisan battle leaders are no different from Artisan painters, pilots, or point guards: they are always scanning for opportunities, always looking for the… — David Keirsey Copy Share Image
If you do not want what I want, please try not to tell me that my want is wrong. Or if my beliefs are… — David Keirsey Copy Share Image
“Ernest Hemingway, much like the Artisan hero in his novel, A Farewell to Arms, wanted to avoid figurative language (the language of inference and… — David Keirsey Copy Share Image
