David Keirsey

Whether at home or at work, ISTJs are nothing if not reliable, particularly when it comes to inspecting the people and things…

— David Keirsey

“Artisans prefer not to get too serious about things, and will try to keep everyone smiling — to keep the party going…

— David Keirsey

Our attempts to reshape others may produce change, but the change is distortion rather than transformation.

— David Keirsey

“The abstract and the concrete side of operations are opposites, but you can't have one without the other, if, that is, you…

— David Keirsey

“any of us, whatever our temperamental makeup, can be effective leaders, provided that we come to understand our own strengths and weaknesses…

— David Keirsey

Artisans ought to be enjoyed for what they are instead of condemned for what they are not, something that can also be…

— David Keirsey

“the root of the word 'art' means "to fit together," and Artisan artists even call their productions "works of art," all of…

— David Keirsey

“We ascend, he said, from physical needs (food, clothing, shelter) to safety needs (security, protection, assurance), then on to social needs (love,…

— David Keirsey

You want to be the first to do something. You want to create something. You want to innovate something...I often think of…

— David Keirsey

“Indeed, Artisan battle leaders are no different from Artisan painters, pilots, or point guards: they are always scanning for opportunities, always looking…

— David Keirsey

If you do not want what I want, please try not to tell me that my want is wrong. Or if my…

— David Keirsey

“Ernest Hemingway, much like the Artisan hero in his novel, A Farewell to Arms, wanted to avoid figurative language (the language of…

— David Keirsey