Barthesian Theory Quotes & Sayings

Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality. — Warren Bennis

We don't believe because we understand. We understand because we believe. — Bill Johnson

The most radical act anyone can commit is to be happy. — Patch Adams

Life is too short to be wondering, 'What if?' — Charlyne Yi

A year or two after emigrating, she happened to be in Paris on the anniversary of the Russian invasion of her country. A protest march had been scheduled, and she felt driven to take part. Fists raised high, the young Frenchmen shouted out slogans condemning Soviet imperialism. She liked the slogans, but to her surprise she found herself unable to shout along with them. She lasted only a few minutes in the parade.
When she told her French friends about it, they were amazed. "You mean you don't want to fight the occupation of your country?" She would have liked to tell them that behind Communism, Fascism, behind all occupations and invasions lurks a more basic, pervasive evil and that the image of that evil was a parade of people marching with raised fists and shouting identical syllables in unison. But she knew she would never be able to make them understand. Embarrassed, she changed the subject. — Milan Kundera

Not time is the measure of movement but: ... each constant periodic appearance of ideas. — John Locke

The way to gain a friend is to be one — Jules Michelet

Every wife ought to answer for her man. If the husband be engaged in a seditious club, or drinks mysterious healths, or be frugal of his candles on a rejoicing night, let her look to him and keep him out of harm's way; or the world will be apt to say, she has a mind to be a widow before her time. She ought, in such cases, to exert the authority of the curtain lecture; and if she finds him of a rebellious disposition, to tame him, as they do birds of prey, by dinning him in the ears all night long. — Joseph Addison

Intelligence is not mandatory for business or creative success. It helps, but determination and enthusiasm are more important. — Chris Lewis