Bertin Quotes & Sayings

Real self-worth comes from mastery, from getting good at something. It doesn't matter what. Then you don't have to worry about empty compliments. You don't worry about what other people think. You have self-respect. — Albert Borris

Fortunately perfection is not a requirement for creating great relationships. — John Gray

No one is born poor. People choose to become and remain poor. No one became wealthy from begging. Only people who have set limits on themselves do that. No one became wealthy from living off handouts. This is not the will of God for anyone. No one became wealthy from foraging in people's bins. Only rats do that. You can excel and make money where you are without running helter skelter in search of green pastures. — Uyoyou C. Charles-Iyoha

A graphic is never an end in itself; it is a moment in the process of decision making. — Jacques Bertin

In the visual arts, for example, the semiological approach to graphics provides a rigorous analysis of the visual means used by the artist. It defines the basic properties and laws governing the arts and suggests objective criteria for art criticism. — Jacques Bertin

The simple questions are always the hardest ones. — Ella Henderson

Look at Rose Bertin. From an ordinary seamstress to the milliner — Michelle Moran

I can see by your face that I'll never persuade you. And that's surprising, because usually you at least try to see my side."
I can see your side," said Cecily. "I've got a much clearer view of it than you do, from over here on my side. — Orson Scott Card

To penetrate the unknown, the mind must begin with what is known already. George Orwell wrote that "We have now sunk to a depth at which re-statement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men." This book is an attempt at re-statement. — J. Budziszewski

But it is not an option for women like myself and Rose Bertin. Men want wives who are sweet and good with children, not women who plan and watch the accounts — Michelle Moran

I believe in the power of media. I really do. It's my soapbox. And I do have an agenda, because I'm enraged by the limitations forced on people - by poverty, oppression, hatred, fear - and I'm saddened by the kind of loss we all experienced due to the contributions that people cannot make because of their circumstances. — Jenji Kohan

The young physician starts life with 20 drugs for each disease, and the old physician ends life with one drug for 20 diseases. — William Osler

With enough information, it is almost impossible "not" to predict people's action. — Idries Shah

[Graphics] is a strict and simple system of signs, which anyone can learn to use and which leads to better understanding. — Jacques Bertin

I found myself in too much of a box situation. — Jimi Hendrix