Directness Critical Appraisal Quotes & Sayings

No jockey ever won a race by carrying the horse across the finish line; no coach ever won a volleyball match by touching the ball during play. — John Kessel

I am in the mood to dissolve into the sky — Virginia Woolf

The fleet being thus more inclosed will more readily observe the signals, and with greater facility form itself into the line of battle a circumstance which should be kept in view in every order of sailing. — William Falconer

Taking decision and acting out our decisions leads to increase — Sunday Adelaja

A "sales process" typically refers to a teachable, repeatable set of steps that you or a sales team could use when working with a potential client or customer to move them from a 'lead' to a 'closed' sales or customer. — Todd Parker

The pastor should always be pure in thought ... no impurity ought to pollute him who has undertaken the office of wiping away the stains in the hearts of others ... for the hand that would cleanse from dirt must be clean, lest, being itself sordid with clinging mire, it soil whatever it touches all the more. — Pope Gregory I

For, I must tell you, in this world where today all lose their minds over many & wondrous Machines
some of which, alas, you can see also in this Siege
I construct Aristotelian Machines, that allow anyone to see with Words ... — Umberto Eco

A man is a slave of everything he does. Some things get rid off easily, some things doesn't. — Bhavik Sarkhedi

In more than 20 years of opening beers with guys, I have NEVER seen the Swedish Bikini Team show up. Almost always, the teams that show up in beer drinking situations consist of guys who have been playing league softball and smell like bus seats. — Dave Barry

More than 30 years ago, when I had embarked upon the fight against child labour, it was not even considered an issue worth any discussion. It was accepted as a way of life in India, much like it was in other countries. Today, no country or business or society can throw this issue away. — Kailash Satyarthi

He cares for me. He loves me. As a friend, sure. But love is love. Will — Leta Blake

As a tennis player, you have to get used to losing every week. Unless you win the tournament, you always go home as a loser. But you have to take the positive out of a defeat and go back to work. Improve to fail better. — Stanislas Wawrinka