Foolish Consistency Quotes & Sayings

[Art] would have helped us survive in the Pleistocene - in the period, say, 1.6 million years ago until fairly recently. The kind of imaginative abilities that artists have and that we all have in the appreciation of art - to appreciate Jane Austen, the late quartets of Beethoven. — Denis Dutton

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,' she quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson. — Patricia Cornwell

(about Voltaire)...he was generally unbedeviled by any foolish consistency. — Thomas Mallon

If I'm to have a character that others admire, I need to focus on developing that character. I need to make decisions that are honorable and honest. I need to focus on others rather than myself. I need to be consistent in my dealings with other (while being careful to avoid what Emerson called "a foolish consistency"). I must obey the calls of my religious beliefs. And I must be true to myself, my God, and others. I should never seek the admiration of others, but if I develop an honest, loving, caring character, the admiration will come. — Tom Walsh

I got the acting bug really young, when I was around, like, 10. I pretty much just wanted to be Michael J. Fox. He was in 'Teen Wolf' - that was, like, the coolest role, and then he did 'Back to the Future,' and that was the coolest role. — Bryan Greenberg

To be honest, my husband and my children are my best friends. — Helen McCrory

It's a luxury being able to work every day in the streets of Manhattan. It doesn't get much cooler than that. When you move to New York, that's exactly what you dream of. And I'm doing it. — Kelli Giddish

Technology is very seductive, and it is certainly changing the way things are designed and made and taught. The problem is when technology has seduced you away from thinking about things as deeply as you should. — Arthur Ganson

Talk about divine intervention. I can't even tell you how blessed I feel. — Khandi Alexander

The world belongs to those who can describe it. — Serge Bramly

I've been doing pranks my whole life, so I guess I'm pretty good at it. — Bam Margera

You'll get a lot of 'no' RSVPs to your next party," I said, brushing the smoldering bits from my costume. His smile only widened. "This isn't the first party I've thrown where fewer guests left than arrived. — Jeaniene Frost

You can use and see the power of words contributing towards your success, and this comes from having an empowering belief system. Living and functioning from an empowering belief system is the spring board for making your success more deliberate. — Archibald Marwizi

The Libertarians, of whom I'm rather fond, are running Harry Browne. Libertarians are, just as they claim, principled and consistent- they believe in individual liberty. Commendable as they are, and despite their reliability as allies in civil liberties struggles, you may notice that Libertarians sometimes prove that a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, and that there is a difference between logic and wisdom. — Molly Ivins

What did I know best that I had not written about
and Lost? What did I know about truly and care for the most? — Ernest Hemingway,

A lot of people come to L.A. looking for something. What I came here for, I realize now, is to be okay with myself. — Craig Ferguson

Foolish consistencies are the hobgoblins of small minds! — Ralph Waldo Emerson

REQUIRED TO TAKE A COMBINATION OF GINKGO AND VIAGRA, SO YOU CAN REMEMBER WHAT THE FUCK YOU'RE DOING. — Linda Howard

There are no shortcuts. Be patient and look long-term. It's a foolish idea that if you do a little more, faster, then you'll get better than the rest. It ignores the fact that you must train at your optimal level, not your maximum level. Consistency is the secret to improvement and success. You have to keep training when others lose interest. — Robert De Castella