[Comments on today's quotes from my quotes service.]
Laughter is by definition healthy.
-- Doris Lessing
Yep.
Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.
-- Henri Bergson
Meaning think very little and act very little?? Huh?
Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always make you less than you are.
-- Malcolm Forbes
Yeah.
No matter how old you are, there's always something good to look forward to.
-- Lynn Johnston, For Better or For Worse, 01-04-04
Death, if nothing else.
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
-- Frank Zappa
Indeed.
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
-- Napoleon Bonaparte
Or not decided.
Anything too stupid to be said is sung.
-- Voltaire
Pretty much.
It was a book to kill time for those who like it better dead.
-- Dame Rose Macaulay
Kill that dang thing.
Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.
ReplyDelete-- Henri Bergson
I might understand this. As a man of inaction, I have a tendency to think for a long time, reaching no conclusion, then going back to the beginning and thinking everything over again.
I'm guessing Bergson means "think to a conclusion, but don't come to a conclusion before you think."
I think it's more along the lines of thinking efficiently and acting thoughtfully. A man of action has no time for extraneous thoughts. If he's preparing for work he's not thinking about what he's going to have for dinner. In combining efficient thought with patience you're able to create detailed plans for what you should do step by step and complete your task with minimal setbacks.
ReplyDeleteThink, but think quickly; be sure in your steps.
"I think it's more along the lines of thinking efficiently and acting thoughtfully."
ReplyDeleteYes, that would make sense.
Of course, the hitch is that to my mind, much of the most important thinking is not related to any action at all, which leaves the action man's mind in the cold.
A man of action isn't necessarily someone with a physical job but just someone who gets the job done...they could be a scientist or a writer...
ReplyDelete"Think like a meathead, act like a nerd" then? ;-)
ReplyDeleteMy verif : feical
Probably a hint from Above that my joke was crappy...
Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.
ReplyDelete-- Henri Bergson
Meaning think very little and act very little?? Huh?
It means to be decisive, but not rash. In other words, don't dither. Make a decision. Then carry that decision out thoughtfully.