Stressing Quotes

In the end, the humanities can only be defended by stressing how indispensable they are; and this means insisting on their vital role in the whole business of academic learning, rather than protesting that, like some poor relation, they don't cost much to be housed.

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.

There is nothing more distressing or tiresome than a writer standing in front of an audience and reading his work.

Stressing output is the key to improving productivity, while looking to increase activity can result in just the opposite.

The most distressing thing that can happen to a prophet is to be proved wrong. The next most distressing thing is to be proved right.