Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes
Grey is a colour that always seems on the eve of changing to some other colour.
Chesterton, G. K. Alarms and Discursions. Methuen & Co., 1910, p. 102.
Patton distrusted planners although he required his staff to create endless plans for almost every possible contingency. His difficulty with “ planners” was that would change modify or replace a plan the instant conditions on the ground did not follow the assumptions of the plan.
The Washington DC Director of Civil Defense in World War II told his staff:
Gilbert Keith Chesterton KC*SG was an English writer, philosopher, lay theologian, and literary and art critic. He has been referred to as the "prince of paradox". Time magazine observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out."
