Clear Guidance Quotes

Whatever advice you give, be brief.

John Paul II had the last clear word on this and it stands, this stands ...

The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it.

That is good to have a manager who is very clear.

Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light.

A word to the wise is -- unnecessary.

Sometimes a fog will settle over a vessel's deck and yet leave the topmast clear. Then a sailor goes up aloft and gets a lookout which the helmsman on deck cannot get. So prayer sends the soul aloft; lifts it above the clouds in which our selfishness and egotism befog us, and gives us a chance to see which way to steer.

In the military, the reason you take the right path is they eliminate other choices. I needed that. They set me straight.

The only place we can find a clear, unmistakable message is in the Word of God, which we call the Bible.

For values or guiding principles to be truly effective they have to be verbs. It's not "integrity," it's "always do the right thing." It's not "innovation," it's "look at the problem from a different angle." Articulating our values as verbs gives us a clear idea - we have a clear idea of how to act in any situation.

What you want, as an actor, is a great leader. I can't bear it when I work with a director who is wishy-washy and says, "What did you think?"

I always find it much easier when there's one person whose vision you're following, as opposed to many people.

Lectures often confuse our kids, but the example we set is crystal clear.

I will say nothing to an actor that cannot be translated into action.

I believe in revelation, but not in revelation which each religion claims to possess, but in the living revelation which surrounds us on every side - mighty, eternal, unceasing, incorruptible, clear, distinct, universal as is the being from whom it proceeds, in that revelation which speaks to us and penetrates us from the moment we are born until we die.

I think if you don't give people the tools and the expectations for success, and yet hold them to some value, then you're difficult to work with.

I was a student that responded well to knowing what to work on.

An important function of the Supreme Court is to provide guidance, .. As a lower court judge, I appreciate clear guidance from the Supreme Court.

If you want to get the most out of your men, give them a break! Don't make them work completely in the dark. If you do, they won't do a bit more than they have to. But if they comprehend, they'll work like mad.