Chai Lu quotes

“Some aim to be deft, others to be laboriously careful. Neither dexterity nor conscientiousness is enough.”
-- Chai Lu

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“To be without method is deplorable, but to depend entirely on method is worse.”
-- Chai Lu

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“Among those who study painting, some strive for an elaborate effect and others prefer the simple. Neither complexity in itself nor simplicity is enough.”
-- Chai Lu

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“Some set great value on method, while others pride themselves on dispensing with method.”
-- Chai Lu

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“Watching a dog try to chew a large piece of toffee is a pastime fit for gods. Mr. Fusspot's mixed ancestry had given him a dexterity of jaw that was truly awesome. He somersaulted happily around the floor, making faces like a rubber gargoyle in a washing machine.”

“It is not enough to wear an ornamental cross as a pretty decoration.”

“I'm not often bored,' I assured her. "Life's not long enough for that.”

“It is bad enough to be bad, but to be bad in bad taste is unpardonable.”

“There are sermons in stones, but it depends on how good your aim is.”

“Aim for service and success will follow!”

“If you start to just aim for what the audience wants to hear, you're already hamstrung because you don't have any freedom.”

“What will happen can't be stopped. Aim for Grace.”

Source : Ann Beattie (2011). “Burning House”, p.23, Vintage

“Aim at a high mark and you will hit it.”

“The maxims tell you to aim at perfection, which is well; but it's unattainable, all the same.”