Gregory Hand

“A clergyman may be apparently as useless as a cat, but he is also as fascinating, for there must be some strange reason for his existence.”
― G.K. Chesterton, The Three Apologies of G.K. Chesterton: Heretics, Orthodoxy & The Everlasting Man

“Most believe that the key to influence is communication—getting your point across clearly and speaking persuasively. In fact, if you think about it, don’t you find that, while others are speaking to you, instead of really listening to understand, you are often busy preparing your response?”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
― Isaac Asimov