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There is never any ending to Paris and the memory of each person who has lived in it differs from that of any other. We always returned to it no matter who we were or how it was changed or with what difficulties, or ease, it could be reached. Paris was always worth it and you received return for whatever you brought to it. But this is how Paris was in the early days when we were very poor and very happy.

— A Moveable Feast, Ernest Hemingway

Every journalist has to be convinced that a well-informed democracy is a healthy democracy, and that a great part of the trade’s function is to hold to the fire the feet of those who have the nerve to tell us what to do.

A Life in Questions – Jeremy Paxman

The more simply a thing is said the more powerfully it influences those who read. Plain words makes strong writing.

– The Armed Forces Officer, US Dept of Defense, 1950 Edition

PowerPoint is the scourge of critical thinking. It encourages fragmented logic by the briefer and passivity by the listener. Only a verbal narrative that logically connects a succinct problem statement using rational thinking can develop sound solutions. PowerPoint is excellent when displaying data but makes us stupid when applied to critical thinking.

— General James Mattis, Call Sign CHAOS