#tact

We desire an expansion of relations with regional states and the establishment of extensive public contacts. ↗

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

#desire #establishment #expansion #extensive #public

Tell all the truth but tell it slant, Success in circuit lies, Too bright for our infirm delight The truth's superb surprise; As lightning to the children eased With explanation kind, The truth must dazzle gradually Or every man be blind. ↗

— Emily Dickinson

#tact #truth-telling #inspirational

Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy. ↗

— Warren W. Wiersbe

#hypocrisy #love #tact #truth #truth-telling

People don't always want to be with people. It gets tiring. ↗

— Emma Donoghue

#humans #life #people #life

In a family business, you grow up with close contact to the business, whatever it is, and the beer business is certainly a very social type of business. ↗

— Carlos Alvarez

#business #certainly #close #contact #family

Voter suppression laws, overzealous filibuster use, you name it - the Republicans use every tactic they can to stop our democracy from actually selecting the person with the most support. ↗

— Jennifer Granholm

#democracy #every #filibuster #laws #most

Never ask a man if he is from Sparta: If he were, he would have let you know such an important fact - and if he were not, you could hurt his feelings. ↗

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

#life

Never start a sentence with the words 'No offense. ↗

— Gretchen Rubin

#kindness #offensive #politeness #tact #fun

Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#tact #wit #wit

I glanced at Derek. The boy wonder didn't melt into a pile of goo, although his gaze was glued to Rowena's chest. Avoiding eye contact. Good strategy. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#derek #fantasy #good-strategy #ilona-andrews #magic-bites