Quotes of: The-best-policy Keyword

...the best way to get people to like you is not to like them too much - Lindsey to Colin, ch.14

An Abundance of Katherines

The effectiveness of a leader is best judged by the actions of those he guides.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

I would do what I did best, I thought. I would wait. It was only a matter of time, after all.

The Almost Moon

I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State.

Antigone

Some people make choices hoping for the best; Korsak had made a choice simply to avoid the worst.

The Apprentice

Charlie had kissed a lot of guys. And Connor's kiss had been the best ever. Ever, ever, ever.

His Million Dollar Risk

The hardest choices in life aren't between what's right and what's wrong but between what's right and what's best.

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Which only goes to show that the best of us must sometimes eat our words,' Dumbledore went on, smiling.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

There was so much to learn and it was all fun. But the best part was getting a laugh from an audience. That was like drowning in candy.

Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain

We must be careful not to discourage our twelve-year-olds by making them waste the best years of their lives preparing for examinations.

Infinite in All Directions

Beware the dark pool at the bottom of our hearts. In its icy, black depths dwell strange and twisted creatures it is best not to disturb.

I is for Innocent

For the most part, the best opportunities now lie where your competitors have yet to establish themselves, not where they're already entrenched. Microsoft is struggling to adapt to that new reality.

Idea Man

I do look for the good in everyone. I also give them a chance to be their best, and I try to cope with my disappointment when they're not

Intimate Strangers

Don't settle for less than God's best for you". ~R. Alan Woods [2013]

The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

In Mexico today the word for the ultimate, the best in anything from a straight flush to the sight of beautiful country, is , something which is 'wholly mother'.

Journey Through Europe

Kind old ladies assure us that cats are often the best judges of character. A cat will always go to a good man, they say[.]

Jacob's Room

Why is there ever this perverse cruelty in humankind, that makes us hurt most those we love best?

Kushiel's Chosen

The best ideas will eat at you for days, maybe even weeks, until something, some incident, some impulse, triggers you to finally express them.

Killosophy

She had to find her own story, and she could make it whatever shape she thought best.

River of Blue Fire

…because I was only eleven years old, I was wrapped in the best cloak of invisibility in the world.

A Red Herring Without Mustard

Sometimes you just need to know when a fight is best saved for another day when the odds are more in your favour.

Rise of the Morningstar