David Keirsey Quotes

Artisans ought to be enjoyed for what they are instead of condemned for what they are not, something that can also be said of the other three temperaments.

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• I enjoy doing new tunes. It gives me a little bit to perk up, to pay a little bit more attention.

  

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• I'm trying my best.

  

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• I don't write under the ghost of Faulkner. I live in the same town and find his life and work inspiring, but that's it. I have a motorcycle and tool along the country lanes. I travel at my own speed.

  

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• I really love Miami, but I don't think the architecture matches the city. It's a bit too commercial.

  

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• I've always wanted to play Maria in West Side Story. My idol is Natalie Wood, and I love the movie, so I think a modern-day twist on it would be really neat.

  

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• I put my thoughts in a book, which must mean I don't want anyone to read them.

  

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• 'Big Bang Theory' is not my kind of show. It's not my humor. I don't like multicam comedies. I don't want an audience to tell me when to laugh.

  

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• What doesn't feel okay to me, what feels a little bit out of balance, is when you want to turn yourself into something else – when you want to be another person.

  

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• I definitely have a little attraction to bad guys, but they have to be sweethearts underneath. After all, I like to be treated well.

  

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• When I read something, I picture that scene in that detail. That becomes very similar to composing a photo in real life.

  

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• I, as a cricketer, would like to see 100 counties playing top-flight cricket, just like tennis and football. If I am alive to see that, I will be very happy.

  

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• Artisans ought to be enjoyed for what they are instead of condemned for what they are not, something that can also be said of the other three temperaments.

  

  David Keirsey
  • Said
  • Enjoyed
  • Temperament