If your gun is unloaded and you are under attack, knowing how to the load the gun may not be enough if you are in a panicked rush or ill-prepared. All the knowledge and experience in doing so simply is no replacement for being able to carry out the act in a cool, calm and collected manner.
In other words, what Marquis is really saying here, is all the bright ideas in the world don’t mean a thing if they can not be brought into being without the pro genitor of action, which requires a special character.
It is taken from Marquis’ “The Almost Perfect State” which was written in 1927 as a series of sharp criticisms of the Progressive Era and actually predicts many of the events that unfolded in the 15 years that ensued.
Marquis is/was considered a prominent, witty Progressive Era author, but has fallen out of favor largely because he was quite critical of the movement, and his quotes are often mis-represented.
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Besides swissmiss, Tina founded and runs TeuxDeux, CreativeMornings and her Brooklyn based co-working community Friends Work Here. (She also started Tattly which was recently adopted by BIC)
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Can’t help but wonder if the quote would work better like so:
“Ideas load the gun, but instinct pulls the trigger.”
Jun 24th, 2009 / 12:58 pm
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.
Jun 25th, 2009 / 10:33 am
yes totally!!! i feel the same, way, the important thing is that it means we got it :)
Dec 6th, 2009 / 7:45 am
If your gun is unloaded and you are under attack, knowing how to the load the gun may not be enough if you are in a panicked rush or ill-prepared. All the knowledge and experience in doing so simply is no replacement for being able to carry out the act in a cool, calm and collected manner.
In other words, what Marquis is really saying here, is all the bright ideas in the world don’t mean a thing if they can not be brought into being without the pro genitor of action, which requires a special character.
It is taken from Marquis’ “The Almost Perfect State” which was written in 1927 as a series of sharp criticisms of the Progressive Era and actually predicts many of the events that unfolded in the 15 years that ensued.
Marquis is/was considered a prominent, witty Progressive Era author, but has fallen out of favor largely because he was quite critical of the movement, and his quotes are often mis-represented.
Jun 2nd, 2010 / 11:21 am