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Shakespeare and How to Establish Your Credentials

Posted on April 24, 2012 by jimmie

“… I am as constant as the northern star, Of whose true fixed and resting quality There is no fellow in the firmament.” (Julius Caesar, act 3, sc. 1) Tips for Use. A possible answer at a job interview, to questions of the type, “Are you reliable?” “Do you have a sense of responsibility?” or Read More

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Shakespeare and the Formation of Habit

Posted on April 22, 2012 by jimmie

“How use doth breed a habit in a man!” (Two Gentlemen from Verona, act 5, sc. 4) Tips for Use. Theories, or rather opinions about habit lead to two opposite conclusions, depending on which point the holder of the opinion tries to prove. Some believe that people can never change and folk discourse is replete Read More

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Shakespeare at the Job Interview

Posted on April 13, 2012 by jimmie

“Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none…”  (All’s Well That Ends Well act 1, sc. 1) Tips for Use.  It could well be your general life philosophy. But it can be an excellent opening statement as an answer to interview questions of the type, “Tell me something about yourself” or “What are your Read More

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Shakespeare and the Drawbacks of Education

Posted on March 30, 2012 by jimmie

“You taught me language and my profit on it Is, I know how to curse.” (Tempest, act 1, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  Excellent introduction for him who is delivering a presentation (alas! often a sermon) on education. E.G. “As Caliban told his teacher Prospero, ‘You taught me language and my profit on it is Read More

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Shakespeare Quote for Turning Weaknesses into Strengths

Posted on March 28, 2012 by jimmie

“They say best men are moulded out of faults, And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad.” (Measure for Measure, act 5, sc.1) Tips for Use. Excellent lines to turn a problem into a feature, as software developers are known to say (and do). Or rather turn a setback Read More

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