Barack Obama
Politician
"Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency."
Touchstones quotes
Touchstones
9 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poet, Playwright, Novelist
"Chess is the touchstone of intellect."
Jeff Bezos
Entrepreneur
"We innovate by starting with the customer and working backwards. That becomes the touchstone for how we invent."
William Shakespeare
Playwright, Poet
"The truest poetry is the most feigning."
William Shakespeare
Playwright, Poet
"When I was at home I was in a better place"
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"The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu."
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