As a matter of principle, I never attend the first annual anything.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker avoids attending inaugural events of any kind due to a personal principle.
- In plain terms
- I do not go to the first event of any annual series.
- What can you take from it?
- Principles can dictate social avoidance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why avoid the first instance?
- What defines a principle?
Another view
Avoiding beginnings might mean missing valuable opportunities.
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