credo

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The fact that it was a parlor game, not pointillism, that inspired the lyric is proof of Sondheim’s credo that “playful doesn’t mean trivial any more than solemn means serious.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

We’re going to contain that so that we can keep the ’90s credo going.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

So the second credo concerns "the temptation to feel chosen, which justifies acting on our base desires."

From Salon • May 26, 2025

Harbisson's credo, which includes his own business interests, is: "Design Yourself."

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

To support this credo, he submitted a goodly number of original drawings and oil paintings.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger