F. M Alexander— aphorisms selected by NANCY CREGO "Whenpeoplearewrong,thethingthatis rightisboundtobewrongtothem." "Youcan'tdosomethingyoudon'tknow,if youkeepondoingwhatyouknow." "Everyonewantstoberight,butnoonestops toconsideriftheirideaofrightisright." "Changeinvolvescarryingoutanactivity againstthehabitoflife." "Youarenotheretodoexercises,ortolearn todosomethingright,buttogetabletomeet astimulusthatalwaysputsyouwrongandto learntodealwithit." "Youcometolearntoinhibitandtodirectyouractivity. Youlearn,first,toinhibitthehabitualreactiontocertain classesofstimuli,andsecond,todirectyourself consciouslyinsuchawayastoaffectcertainmuscular pulls,whichprocessesbringanewreactiontothese stimuli.Boileddown,itallcomestoinhibitingaparticular reactiontoagivenstimulus.Butnoonewillseeitthat way.Theywillallseeitasgettinginandoutofthechair therightway.Itisnothingofthekind.Itisthatapupil decideswhathewillorwillnotconsenttodo.Theymay teachyouanatomyandphysiologytilltheyareblackin theface--youwillstillhavethistoface,stickingtoa decisionagainstyourhabitofalife." "Youcan'tknowathingbyaninstrument that'swrong."