“I am telling you now: I might be young, but I am good. I work hard, and I'm a good person. I know what's right. I know what's wrong. And if you give me this chance-- if you just give me one shot to show you how good I can be, how hard I work, how much I believe in doing the right thing -- I won't let you down. I promise.” IfsKnowsGivingBelievePersonsI CanHardShowsMightYoungI BelieveChanceHard WorkPromiseShotsGive MeI Believe InRight ThingGood PersonI PromiseDoing The Right ThingBe Young Author:Matt Fraction
“I wonder why people work so hard to become politicians just in order to do something wrong.” PeopleHardOrderWonderPolitician Author:Masuji Ibuse
“Deep attention, the cognitive style traditionally associated with the humanities, is characterized by concentrating on a single object for long periods (say, a novel by Dickens), ignoring outside stimuli while so engaged, preferring a single information stream, and having a high tolerance for long focus times. Hyper attention is characterized by switching focus rapidly among different tasks, preferring multiple information streams, seeking a high level of stimulation, and having a low tolerance for boredom.” LongDifferentHumanityLevelsAttentionNovelFocusStyleInformationObjectsPeriodsLowsTasksSeekingToleranceEngagedStreamsBoredomMultipleStimulusConcentratingCognitiveHigh LevelDickensStimulationHyperSwitching Author:N. Katherine Hayles
“Jeff Selingo is one of the most respected observers of American higher education...Not all will agree with his observations, conclusions, predictions and recommendations, but all will gain from this thoughtful, well-written, provocative volume. I highly recommend it.” WellsWrittenHigherGainsAgreeConclusionObservationThoughtfulVolumePredictionsObserversProvocativeHigher EducationRecommendationsWell Written Author:David J. Skorton
“The danger of having the military take over intelligence is that the military has a very different perspective on the world.” WorldDifferentMilitaryDangerPerspectiveDifferent Perspective Author:Pete Hoekstra
“Businesses that run well are almost like marriages. Everything has to be up for discussion, or there will be real problems.” WellsRealProblemRunningDiscussionBeing RealReal Problems Author:Nobu Matsuhisa
“With sushi, it is all about balance. Sometimes they cut the fish too thick, sometimes too thin. Often the rice is overcooked or undercooked. Not enough rice vinegar or too much.” SometimesEnoughToo MuchCuttingBalanceFishesThickRiceVinegarSushi Author:Nobu Matsuhisa
“I remember watching steak being cooked on TV and wanting to try it. As a special treat, my mother cooked it for me, and I thought this would be the time I would eat with a knife and fork. Alas, I ate it with chopsticks!” TryingWould BeRememberMotherSpecialTvsTreatsKnivesAlasForksSteakChopsticks Author:Nobu Matsuhisa
“A different spice is the most interesting thing to me.” DifferentInterestingMost InterestingSpicesInteresting Things Author:Nobu Matsuhisa
“I like Mercedes because my wife has been in two big accidents and emerged without a scratch, thanks to the safety of these cars.” Has BeensTwoBigsWifeCarSafetyMy WifeAccidentsThanksScratches Author:Nobu Matsuhisa