“Who's counting? It was, of course, the minority who were counting. It always is. Most of the women I know today would dearly like to use their fingers and toes for some activity more enthralling than counting. They have been counting for so long. But the peculiar problem of the new math is that every time we stop adding, somebody starts subtracting. At the very least (the advanced students will understand this) the rate of increase slows. ... The minority members of any group or profession have two answers: They can keep score or they can lose.” KnowsLongHas BeensTwoUseProblemTodayCoursesLosesAnswersGroupsStudentsActivityMembersRacismIncreaseFingersRateMathProfessionDiscriminationInequalityScoreMinoritiesPeculiarToesCountingFingers And Toes Book:Making Sense Source: Making Sense
“I feel like that religions generally ask the biggest questions. They may not always have the best answers, but they're the zone of human activity that regularly asks the biggest questions.” FeelsHumansMayAsksAnswersActivityZoneHuman Activity Author:Ayad Akhtar
“Presence remains even amidst worldly activities. Stillness is there even when you're doing something quickly, like rushing to answer the phone. Otherwise you would be condemned to moving in slow motion.” Would BeMovingAnswersActivityRemainsPhonesStillnessWorldlyRushingMoving InSlow Motion Author:Eckhart Tolle
“Why do you beat the air and run in vain? Every occupation has a purpose, obviously. Tell me then, what is the purpose of all the activity of the world? Answer, I challenge you! It is vanity of vanity: all is vanity.” WorldRunningChristianPurposeChallengesAnswersAirActivityBeatsVanityVainOrthodoxOccupation Author:Saint John Chrysostom