“Certainly one of the surprising truths of having a book published is realizing that your book is as open to interpretation as an abstract painting. People bring their own beliefs and attitudes to your work, which is thrilling and surprising at the same time.” PeopleBookBeliefRealizingAttitudePaintingAbstractInterpretationSurprisingThrillingAbstract Painting Author:Marisha Pessl
“How many of the people I know - sons and daughters - have intricate abstract expressionist paintings of their mothers, created out of their own emotions, attitudes, hands. And how many have only Polaroid pictures of their fathers.” PeopleKnowsHandsMotherFatherEmotionAttitudePaintingSonDaughterAbstractIntricateSon And DaughterPolaroids Book:At Large Source: At Large
“Obama's attitude toward the rule of law is apparent in the words he used to describe what he is looking for in a nominee to replace Justice David Souter. He wants 'someone who understands justice is not just about some abstract legal theory,' he said, but someone who has 'empathy.' In other words, judges should decide cases so that the right people win, not according to the rule of law.” PeopleWantShouldSaidLawUsedWinningJusticeAttitudeCasesJudgingTheoryEmpathyAbstractRule Of Law Author:Michael Barone
“Wisdom in groups emerges as a product of commitments we make with ourselves and to each other. These stances are not abstract rules but tangible practices that must be renewed each time we are in groups. They are essentially commitments and attitudes that foster collaboration and positive collective action.” ActionAttitudeCommitmentAbstractCollaboration Author:Alan Briskin
“I'm not a person who writes really abstract things with oblique references. I look at abstraction like I look at condiments. Give me some Tabasco sauce, some ketchup, some mayonnaise. I love all of that. Put it on a trumpet. I've just got to have the ketchup and Tabasco sauce. That's my attitude about musical philosophy.” GivingWritingLooksPersonsPhilosophyAttitudeGive MeMusicalAbstractAbstractionSauceTrumpetsMy AttitudeKetchupCondimentsMayonnaiseTabasco Author:Wynton Marsalis