“Were it not for Occam's Razor, which always demands simplicity, I'd be tempted to believe that human beings are more influenced by distant causes than immediate ones. This would especially be true of overeducated people, who are capable of thinking past the immediate, of becoming obsessed by the remote. It's the old stuff, the conflicts we've never come to terms with, that sneaks up on us, half forgotten, insisting upon action.” PeopleThinkingBelieveHumansActionPastCausesStuffTermHuman BeingsHalfBecomingDemandConflictCapableSimplicityForgottenBeing TrueObsessedTemptedSneakRazorsInsistingOld StuffOccam's Razor Author:Richard Russo
“It always grieves me to contemplate the initiation of children into the ways of life when they are scarcely more than infants. It checks their confidence and simplicity, two of the best qualities that heaven gives them, and demands that they share our sorrows before they are capable of entering into our enjoyments.” WayGivingChildrenTwoHeavenQualityShareSorrowDemandCapableSimplicityChecksGrievingEnjoymentContemplatingEnteringInfantInitiation Book:The Old Curiosity Shop Charles Dickens Source: The Old Curiosity Shop Charles Dickens
“The Gospel does not require anything good that man must furnish: not a good heart, not a good disposition, no improvement of his condition, no godliness, no love either of God or men…….. It plants love into his heart and makes him capable of all good works. It demands nothing, but it gives all. Should not this fact make us leap for JOY?” MenLoveGivingShouldHeartDoeGodFactsJoyWorkConditionsEffectsDemandCapablePlantImprovementWorking ItLeapGood WorkRequirementsDispositionGodlinessNo LoveGood HeartLutheransHeart Full Of Love Author:C. F. W. Walther
“Voluntary service of others demands the best of which one is capable, and must take precedence over service of self.” SelfDemandCapablePrecedence Book:The Essential Writings Source: The Essential Writings
“Presently it appears that people are mainly concerned with being well rested. Those capable of uninterrupted sleep are much admired. Unconsciousness is in great demand. This is the day of the milligram.” PeopleWellsSleepDemandCapableConcernedUnconsciousness Book:The Fran Lebowitz Reader Source: The Fran Lebowitz Reader
“Presently it appears that people are mainly concerned with being well rested. Those capable of uninterrupted sleep are much admired. Unconsciousness is in great demand. This is the day of the milligram. The rigors of learning how to do long division have been a traditional part of childhood, just like learning to smoke. In fact, as far as I am concerned, the two go hand in hand. Any child who cannot do long division by himself does not deserve to smoke.” PeopleWellsChildrenLongDoeHas BeensTwoFactsHandsSleepChildhoodDemandCapableDeserveConcernedTraditionalSmokeDivisionHand In HandUnconsciousnessRigor Author:Fran Lebowitz
“The competitive advantages the marketplace demands is someone more human, connected, and mature. Someone with passion and energy, capable of seeing things as they are and negotiating multiple priorities as she makes useful decisions without angst. Flexible in the face of change, resilient in the face of confusion. All of these attributes are choices, not talents, and all of them are available to you.” HumansFacesChoicesPassionEnergyDecisionSeeingTalentDemandCapableAdvantageAvailableConnectedPrioritiesConfusionMatureAttributesMultipleFlexibleMarketplaceAngstResilientNegotiatingCompetitive Advantage Author:Seth Godin
“Why would some all powerful being create creatures capable of reason and then demand that they act in a manner contrary to their creation?” ReasonPowerfulCreationDemandCreaturesCapableAtheistContrary Author:Josh Charles