“You need education. You need subsistence protection. We need jobs and social security. These are preconditions under which it will perhaps be possible to deal with these complex circumstances.” NeedsJobsSocialDealsSecurityCircumstancesComplexesProtectionSocial SecuritySubsistence Author:Ulrich Beck
“[G]enes make enzymes, and enzymes control the rates of chemical processes. Genes do not make "novelty seeking" or any other complex and overt behavior. Predisposition via a long chain of complex chemical reactions, mediated through a more complex series of life's circumstances, does not equal identification or even causation.” LongDoeProcessCircumstancesEqualBehaviorSeriesComplexesRateSeekingReactionsChainsChemicalsGenesNoveltyIdentificationCausationChemical ReactionsEnzymes Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“The arts teach children that in complex forms of problem-solving, purposes are seldom fixed, but change with circumstance and opportunity.” ChildrenArtProblemFormPurposeOpportunityTeachCircumstancesComplexesFixedProblem Solving Author:Elliot W. Eisner
“The definitions of humanism are many, but let us here take it to be the attitude of those men who think it an advantage to live in society, and, at that, in a complex and highly developed society, and who believe that man fulfills his nature and reaches his proper stature in this circumstance. The personal virtues which humanism cherishes are intelligence, amenity, and tolerance; the particular courage it asks for is that which is exercised in the support of these virtues. The qualities of intelligence which it chiefly prizes are modulation and flexibility.” ThinkingMenBelieveAsksAttitudeQualitySupportVirtueParticularCircumstancesAdvantageComplexesHumanismDefinitionsTolerancePrizeCherishFlexibilityStatureAmenities Author:Lionel Trilling
“The Sunnis continue to see themselves, possibly for nostalgic reasons, as the most influential group and want a stronger central government - quite unlike minorities in other countries. The circumstances here are far more complex than many people in Washington imagine.” PeopleWantCountryReasonGovernmentImagineGroupsCircumstancesStrongerComplexesMinoritiesOther CountriesInfluentialNostalgicCentral Government Author:Zalmay Khalilzad
“"History repeats itself" and "History never repeats itself" are about equally true ... We never know enough about the infinitely complex circumstances of any past event to prophesy the future by analogy.” KnowsEnoughPastEventsCircumstancesComplexesRepeatsAnalogiesRepeating HistoryHistory Repeats ItselfPast Events Author:G. M. Trevelyan
“At home and abroad, military men and women are showing purpose and dedication in defending American ideas. They are performing in our country's best traditions under circumstances both difficult and complex. Thanks to their determined spirit of patriotism and professionalism, our country has a powerful and unified defense team, employing its forces in the constant quest for peace and freedom.” MenIdeasCountryHomeSpiritPurposeForceDifficultPowerfulTeamMilitaryCircumstancesMen And WomenTraditionConstantComplexesDeterminedDefenseOur CountryThanksPerformingDedicationQuestsProfessionalismUnifiedArmed ForcesEmployingMilitary ManArmed Forces Day Author:Melvin Laird
“We never know enough about the infinitely complex circumstances of any past event to prophesy the future by analogy.” KnowsEnoughPastEventsCircumstancesComplexesAnalogiesPast Events Author:G. M. Trevelyan
“You do not become a ''dissident'' just because you decide one day to take up this most unusual career. You are thrown into it by your personal sense of responsibility, combined with a complex set of external circumstances. You are cast out of the existing structures and placed in a position of conflict with them. It begins as an attempt to do your work well, and ends with being branded an enemy of society.” WellsEndsResponsibilityEnemyCareersPositionCircumstancesOne DayConflictStructureComplexesCastsThrownPatriotismUnusualDissentSense Of ResponsibilityDissidentsBranded Author:Vaclav Havel
“None of us truly knows what we'll do when the circumstances become so overwhelming and complex that we can't even tell right from wrong.” KnowsCircumstancesComplexesOverwhelming Book:Breathless Source: Breathless