“While [European] national cultures were concocted to distinguish one economic unit of capital from another, civilizational thinking was invented to unify these cultures against their colonial consequences. Islamic, Indian, or African civilizations were invented contrapuntally by Orientalism... in order to match, balance and thus authenticate 'Western Civilization'.” ThinkingOrderCultureEconomicBalanceCivilizationConsequenceWesternIndianIslamicUnitsWestern CivilizationOrientalismNational Culture Author:Hamid Dabashi
“One of the most insidious consequences of the present burden of personal income tax is that it strips many middle class families of financial reserves & seems to lend support to campaigns for socialized medicine, socialized housing, socialized food, socialized every thing. The personal income tax has made the individual vastly more dependent on the State & more avid for state hand-outs. It has shifted the balance in America from an individual-centered to a State-centered economic & social system.” MadeStatesHandsSeemsAmericaIndividualSocialClassSupportEconomicMiddleBalanceTaxesConsequenceMedicineFinancialBurdenCampaignsIncomeDependentMiddle ClassReservesHousingIncome TaxInsidiousSocial SystemsAvidMiddle Class FamilySocialized Medicine Author:William Henry Chamberlin
“Some recent occurrences such as the BSE disaster and even perhaps - dare I mention it - the present severe weather conditions in our country are, I have no doubt, the consequences of mankind's arrogant disregard of the delicate balance of nature. We have to find a way of ensuring that our remarkable and seemingly beneficial advances in technology do not just become the agents of our own destruction.” WayCountryTechnologyDoubtConditionsMankindBalanceConsequenceDestructionEnvironmentalDareDisasterWeatherOur CountryAgentsNo DoubtRemarkableDelicateArrogantSevereBeneficialStewardshipDisregard Author:Prince Charles
“I don't want to justify religion in terms of its benefits to us. I believe that, on balance, it does a lot of bad things, too - a tremendous amount. But I don't think that the final justification of religion is the good it does for people. I think the final justification is that it's true, and truth takes priority over consequences. Religion helps us deal with what is most important to the human spirit: values, meaning, purpose, and quality.” PeopleThinkingBelieveImportantHelpingSpiritPurposeValuesI BelieveTermQualityBalanceConsequencePrioritiesJustifyJustificationHuman Spirit Author:Huston Smith
“There's no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences.” ChoicesBalanceConsequenceLife ChoicesWork Life BalanceLife BalanceWork And Life Balance Author:Jack Welch
“I would warn my brethren and sisters to never flatter persons because of their ability; for they cannot bear it. Self is easily exalted, and in consequence, persons lose their balance.” PersonsSelfLosesAbilityBearsBalanceConsequenceExaltedBrethren Author:Ellen G. White
“Investment banking has, in recent years, resembled a casino, and the massive scale of gambling losses has dragged down traditional activities as banks try to rebuild their balance sheets.” TryingYearsLossModernBalanceActivityConsequenceAspectInvestmentFinancialScalesTraditionalGamblingMassiveSheetsBankingLendingRetailCasinosBalance SheetsInvestment Banking Author:Vince Cable
“There is no doubt that solitude is a challenge and to maintain balance within it a precarious business. But I must not forget that, for me, being with people or even with one beloved person for any length of time without solitude is even worse. I lose my center. I feel dispersed, scattered, in pieces. I must have time alone in which to mull over my encounter, and to extract its juice, its essence, to understand what has really happened to me as a consequence of it.” PeopleFeelsPersonsLosesChallengesForgetDoubtPiecesHappenedBalanceSolitudeConsequenceEssenceBelovedEncountersNo DoubtLengthJuicePrecariousAlone TimeBeloved Person Book:From May Sarton's well: writings of May Sarton Source: From May Sarton's well: writings of May Sarton
“My belief is firm in a law of compensation. The true rewards are ever in proportion to the labor and sacrifices made. This is one of the reasons why I feel certain that of all my inventions, the Magnifying Transmitter will prove most important and valuable to future generations. I am prompted to this prediction not so much by thoughts of the commercial and industrial revolution which it will surely bring about, but of the humanitarian consequences of the many achievements it makes possible. Considerations of mere utility weigh little in the balance against the higher benefits of civilization.” FeelsLittlesMadeImportantReasonLawCertainBeliefGenerationsSacrificeHard WorkRevolutionBalanceHigherCivilizationProveAchievementBenefitsConsequenceLaborMereRewardsValuableHumanitarianInventionFirmReason WhyProportionConsiderationPredictionsCompensationFuture GenerationUtilityIndustrial RevolutionMagnifying Book:My Inventions: [Illustrated & Biography Added] Source: My Inventions: [Illustrated & Biography Added]