“I think what bothers us about fighting sports isn't the damage to the athlete but the fact that you win by doing more harm to your opponent than he does to you. It just seems ugly.” ThinkingDoeFactsSeemsFightingWinningSportsAthleteUglyHarmBotherOpponentsDamage Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“Wal-mart started selling “Vampire Home Defense Kits”, including holy water, crosses, stakes, mallets, and a book of quick blessings to bar vampires from your door. The fact that these kits were generally useless didn't bother me nearly as much as the idea of holy water being sold at wal-mart.” BookIdeasFactsHomeWaterDoorsHolyBlessingCrossesIncludingDefenseBarsSellingVampireUselessBotherStakesHoly Water Book:Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs Source: Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs
“Death in Somalia seldom bothers to announce its arrival. In fact, death calls with the arrogance of a guest confident on receiving a warm welcome at any time, no question asked.” FactsWarmWelcomeBotherArroganceGuestsReceivingArrivalsSomaliaQuestions Asked Book:Hiding in Plain Sight Source: Hiding in Plain Sight
“The art of writing history is the art of emphasizing the significant facts at the expense of the insignificant. And it is the same in every field of knowledge. Knowledge is power only if a man knows what facts not to bother about.” IfsKnowsMenWritingArtFactsFieldsSignificantBotherExpensesInsignificantKnowledge Is PowerArt Of WritingWriting History Author:Robert Wilson Lynd
“It is amazing how many people think that they can answer an argument by attributing bad motives to those who disagree with them. Using this kind of reasoning, you can believe or not believe anything about anything, without having to bother to deal with facts or logic.” PeopleThinkingBelieveKindFactsAnswersDealsArgumentLogicBotherMotiveReasoningDisagree Author:Thomas Sowell