“Once I was in a cafe in Portland and the woman at the next table and I began chatting and in the course of our conversation she strongly recommend I visit this web site called 'The Rumpus' so I could read this advice column called 'Dear Sugar.' It was so painful not to tell her that in fact I was Sugar, but I didn't.” FactsCoursesNextAdviceConversationTablesDearPainfulSugarSiteColumnsCafesChattingPortland Author:Cheryl Strayed
“Law is no explanation of anything; law is simply a generalization, a category of facts. Law is neither a cause, nor a reason, nor a power, nor a coercive force. It is nothing but a general formula, a statistical table.” ReasonFactsLawForceCausesTablesExplanationCategoriesFormulasGeneralization Book:Suggestions for Thought by Florence Nightingale: Selections and Commentaries Source: Suggestions for Thought by Florence Nightingale: Selections and Commentaries
“The author brings to the table a healthy skepticism of the conventional wisdom, an admirable ability to separate fact from fancy, and an undisguised repugnance for the mumbo-jumbo that's the curse of so much commentary on anything to do with economics or investment. A World of Wealth is not only a lively read, but an exceptionally enlightening and rewarding one to boot.” WorldFactsWealthAbilityHealthyEconomicsTablesInvestmentCurseFancyBootsConventionalSkepticismEnlighteningAdmirableLivelyCommentaryConventional Wisdom Author:Alan Abelson
“Intelligence officers are supposed to put the facts on the table and really walk away from the policy discussion.” FactsWalksPolicyTablesDiscussionOfficersIntelligence Officers Author:Michael Morell
“The fact is I'm an opportunist. I'll take materials around me, materials on my table, and work with them as I'm searching for an idea that works.” IdeasFactsMaterialsTablesOpportunist Author:Frank Gehry
“There is no military solution to the war in Iraq. Our troops can help suppress the violence, but they cannot solve its root causes. And all the troops in the world won't be able to force Shia, Sunni, and Kurd to sit down at a table, resolve their differences, and forge a lasting peace. In fact, adding more troops will only push this political settlement further and further into the future, as it tells the Iraqis that no matter how much of a mess they make, the American military will always be there to clean it up.” WorldWarMatterFactsHelpingAblePoliticalForceCausesDifferencesViolenceMilitarySolutionsRootsTablesCleanIraqSolveMessLastingResolveTroopsSettlementOur TroopsRoot CauseKurdsAmerican MilitaryShia Author:Barack Obama
“The trout that seem to stick in my memory the finest aren't the big ones, and maybe it's because I have't visited all the corners of the globe, but my most unforgettable trout all lived close to home. In fact, when I take out my pouch of trout memories and spill them all on the table, it seems that the smaller ones shine the brightest.” FactsHomeBigsSeemsMemoriesSeaRiversTablesShiningSticksFishesCornersBoatLakesFishingGlobesFinestSpillsTroutUnforgettable Author:William G. Tapply