“This is not remarkable, for, as we know, reality is not a function of the event as event, but of the relationship of that event to past, and future, events. We seem here to have a paradox: that the reality of an event, which is not real in itself, arises from the other events which, likewise, in themselves are not real. But this only affirms what we must affirm: that direction is all. And only as we realize this do we live, for our own identity is dependent upon this principal.” KnowsRealRealitySeemsPastRealizingEventsIdentityFunctionAriseDependentRemarkableParadoxPrincipalFuture Events Book:All the King's Men Source: All the King's Men
“A firm, therefore, consists of the system of relationships which comes into existence when the direction of resources is dependent on an entrepreneur... As a firm gets larger, there may be decreasing returns to the entrepreneur function, that is, the costs of organising additional transactions within the firm may rise.” MayExistenceReturnCostResourcesFunctionEntrepreneurFirmDependentTransactions Author:Ronald Coase
“My fear, is that we are becoming so dependent on technology that if it was all taken away for some reason, some big incident, that we are losing our ability to function without it.” IfsReasonBigsAbilityTechnologyTakenBecomingLosingFunctionDependentIncidents Author:Bruce Boxleitner
“From watching my own mind deteriorate circuit by circuit, I learned that every ability I have, from wiggling my finger to creating language, is dependent on a group of cells inside of my brain functioning in a healthy, happy way. I realized in order to get well I had to make the cells that performed those functions well again. It gave me an entirely different way to look at myself as an individual and at all of us as people.” PeopleWayMindWellsLooksDifferentOrderIndividualLanguageMy OwnAbilityBrainGroupsHealthyCreatingFunctionFingersI RealizedCellsDifferent WaysDependentCircuitsGet WellHealthy HappyWiggling Author:Jill Bolte Taylor
“The grandiose person is never really free; first because he is excessively dependent on admiration from others, and second, because his self-respect is dependent on qualities, functions, and achievements that can suddenly fail.” FirstsPersonsSelfQualityFailingAchievementFunctionSelf RespectDependentAdmirationGrandiose Book:The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self Source: The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
“We believe we are hurt when we don't receive love. But that is not what hurts us. Our pain comes when we do not give love. We were born to love. You might say that we are divinely created love machines. We function most powerfully when we are giving love. The world has led us to believe that our wellbeing is dependent on other people loving us. But this is kind of upside down thinking that has caused so many of our problems. The truth is our well being is dependent on our giving love. It is not about what comes back; it is about what goes out!” PeopleThinkingWorldLoveGivingBelieveWellsKindProblemMightTruthPainCausesBornHurtLove YouDivineDependsWise WordsWords Of WisdomTruth IsMachinesFunctionWell BeingDependentMost PowerfulReceivingDependenceDeep ThoughtWellbeingUpside DownHurt FeelingsLove HurtLove PainGiving LoveWise Love Author:Alan Cohen
“And just as we acquaint ourselves with materials, just as we must understand functions, so we must become familiar with the psychological and spiritual factors of our day. No cultural activity is possible otherwise; for we are dependent on the spirit of our time.” SpiritualSpiritMaterialsActivityFunctionFamiliarPsychologicalFactorsOur TimeDependent Author:Ludwig Mies van der Rohe