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“So long as antimilitarists propose no substitute for war's disciplinary function, no moral equivalent of war, analogous, as one might say, to the mechanical equivalent of heat, so long they fail to realize the full inwardness of the situation.”

Long War Might Realizing Situation Moral Failing Function Heat Substitutes Propose

Book:William James: Essays and Lectures

Source: William James: Essays and Lectures

“In the debate between those who believe in essentially unregulated markets and others who hold that reasonable regulation diminishes market excesses without inhibiting their basic function, the subprime situation unfortunately provides ammunition for the latter view.”

Believe Views Situation Function Debate Reasonable Latter Excess Regulation Diminish Ammunition

Author:Barney Frank

“The act of photography is like going on a hunt in which photographer and camera merge into one indivisible function. This is a hunt for new states of things, situations never seen before, for the improbable, for information.”

States Situation Information Photography Function Cameras Photographer Hunts Improbable Indivisible

Book:Towards a Philosophy of Photography

Source: Towards a Philosophy of Photography

“We all create expectations of what we would like to happen after a decision is made. The picture in our mind's eye might have served a valuable function in helping to make a decision. But once the decision is made, let the picture go. Since you can't control the future, the picture can create unhappiness if it's not fulfilled. Disappointment may make you miss the good that can come out of every situation in which you find yourself.”

Ifs Mind May Made Helping Might Happens Eye Decision Situation Missing Expectations Function Disappointment Valuable Finding Yourself Unhappiness Fulfilled

Book:Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway

Source: Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway

“During conflicts and tense situations, women often work in a more collaborative way, include a larger variety of viewpoints, and function more frequently outside traditional hierarchical means. Women leaders often take a consolidated and reconciliatory position in the society.”

Way Mean Situation Leader Position Conflict Function Traditional Variety Tense Viewpoints Woman Leader

Author:Dalia Grybauskaite

“If a hungry lion suddenly appeared, you'd be terrified. So terrified you'd probably run away. Great, fear's doing its job. But you might get so afraid that you lock up and can't move. This would be very bad. Guilt's the same. It can prevent you from fixing the situation, make you feel so bad you can't function at 100% and even lead to more guilt-provoking bad behavior.”

Ifs Feels Might Would Be Running Jobs Moving Situation Behavior Function Guilt Hungry Lions Running Away Locks Provoking Terrified Fixing Bad Behavior Lock Up Hungry Lion

Author:David D. Burns

“Presently we have to train our unconscious to function better. Then we can depend upon our instincts, that will be noble instincts. At this moment, our instincts are very impure. When we have practiced for a long time, living the higher values of life and following the instructions of great masters or the Scriptures, that is when you have trained your unconscious. Then when a situation comes, you can to an extent, depend on your inner voice.”

Long Moments Values Voice Situation Masters Depends Higher Long Time Function Train Instinct Following Noble Scripture Unconscious Instruction Inner Voice Value Of Life

Author:Chinmayananda Saraswati

“Well, God doesn't intervene in many of the situations we would like Him to because He would have to intervene in everything that we say and do that is wrong right the way through to some of the most terrible things happening in nations. What He does is He gives us signs that He is with us and that we can draw help from Him. Jesus changed water into wine. That had no function really. They had already run out of wine in the party so he was only aiding and abetting more drinking.”

Way Giving Wells Doe Helping Running Jesus Nations Water Party Situation Changed Terrible Draws Happenings Function Wine Drinking Things Happen Terrible Things

Author:Gerald Coates

“It's a tribute to the human brain that anyone is able to function out there on television in a talk situation that is entirely artificial.”

Humans Able Brain Situation Television Function Artificial Tribute Human Brain

Author:Dick Cavett

“Capitalism has taught us that markets are always more efficient than hierarchical managerial coordination. But in a situation where those three conditions aren't met, I can't outsource or partner with you because markets don't function in the absence of sufficient information.”

I Can Three Situation Conditions Information Taught Mets Capitalism Function Absence Partners Sufficient Efficient Taught Us Coordination

Author:Clayton Christensen

“I think the function of suffering is to let me know that my perception is skewed; what I’m doing is judging natural events in such a way that I am creating suffering within myself. For instance, you have pain over certain conditions, certain situations that occur. And if you just say ‘ok, here I am, I’m going to experience the pain,’ you don’t suffer. The resistance and the degree of the resistance to the natural phenomenon of life causes tremendous suffering.”

“There are those rare people who function like human magnets, who are individually so attractive – or repellent, depending on the situation – that a considerable amount more seems to happen to them, and likewise, their presence in a certain place makes more seem to happen around them. They’re magical people. They have special power.”

People Humans Seems Happens Certain Situation Special Amount Function Attractive Magnet

Author:Daniel Wallace