“Historians still often see the end of the war as meaning nothing more for Germany than lost territories, lost participation in colonization, and lost assets for the state and individuals. They frequently overlook the most serious loss that Germany suffered.” StillsWarEndsStatesIndividualLostLossSeriousGermanyAssetsTerritoryHistorianParticipationColonizationMeaning Nothing Author:Gustav Stresemann
“As economists have often pointed out, we pay doctors for quantity, not quality. As they point out less often, we also pay them as individuals, rather than as members of a team working together for their patients. Both practices have made for serious problems.” MadeProblemTogetherIndividualPayQualityPracticeTeamSeriousMembersDoctorsPatientWorking TogetherQuantityEconomistTeam Working Author:Atul Gawande
“Pessimism like calumny is easy to do, and attracts immediate attention. The gossiper and the writer may find this out soon enough, and a little encouragement from the current mood will procure them successes that bring endless imitators in their trail. On the other hand saying good things about life in general and individuals in particular and making it interesting is a serious task which few can achieve with credit.” MayLittlesEnoughHandsIndividualEasyInterestingAttentionAchieveParticularSeriousTasksEncouragementGood ThingsCurrentsCreditMoodEndlessPessimismTrailsCalumnyImitatorSoon EnoughCalumny Is Book:Sunset and Twilight: From the Diaries of 1947-1958 Source: Sunset and Twilight: From the Diaries of 1947-1958