“It's the old case against symbols: if you get them, they seem obvious and artificial, and if you don't, you miss the whole point.” IfsWholeSeemsCasesMissingObviousSymbolsArtificial Book:The good word and other words Source: The good word and other words
“Like all her friends, I miss her greatly...But...I am sure there is no case for lamentation...Virginia Woolf got through an immense amount of work, she gave acute pleasure in new ways, she pushed the light of the English language a little further against darkness. Those are facts.” WayLittlesFactsLightLanguagePleasureCasesDarknessMissingAmountImmenseNew WaysEnglish LanguageVirginiaWoolfLamentation Author:E. M. Forster
“Numbers are the product of counting. Quantities are the product of measurement. This means that numbers can conceivably be accurate because there is a discontinuity between each integer and the next. Between two and three there is a jump. In the case of quantity, there is no such jump; and because jump is missing in the world of quantity, it is impossible for any quantity to be exact. You can have exactly three tomatoes. You can never have exactly three gallons of water. Always quantity is approximate.” WorldMeanTwoThreeNextWaterNumbersCasesImpossibleMissingProductsQuantityAccurateCountingMeasurementTomatoesGallonsDiscontinuityIntegers Author:Gregory Bateson
“Hollywood 'friends' are only after one thing. They're looking out for the next big thing, and they don't want to miss out on you just in case.” WantBigsNextCasesOne ThingMissingHollywoodBig Things Author:Naomie Harris
“They always say the Miss America Pageant isn't a beauty contest, it's really a scholarship program. If that's the case, why don't we just put all the contestants on 'Jeopardy!' and pick Miss America that way? At least you get the smartest one.” IfsWayAmericaCasesMissingPicksProgramContestsScholarshipJeopardyPageantContestantsMiss AmericaBeauty Contest Author:Jay Leno
“Every dollar spent to punish a drug user or seller is a dollar that cannot be spent collecting restitution from a robber. Every hour spent investigating a drug user or seller is an hour that could have been used to find a missing child. Every trial held to prosecute a drug user or seller is court time that could be used to prosecute a rapist in a case that might otherwise have been plea bargained.” ChildrenHas BeensMightUsedHoursCasesMissingDrugCourtDollarsTrialsUsersCould Have BeenCollectingProhibitionSellersRobbersInvestigatingDrug ProhibitionRestitution Author:Randy Barnett
“Now I am practicing as well as a criminal defense lawyer in handling appeals. The court of appeals appointed me to handle cases and although that's not trial work and I don't have to go to court, it kind of satisfies the need I have to practice still and I have transitioned into readiness not to be in trial anymore. It took a little while for me to get used to not doing it and I did miss it for a few years, but eventually I transferred into another life.” NeedsYearsWellsKindLittlesStillsUsedPracticeCasesMissingCourtDefenseCriminalsLawyerTrialsHandleAppealsReadinessAnother LifeCriminal Defense Author:Marcia Clark
“I very much miss trying cases - I knew that I made a difference in the world working with crimes directly and trying to get verdicts that spoke the truth. On TV, you never really know what effect you're having.” KnowsWorldTryingMadeDifferencesCasesEffectsMissingCrimeTvsSpokesVerdict Author:Nancy Grace