“The trouble is that when most people are apathetic ordinary people ... have to go too far, have to ruin their lives and be made an object of scorn just to get the point across. Did they really think I'd rather be camping by a polluted river than sitting in my own flat with my things about me?” PeopleThinkingMadeMy OwnTroubleObjectsOrdinarySittingRiversRuinsFlatsOrdinary PeopleScornCampingApathetic Book:Sexing the Cherry Source: Sexing the Cherry
“At the other end of the spectrum is, for example, graph theory, where the basic object, a graph, can be immediately comprehended. One will not get anywhere in graph theory by sitting in an armchair and trying to understand graphs better. Neither is it particularly necessary to read much of the literature before tackling a problem: it is of course helpful to be aware of some of the most important techniques, but the interesting problems tend to be open precisely because the established techniques cannot easily be applied.” TryingImportantEndsProblemCoursesLiteratureInterestingExampleObjectsTheorySittingMathematicsTechniqueHelpfulSpectrumTacklingArmchairsGraphs Author:Timothy Gowers
“Here's my pet peeve: The not-so-unstated rule that all women are only to be treated as sexual objects and gawked at-you know, sitting up against a car, washing something, bending over, licking something. That just drives me crazy.” KnowsCrazyCarObjectsSittingTreatedPetWashingBendingLickingDrive Me CrazyPeevesSitting UpPet PeeveBending Over Author:Alicia Keys
“I had a weird one a few years ago when I woke up one night, went to the window and saw a girl sitting on the kerb across the road just staring at me. Freaky. We get nice gifts for the kids too. And I've had naughty things. Let's say objects.” YearsKidsNightGirlSawsNiceObjectsSittingYears AgoWindowStaringOne NightNaughtyFreakyNaughty Things Author:Peter Andre
“Being in church so often, spending those hours sitting in front of a highly symbolic array of objects, hearing those beautiful texts - it teaches a kid that there are important truths beyond the literal ones, and that we have ways to access those truths that are, let's say, super-rational.” WayImportantKidsBeautifulHoursChurchTeachFrontsObjectsTruth IsSittingHearingSpendingAccessRationalSymbolicLiteral Author:George Saunders