“One was kind, out of a bounty that could hardly be exhausted, to old governesses and gardeners, who could be relied upon to give thanks with proper abjection; one performed public duties, for which one was paid in full by deference; one was chaste, refusing to run away from one's husband with other men who for the most part did not ask one to do so, and who in any case had nothing better to offer than one's own home. Knowing no difficulties one was without fortitude; knowing no criteria but one's own achievements one was without taste.” MenGivingKindHomeRunningAsksCasesKnowingDutyTasteOffersHusbandAchievementDifficultyPaidThanksRunning AwayExhaustedFortitudeCriteriaGardenerChasteBountyDeferenceAbjectionPaid In Full Book:The Thinking Reed Source: The Thinking Reed
“The Lord did not make me impossible of error. All I've had to offer you is the total dedication in serving you as best I know how. And I've always leveled with you, and always will, knowing full well that everyone will not agree with me.” KnowsWellsLordKnow HowKnowingImpossibleOffersAgreeErrorsScaryServingDedication Author:Jesse Helms
“Let's drop the whole 'atheist evangelism' thing and call out bullshit questions like 'what does atheism have to offer?' for just what they are: Bullshit. I mean, what does knowing that the Earth goes around the Sun have to offer? Who cares? It just is.” MeanDoeWholeCareEarthSunKnowingAtheismOffersAtheistBullshitWho CaresEvangelism Author:Rebecca Watson
“We should think about what we mean by literacy. If you say, "He's a very literate person," what you really mean is that he knows a lot, thinks a lot, has a certain frame of mind that comes through reading and knowing about various subjects.The major route open to literacy has been through reading and writing text. But we're seeing new media offer richer ways to explore knowledge and communicate, through sound and pictures.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayShouldWritingMindMeanPersonsHas BeensCertainReadingSoundKnowingSeeingSubjectsMediaOffersMajorsVariousCommunicateRoutesLiteracyReally MeanReading And WritingFrame Of MindNew Media Author:Seymour Papert
“I had refused Emerson's well-meant offers of assistance, knowing his efforts would be confined to moving the furniture to the wrong places and demanding how much longer the process would take.” WellsWould BeMovingProcessEffortKnowingOffersAssistanceFurnitureConfined Author:Barbara Mertz
“She tried to remind herself that beauty was only skin deep, but that didn't offer any helpful excuses when she was berating herself for never knowing what to say to people. There was nothing more depressing than an ugly girl with no personality.” PeopleGirlKnowingPersonalityOffersSkinsExcuseUglyHelpfulDepressingSkin DeepUgly GirlBerating Author:Julia Quinn