“Most economic fallacies derive from the tendency to assume that there is a fixed pie, that one party can gain only at the expense of another.” PartyLibertyEconomicTaxesGainsAssumingDebtSpendingLibertarianTendenciesFixedExpensesLibertarianismPieFree MarketProperty RightsFallacyWealth Of Nations Book:Free to Choose: A Personal Statement Source: Free to Choose: A Personal Statement
“If you don't show up at a party, people will assume you're fat.” PeopleIfsShowsWomenPartyAssumingFatsMemorableAssumption Author:Julia Duffy
“If there is to be responsible party government, the party label must be something more than a mere device for securing office. Unless those who are elected under the same party designation are willing to assume sufficient responsibility and exhibit sufficient loyalty and coherence, so that they can cooperate with each other in the support of the broad general principles, of the party platform, the election is merely a mockery, no decision is made at the polls, and there is no representation of the popular will.” IfsMadeGovernmentDecisionPartyResponsibilityPrinciplesSupportWillingOfficeResponsibleElectionAssumingMereLoyaltyLabelsSufficientDevicesBroadsPlatformsRepresentationPollsExhibitsMockeryBeing ResponsibleCoherenceDesignation Author:Calvin Coolidge
“I have been moving around all my life. Going to different schools, living in different houses, shedding old roles, assuming new ones. This way of life is as natural to me as staying in one place is for other people. I do variations on the theme. I return to places where I used to be. I find my old personas. I try them on. If they still fit, I wear them out to a party or a show. If they begin to restrict my movements, I take them off. I am a human being, capable of mimicking anything I see or remember or can imagine.” PeopleIfsWayTryingHumansHas BeensStillsDifferentShowsSchoolRememberMovingLife IsUsedHouseNaturalHuman BeingsPartyRolesImagineMovementIdentityReturnFitCapableAssumingUsed To BeThemeStayingVariationPersonaMimicking Book:Falling Through Space Source: Falling Through Space
“Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.” InspirationalPartyConflictAgreeAssumingClassicResolutionDisagreeAnxiousNegotiationDiplomacyDisputesDisagreementDiplomaticDiplomatsNegotiatingWin WinAgree To Disagree Author:Dean Acheson