“Each member of society can have only a small fraction of the knowledge possessed by all, and...each is therefore ignorant of most of the facts on which the working of society rests...civilization rests on the fact that we all benefit from knowledge which we do not possess. And one of the ways in which civilization helps us to overcome that limitation on the extent of individual knowledge is by conquering intelligence, not by the acquisition of more knowledge, but by the utilization of knowledge which is and which remains widely dispersed among individuals.” WayFactsHelpingIndividualCivilizationMembersBenefitsOvercomingRemainsIgnorantConquerLimitationPossessedAcquisitionFractionsMore KnowledgeUtilization Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“Jane Jacobs work wouldnt have been complete if it hadn't inspired others to carry it on, and evolve Jane's groundbreaking accomplishments so that the essential kernel of thought remains relevant for future generations. The essayists in What We See have built on those essential footholds that people who have never heard of Jane Jacobs will benefit from for decades.” PeopleIfsHas BeensGenerationsHeardEssentialsBenefitsBuiltRemainsInspiredDecadesEvolveAccomplishmentRelevantJaneFuture GenerationJacobEssayistsKernelGroundbreaking Author:Majora Carter
“It is the glorious doom of literature that the evil perishes and the good remains. Even when the original author of some healthy and useful truth is forgotten, the truth survives, transplanted to works more calculated to purify it from error, and perpetuate it to our benefit.” EvilLiteratureHealthyTruth IsBenefitsOriginalsRemainsErrorsForgottenGloriousDoom Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
“The more opportunities people have to experience television on different platforms, the more television they consume overall. So there actually has been a benefit, but the ratings have gone down. But we've seen kind of the horizontal benefit of this. And it remains a great, great promotion engine.” PeopleKindHas BeensDifferentOpportunityGoneTelevisionBenefitsRemainsEnginesPlatformsPromotionRatingHorizontal Author:Anne Sweeney
“Christmas represents love and mercy. It was ushered in by the star of hope and remains forever consecrated by the sacrifice of the cross. Christmas holds its place in the hearts of men because they know that love is the greatest thing in the world. Christmas is celebrated in the true spirit only by those who make some sacrifice for the benefit of their fellow men.” KnowsMenWorldHeartSpiritStarsLove IsForeverSacrificeBenefitsCrossesMercyFellowsRemainsFellow Man Author:Newt Gingrich
“The benefit of writing a collection - as opposed to a novel - is that I'm able to have some version of the war in each story without having to comment on its all-encompassing nature. Turn the page and here are new characters and new situations, but the war remains... Isn't that how life has been for us for over a decade?” WritingHas BeensWarCharacterStoriesAbleTurnsSituationNovelBenefitsPagesRemainsDecadesVersionsCollectionsCommentNew Situations Author:Said Sayrafiezadeh
“The fact remains that we're running a presidential campaign. And we're doing that through appearances like today, fund-raisers like today, where Donald Trump was in Texas, raising money, not just for the trump campaign, but, drumroll, please, for the RNC and the Republican committees, which benefits all these candidates that Paul Ryan is trying to protect.” TryingFactsRunningTodayTrumpPleaseRepublicanProtectBenefitsRemainsAppearanceCampaignsPresidentialCandidatesFundTexasCommitteesPresidential CampaignRaising Money Author:Kellyanne Conway
“Do not waste what remains of your life in speculating about your neighbors, unless with a view to some mutual benefit. To wonder what so-and-so is doing and why, or what he is saying, or thinking, or scheming -- in a word, anything that distracts you from fidelity to the ruler within you -- means a loss of opportunity for some other task.” ThinkingMeanWisdomOpportunityLossViewsWonderLife PhilosophyWise WordsWords Of WisdomWasteBenefitsTasksRemainsNeighborMutualWasting TimeRulersWithin YouNeighbourFidelityWise Man Once SaidDon't Waste Your TimeOpportunity KnocksMutual Benefit Author:Marcus Aurelius
“But then, I suppose, when with the benefit of hindsight one begins to search one's past for such 'turning points', one is apt to start seeing them everywhere.” PastSeeingBenefitsRemainsTurning PointsHindsight Author:Kazuo Ishiguro
“President Bush has a record of cutting taxes, has provided a prescription drug benefit for seniors, has upheld the Second Amendment and remains committed to stopping liberal activists judges who are redefining marriage.” PresidentMarriageRecordsCuttingJudgingDrugTaxesBenefitsRemainsCommittedActivistAmendmentsSeniorStoppingPresident BushPrescriptionsSecond AmendmentPrescription DrugsRedefining Author:Bill Shuster