“In my view the structure of the whole atom was that of an individual, with all its parts interconnected, and the emission of a spectral line appeared to me to be the result of the coherence and co-operation of several electric quanta.” WholeIndividualLinesResultsViewsStructureOperationsAtomsElectricQuantumEmissionsInterconnectedCoherence Author:Johannes Stark
“The most common and most important result of them is that the nature and size of the effect on corresponding series of different elements are largely an expression of the peculiarity of their atomic structure - or, at least, of the structure of the surface.” ImportantDifferentResultsCommonEffectsExpressionElementsStructureSeriesSizeSurfaceCorrespondingAtomic Structure Author:Johannes Stark
“I do not see class as a 'structure', nor even as a 'category', but as something which in fact happens (and can be shown to have happened) in human relationships... the notion of class entails the notion of historical relationship. ...And class happens when some men, as a result of common experiences (inherited or shared), feel and articulate the identity of their interests as between themselves, and as against other men whose interests are different from (and usually opposed to) theirs” MenFeelsHumansDifferentFactsHappensInterestResultsCommonClassHappenedIdentityStructureHistoricalNotionCategoriesHuman RelationsHuman RelationshipsCommon Experience Book:THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH WORKING CLASS Source: THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH WORKING CLASS
“It is not true that the perfection of police power is the result of the state's Machiavellianism or of some transitory influence. The whole structure of society implies it, of necessity. The more we mobilize the forces of nature, the more must we mobilize men and the more do we require order.” MenStatesWholeOrderForceResultsInfluencePerfectionPoliceStructureTransitoryForces Of NaturePolice Power Author:Jacques Ellul
“In the past, the British had signally failed to build an effective structure of royal authority and administration in their American colonies. As a result, no possibility existed of soothing and winning over influential and talented Americans, in the way that influential and talented Scotsmen were increasingly being won over, by giving them increased access to state employment.” WayGivingStatesPastWinningResultsPossibilityAuthorityStructureBritishAccessEmploymentAdministrationRoyalInfluentialColonySoothingBritish HistoryScotsmen Book:Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837 Source: Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837
“We rarely use much debt and, when we do, we attempt to structure it on a long-term fixed rate basis. We will reject interesting opportunities rather than over-leverage our balance sheet. This conservatism has penalized our results but it is the only behavior that leaves us comfortable, considering our fiduciary obligations to policyholders, depositors, lenders and the many equity holders who have committed unusually large portions of their net worth to our care.” LongUseCareOpportunityTermInterestingResultsBalanceBehaviorComfortableBasesStructureRateInvestingCommittedDebtObligationFixedLong TermRejectsPortionsConsideringSheetsEquityConservatismNet WorthLendersBalance SheetsFiduciary Author:Warren Buffett
“Unless structure follows strategy, inefficiency results.” LeadershipResultsStrategyStructureInefficiency Author:Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.
“The military gave me structure and process. That reflects on the way I believe we should handle legislative matters. If we do it that way in any field, the results are usually better.” IfsWayShouldBelieveMatterI BelieveProcessResultsMilitaryFieldsStructureHandle Author:Ralph Abraham