“Consider children as a beat. Clearly not an institution of power, children don't vote and they don't pass taxes. They have no money, and they don't buy newspapers or watch the news on television. Consequently, children are one of the most neglected segments of society in the news, except as a subtopic of other power beats such as education, family, and crime. Children are in serious trouble in this society, which means the foundation of our society is in trouble, which means the future is in trouble, and that is news.” MeanChildrenWatchesTroubleCrimeTelevisionSeriousTaxesNewsBeatsVoteInstitutionsFoundationNewspapersOur SocietyNeglectedNo MoneyThis Society Author:Joan Konner
“Your discovery of the contradiction caused me the greatest surprise and, I would almost say, consternation, since it has shaken the basis on which I intended to build my arithmetic.” SeemsLossSeriousDiscoveryLogicBasesFoundationSurpriseContradictionSoleArithmeticConsternation Author:Gottlob Frege
“Jobs would have ever have asserted that Bill Gates was not serious about technology. He was a huge pioneer in that world, albeit doing something quite different in approach from what Steve did. He was dismissive of Gates' foundation work as something he did to make himself feel better.” WorldFeelsDifferentJobsTechnologySeriousHugeApproachFoundationBillsGatesFeel BetterPioneers Author:Alex Gibney
“Think of your husband as a house. You are allowed to give him a fresh coat of paint and change out the furniture now and then. But if you're constantly trying to pour a new foundation or replace the roof, you're in serious trouble.” IfsThinkingGivingTryingHouseTroubleSeriousHusbandFoundationPaintNow And ThenRoofCoatsFurnitureThink Of YouYour Husband Book:There's a Spouse in My House: A Humorous Journey Through the First Years of Marriage Source: There's a Spouse in My House: A Humorous Journey Through the First Years of Marriage
“[T]he next time you hear serious-sounding people explaining the need for fiscal austerity, try to parse their argument. Almost surely, you'll discover that what sounds like hardheaded realism actually rests on a foundation of fantasy, on the belief that invisible vigilantes will punish us if we're bad and the confidence fairy will reward us if we're good. And real-world policy - policy that will blight the lives of millions of working families - is being built on that foundation.” PeopleIfsWorldNeedsTryingRealNextBeliefSoundMillionsFantasyPolicySeriousBuiltArgumentFoundationRewardsInvisibleFairyReal WorldRealismNext TimeExplainingAusterityBlightVigilante Author:Paul Krugman