“...a very terrifying aspect of our society, and other societies, is the equanimity and the detachment with which sane, reasonable, sensible people can observe [war and human suffering]. I think that's more terrifying than the occasional Hitler ...or other that crop up - these people would not able to operate were it not for this apathy and equanimity - and therefore I think that it is in some sense the sane and reasonable and tolerant people who should share a very serious burden of guilt, that they very easily throw on the shoulders of others who seem more extreme and more violent.” PeopleThinkingShouldHumansWarSeemsAbleSufferingShareSeriousAspectGuiltBurdenExtremesViolentShouldersReasonableOur SocietySensibleApathySaneDetachmentOccasionalCropsEquanimityHuman Suffering Author:Noam Chomsky
“I'm in a new club, by the way. And I don't know if you're first timers like I am, but I'm in the 'I Just Dropped My Cell Phone In My Own Piss' Club. Have you done that? Yeah, good times. I'm on the phone and I forget that I'm using shoulder technique. Urinals were taken so I went in to use the regular john. And as I'm standing there, mid-conversation, I'm like 'Are you serious?' and it just started to toboggan right down my powerful chest.” IfsKnowsWayFirstsDoneUseMy OwnForgetPowerfulTakenSeriousConversationFirst TimeStandingYeahPhonesClubsTechniqueShouldersCellsGood TimesChestsCell PhoneStanding ThereTimer Author:Dane Cook
“My show 'The Big House' was picked up; they flew me to New York. I'm about to step on stage to announce 's 'The Big House.' And a hand grabs my shoulder, 'Kevin no, they just decided to cancel it.' It's a serious smack-in-the-face business, and either you can take it, or you can't.” ShowsHandsBigsFacesHouseStepsStageNew YorkSeriousDecidedShouldersFlewKevinSmackBig Houses Author:Kevin Hart
“Donald Trump basically said: One state, two states, do whatever you like. I do not think this was a serious statement of American policy. This was him shrugging his shoulders and saying: Who cares about it. I think he doesn't even have the faintest idea of what he wants to do in the Middle East.” ThinkingWantSaidTwoIdeasStatesCareMiddlePolicySeriousTrumpEastShouldersStatementsMiddle EastWho Cares Author:Amos Oz