“Everything in war is very simple, but the simplest thing is difficult. The difficulties accumulate and end by producing a kind of friction that is inconceivable unless one has experienced war. ... Countless minor incidents - the kind you can never really foresee - combine to lower the general level of performance, so that one always falls short of the intended goal.” KindWarEndsFallDifficultGoalSimpleLevelsPerformancesDifficultyMinorsSimplestIncidentsFriction Author:Carl von Clausewitz
“No distinction in kind rather than degree between ourselves and the chimps? No distinction? Seriously, folks? Here is a simple operational test: the chimpanzees invariably are the one behind the bars of their cages.” KindSimpleBehindsDegreesTestsFolksBarsDistinctionCagesChimpanzees Author:David Berlinski
“How much is enough? How much does anyone require? Can I be both kind and tough? Can I put faith before desire? Right now, for all time, I vow to try . . . I volunteer to be simple, I volunteer to love, Every living thing like a mountain stream that flows out o'er the land. I volunteer for the journey from here to heaven's gate. I will do my part I place my heart in Your gracious hands . . . How then shall we live? Let us live lightly as a feather. How much shall we give? Let us give everything, together One heart, one mind, all humankind... I volunteer.” GivingTryingMindHeartKindDoeEnoughHandsTogetherDesireHeavenSimpleJourneyLandMy HeartRight NowMountainToughFlowAll TimeStreamsGatesHumankindVolunteerFeathersLiving ThingsVowGraciousMountain Streams Author:Alan AtKisson
“I think it's really hard to say now what makes a show kind of sink or swim, and what creates longevity. For instance, I think that Survivor is a very well produced show. It's very simple, it's very elemental, and I think it gets into big issues. I think American Idol has been an amazing show for many, many seasons.” ThinkingWellsKindHas BeensHardShowsBigsSimpleIssuesSeasonsInstanceSwimSurvivorIdolsLongevityElementalsAmerican IdolSink Or Swim Author:Dan Cutforth
“However, I think that sometimes when shows do, you know, have a good season or a bad season, it comes down to something as simple as the crop of contestants that year, and do they break through in a way that makes the audience excited. Those are the kinds of things that tend to make a difference, more so than tweaks to the format and that sort of stuff, as much as we, obviously, would all like to try to assume that it's in our power.” ThinkingKnowsWayTryingYearsKindSometimesShowsStuffDifferencesSimpleBreakAudienceSeasonsAssumingExcitedMaking A DifferenceDo You KnowCropsFormatBreak ThroughTweakContestants Author:Dan Cutforth