“Absolute brain size does not tell you everything or possibly sometimes even much. Elephants and whales both have brains larger than ours, but you wouldn't have much trouble outwitting them in contract negotiations.” DoeSometimesBrainTroubleAbsolutesSizeContractsElephantsNegotiationWhalesOutwitting Book:A Short History of Nearly Everything Source: A Short History of Nearly Everything
“Americans have begun to understand that trouble does not start somewhere on the other side of town. It seems to originate inside the absolute middle of the homemade cherry pie.” DoeSeemsSidesTroubleMiddleAbsolutesTownsPieCherriesHomemadeCherry Pie Book:On call: political essays Source: On call: political essays
“Adolescents' immature thinking makes it difficult for them to process the divorce. They tend to see things in black-and-white terms and have trouble putting events into perspective. They are absolute in their judgments and expect perfection in parents. They are likely to be self-conscious about their parent's failures and critical of their every move. They have the expectations that parents will keep them safe and happy and are shocked by the broken covenant. Adolescents are unforgiving.” ThinkingSelfMovingProcessParentDifficultBlackTermWhiteTroubleEventsBrokenPerspectiveSafeJudgmentExpectationsConsciousPerfectionAbsolutesDivorceCriticalBlack And WhiteShockedSelf ConsciousCovenantImmatureUnforgiving Book:Reviving Ophelia Source: Reviving Ophelia
“The most successful prostitutes are invisible, because the sign of a prostitute's success is her absolute blending with the environment. She's so shrewd, she never becomes visible. She never gets in trouble. She has command of her life, and her clients.” SuccessfulEnvironmentTroubleAbsolutesInvisibleCommandVisibleClients Author:Camille Paglia