“People are interested in pro football because it provides them with an emotional oasis; they don't want football to get involved in the same types of court cases, racial problems and legislative issues they encounter in the rest of American life.” PeopleWantProblemCasesIssuesEmotionalFootballTypeInvolvedCourtEncountersGet InvolvedAmerican LifeOasisPro FootballCourt Cases Author:Pete Rozelle
“....chemotherapy's success record is dismal. It can achieve remissions in about 7% of all human cancers; for an additional 15% of cases, survival can be "prolonged" beyond the point at which death would be expected without treatment. This type of survival is not the same as a cure or even restored quality of life.” HumansWould BeQualityCasesRecordsAchieveTypeSurvivalCancerExpectedCuresTreatmentQuality Of LifeChemotherapyRemission Author:John Diamond
“In my twenties, it was so important for me to show people I had all these other books and these other sorts of writing in me, .. A lot of authors, if their first book is a success, they're terrified to write a second one. But in my case, since the first book wasn't considered a literary book, I was really determined to show people I could do other types of writing.” PeopleIfsWritingFirstsImportantBookShowsCasesTypeTwentiesDeterminedTerrifiedWriting A Book Author:Evelyn Lau
“The beautiful exists just as little as the true. In every case it is a question of the conditions of preservation of a certain type of man: thus the herd-man will experience the value feeling of the true in different things than will the overman.” MenLittlesDifferentFeelingsBeautifulCertainValuesCasesConditionsTypeDifferent ThingsPreservationHerds Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“Going back into the history of a word, very often into Latin, we come back pretty commonly to pictures or models of how things happen or are done. These models may be fairly sophisticated and recent, as is perhaps the case with 'motive' or 'impulse', but one of the commonest and most primitive types of model is one which is apt to baffle us through its very naturalness and simplicity.” MayDoneHappensCasesTypeModelsSimplicityThings HappenImpulseMotiveLatinPrimitiveSophisticated Author:J. L. Austin
“One bleeding-heart type asked me in a recent interview if I did not agree that 'violence begets violence.' I told him that it is my earnest endeavor to see that it does. I would like very much to ensure - and in some cases I have - that any man who offers violence to his fellow citizen begets a whole lot more in return than he can enjoy.” IfsMenHeartDoeWholeEnjoyCasesViolenceTypeReturnCitizensOffersGunAgreeFellowsInterviewsEndeavorEarnestBleedingBegetsBleeding Heart Author:Jeff Cooper
“Attorney General John Ashcroft is in intensive care. He's suffering from a severe case of pancreatitis, which they can't really figure out because he's not really a drinker. They think he might have picked up some type of infection while wiping his ass with the Bill of Rights.” ThinkingMightCareSufferingCasesRightsFiguresTypeBillsAssSevereAttorneyInfectionBill Of RightsDrinkers Author:Bill Maher
“In any bureaucratic organization there will be two kinds of people: those who work to further the actual goals of the organization, and those who work for the organization itself. Examples in education would be teachers who work and sacrifice to teach children, vs. union representative who work to protect any teacher including the most incompetent. The Iron Law states that in all cases, the second type of person will always gain control of the organization, and will always write the rules under which the organization functions.” PeopleWritingKindChildrenPersonsTwoStatesWould BeLawGoalTeachCasesTeacherSacrificeExampleTypeProtectGainsOrganizationFunctionUnionsIncludingInvestingIronRepresentativesIncompetent Author:Jerry Pournelle
“The occurrence of successive forms of life upon our globe is an historical fact, which cannot be disputed; and the relation of these successive forms, as stages of evolution of the same type, is established in various cases.” FactsFormCasesStageTypeEvolutionRelationHistoricalVariousGlobesHistorical Facts Book:Collected essays Source: Collected essays
“Rarely, Type 2 diabetes develops without any readily identifiable predisposing factor. But in the great majority of cases it is brought on by lifestyle activities, including, and clearly most importantly, dietary choices.” ChoicesCasesTypeActivityMajorityIncludingLifestyleFactorsDiabetesType 2 Diabetes Author:David Perlmutter
“The factors that have been holding farmers back are similar to those that threaten other types of growth in Africa. Infrastructure and transport are in many cases quite poor, resulting in the losses of huge amounts of produce.” Has BeensGrowthLossPoorCasesProduceHugeTypeAmountFactorsFarmersInfrastructureTransport Author:Richard Attias
“In any case, the leading edge of our "on purpose" radio signals is 30 light-years away and, if intercepted, may mend the aliens' image of us based on the radio bubble of our television shows. But this will happen only if the aliens can somehow determine which type of signal comes closer to the truth of who we are, and what our cosmic identity deserves to be.” IfsYearsMayShowsLightHappensPurposeCasesIdentityTelevisionTypeDeserveEdgesDetermineRadioAliensWho We AreCosmicBubblesSignalsTelevision ShowsLight Years Book:Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries Source: Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
“There are cases where the dog is not compatible to the house. There are people that don't have the strength. There are people who don't have the willpower, who are not active in the exercise world and they have a type of dog that requires a lot of exercise so that dog is not compatible with that environment. When I take the dog away from that environment, the dog changes.” PeopleWorldHouseCasesEnvironmentDogTypeExerciseActiveWillpowerCompatible Author:Cesar Millan
“Love interest nearly always weakens a mystery because it introduces a type of suspense that is antagonistic to the detective's struggle to solve the problem. It stacks the cards, and in nine cases out of ten, it eliminates at least two useful suspects. The only effective love interest is that which creates a personal hazard for the detective - but which, at the same time, you instinctively feel to be a mere episode. A really good detective never gets married.” FeelsTwoProblemInterestCasesStruggleMysteryTypeTenMarriedMereSolveNineCardsSuspenseSuspectsIntroducingEpisodesDetectivesHazards Book:Raymond Chandler Speaking Source: Raymond Chandler Speaking
“In the case of Michael Moore, having a deep, I'd even say passionate, understanding of other types of people in America who might be progressive thinkers without even realizing it.” PeopleMightAmericaUnderstandingRealizingCasesTypePassionateProgressiveThinker Author:Jello Biafra
“The sad thing is that somehow, it is a type of event that mirrors the artist. You take it into account, and you're reminded in this specific case what the artist's work is about, what his life is like, and how life mirrors art.” ArtLife IsArtistCasesEventsTypeAccountsMirrorsLife Is LikeSad Things Author:Massimiliano Gioni
“That's for non-musicians to say: "I only listen to this or that type of music." I think musicians love all music, or at least that's my case.” ThinkingCasesTypeMusicianMusician Love Author:Paul Banks