I went walking around
I went walking around the city some more, people watching with a cold, blank stare. And I saw your face in everyone, I swear. Elliott Smith
Blank Stares
I recall an incident
I recall an incident involving the late George Stigler at a conference in Spain in the 1980s. Hearing that I had written a book on reason and natural law, Stigler started to ridicule reason, going so far as to say that there is as much reason in a monkey’s antics as in any human act. … Read more
In the studio, I
In the studio, I do try to have a thought in my head, so that it’s not like a blank stare. Cindy Crawford
Always it is thus
Always it is thus with my new students, and especially with the human ones; the mind is the last muscle they train or use, and the one that they regard the least. Ask them about swordplay and they can list every blow from a duel a month old, but ask them to solve a problem … Read more
Last night I didn’t
Last night I didn’t realize I said abortion in my stand up comedy act instead of circumcision. No wonder I got blank stares at rabbi got faint at sight of blood. Ben Rosenfield
My powers of empathy,
My powers of empathy, my ability to reach into another’s heart, cannot penetrate the blank stares of those who would murder innocents with abstract, serene satisfaction. Barack Obama
Don’t underestimate the power
Don’t underestimate the power of the vigilante consumer. Anita Roddick