The five happiest people
The five happiest people I have ever met all had this strange little quirk of referring to their jobs as a ‘calling.’ Eric Sevareid
Referring
The vigor of a
The vigor of a mass movement stems from the propensity of its followers for united action and self-sacrifice. When we ascribe the success of a movement to its faith, doctrine, propaganda, leadership, ruthlessness and so on, we are but referring to instruments of unification and to means used to inculcate a readiness for self-sacrifice. It … Read more
When the Constitution declares
When the Constitution declares that ‘all men are created equal,’ it is not referring to intelligence, good looks, good humor, height, weight, or income. It is talking about certain rights, ‘inalienable’, in that they cannot be taken away. Elisabeth Elliot
Litmus test: If you
Litmus test: If you can’t describe Ricardo’s Law of Comparative Advantage and explain why people find it counterintuitive, you don’t know enough about economics to direct any criticism or praise at \”capitalism\” because you don’t know what other people are referring to when they use that word. Eliezer Yudkowsky
For when we talk
For when we talk about the spreading power and influence of globalization, arent we really referring to the spreading economic and military might of the US? Fredric Jameson
I liked my teacher
I liked my teacher very much and after some years of mediation, I began to teach meditation, referring all things that I didn’t know to my own teacher. Frederick Lenz
The cultural influences in
The cultural influences in our country are like the floo floo bird. I am referring to the peculiar and especial bird who always flew backward. To keep the wind out of its eyes? No. Just because it didn’t give a darn where it was going, but just had to see where it had been. Frank … Read more
I don’t believe in
I don’t believe in categories of any kind, and when you speak of problems between blacks and whites in the U.S.A. you are referring to categories again. Duke Ellington
Homemade’ sounds much better
Homemade’ sounds much better when not referring to tattoos. Dov Davidoff
Heard someone say children
Heard someone say children are god’s gift to the world. What world are you referring to? And what’s your definition of gift? Dov Davidoff