Abstracta Displays Quotes & Sayings

I have often observed that resignation is never so perfect as when the blessing denied begins to lose somewhat of its value in our estimation. — Jane Austen

If suffering is ubiquitous in life, the withdrawal from and avoidance of suffering is accordingly the withdrawal from and avoidance of life. You — Kelly G. Wilson

a technique called "failure mode and effect analysis" (FMEA), a precursor to the premortem that has been used for decades in the military and government. — Chip Heath

When I started in my career, my sister was very sick so I play for her because we didn't have money. — Goran Ivanisevic

But she wrote out some extra words on a piece of paper so Rain could practice reading. "Is this a magic spell?" the girl asked her.
"Don't let me get sappy on you, but when you get right down to it, every collection of letters is a magic spell, even if it is a moronic proclamation by the Emperor. Words have their impact, girl. Mind your manners. I may not know how to fly but I know how to read, and that's almost the same thing."
-Out of Oz — Gregory Maguire

Everybody should be interested in access to primary and secondary education for everybody. — Paul Farmer

Now public business takes up so much of my time that I must get time a Sundays or a nights to look after my own matters. — Samuel Pepys