Systems Check Quotes & Sayings

The diagnostic said there was nothing wrong with the threep, which may have meant there was something wrong with the diagnostic. — John Scalzi

One of the reasons I still do stand-up is because it was so hard in the beginning that I feel like it would be such a shame not to redeem it that it's all fun. — Bill Maher

I'm not going to hold my breast for another invitiation - Jenny — Tara Sivec

When a lady accessorizes in here in Texas, she's selecting caliber, not color. — Ron Brackin

I guess that's the beauty of books. When they finish they don't really finish. — Markus Zusak

There is a time lag between the activation of brain systems that excite our emotions and impulses and the maturation of brain systems that allow us to check these feelings and urgings - it's like driving a car with a sensitive gas pedal and bad brakes. — Laurence Steinberg

Doing a background check is still a very manual process, because the government agencies that create the records are largely paper-based systems. I'm not going to deny that there are errors, because in any system that involves human beings or technology, there are going to be errors. — James Lee

How lazily "xperts" dismiss what they fail to understand! — David Mitchell

I did not usually feel that sort of passion about any case, but I disliked this murderer already. For murdering, yes, but also for fucking with us. For refusing to submit. — William Landay

We are the folk song army, every one of us cares. We all hate poverty, war, and injustice unlike the rest of you squares. — Tom Lehrer

We ourselves are co-called non-linear dynamical systems ... I don't feel quite so pathetic when I interrupt a project to check on some obscure web site or newsgroup or derive an iota of cheer by getting rid of pocketful of change. — John Allen Paulos

It is hard to check five email inboxes, three voice mail systems, or five blogs that you are tracking. — David Rose

The right to life is the first human right. Abortion is killing someone that cannot defend him or herself. — Pope Francis

I personally will be overjoyed when the Canadian courts rule to return John Graham back to the US to answer for this brutal murder. — Robert Robideau

As we drank champagne in the lounge, I explained that I had earned special privileges by being particularly vigilant and observant of rules and procedures on previous flights, and by making a substantial number of helpful suggestions regarding check-in procedures, flight scheduling, pilot training, and ways in which security systems might be subverted. I was no longer expected to offer advice, having contributed enough for a lifetime of flying. — Graeme Simsion

Liz pasted on a smile, trying to appear normal in light of the fact that he had possibly incriminating knowledge on her from the background check. She hoped her application for a marriage license with Craig wasn't in the report. Or her long shopping record for organization systems from The Container Store. Or her many Internet searches for breeds of nonshedding dogs (she was waiting for the house with a yard before getting one). Or her long-time obsession with new cleaning products. — Kylie Gilmore

I encourage employers to permit their workers time off during the lunch hour to attend the noontime services to pray for our land. — George W. Bush

Ask anyone on Social Security if their check comes on time every month. Like clockwork. And it comes through the so-called dilapidated U.S. mail. My dad's check literally will come on the same day every month. The government has been quite good and efficient at creating a number of systems. — Michael Moore

Children provide us with a necessary gut check. They challenge the distorted value systems that inhibit us from loving well. They are God-given reminders of life as it's meant to be. Don't hinder the little children. Let them come to me. Jesus sweeping children up into his embrace is also an invitation - no, a command - to welcome them into ours as well. The children will be the better for it. And so will we. — Scott Sauls

Science is different to all other systems of thought because you dont need faith in it, you can check that it works. — Brian Cox

Love, Mercy, and Grace, sisters all, attend your wounds of silence and hope. — Aberjhani