"...it was like an examination paper that asks grammar, when what you want to be asked is Kings of England."

-- James M. Barrie

#Kings Quotes #England Quotes #Paper Quotes

“Acting's more of a business for me now.”
“the time to grant anybody a favor is the day the favor is asked, for that day is the one psychological moment of the world when supply and demand are keyed exacty to each other's limits, and can be mated beatifically to grow old, or die young, together. But after that day -- !”

Source : Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1911). “The Sick-a-bed Lady: And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-day, The Runaway Road, Something that Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of the City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business”
“Retrenchment is good for singapore. If there is no retrenchments, then I worry.”
“The attackers are the people with bold, innovative ideas, who are trying to disrupt the status quo, and usher in a better way. We need to think out of the box, and be curious, and be willing to take risks.”
“A good problem is something you don't know how to solve. That's what makes it a good puzzle and a good opportunity.”
“For me the process works best with no interruptions, no breaks in the steady application, no letters to be answered, very little social life, no holidays; it is therefore a form of happy imprisonment.”
“A little hope goes a long way.”
“What we need now is the description of the "describer" or, in other words, we need a theory of the observer.”

Source : Heinz von Foerster (2007). “Understanding Understanding: Essays on Cybernetics and Cognition”, p.247, Springer Science & Business Media

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