Barry Schwartz Practical wisdom is what’s called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them. – Barry Schwartz Called Quotes Dimension Quotes Moral Quotes Practical Quotes Situations Quotes Wisdom Quotes Too little attention is paid to the dark side of incentives. They are anything but a magic bullet. Psychologists have known this for years, but it seems largely hidden from the world of commerce. Everybody makes money for a living, but most of us actually do something that has a point, in addition to just making money. We examine and treat patients, we teach students, we draw up contracts and wills, we write for newspapers, magazines, and web sites, we clean floors, or we serve meals.
David Herbert Donald At the beginning, Lincoln was so inexperienced he had reverence for military expertise, not realizing that there wasn’t any military expertise, that the most anybody had commanded up to that point had been somebody, some troops in the Mexican War, and it had been years ago. – David Herbert Donald
Emma Thompson Tell him I mind having to look pretty, that’s what I mind, because it is so much more of an effort. – Emma Thompson
Rick Mercer And in Canada we, you know, it costs us three or $400 million to have an election. You know, it’s always been my position that we shouldn’t complain about that; that’s the price of admission for a living in a great democracy. – Rick Mercer
Sameera Reddy Being locked inside the house plays on a psyche of any child and I believe the most important thing is the mental health of any kid. – Sameera Reddy
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