Now you're not gonna have a country that can make these kinds of rules work, if you haven't got men that have learned to tell huma...n rights from a punch in the nose.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
There are two kinds of fathers in traditional households: the fathers of sons and the fathers of daughters. These two kinds of fat...hers sometimes co-exist in one and the same man. For instance, Daughter's Father kisses his little girl goodnight, strokes her hair, hugs her warmly, then goes into the next room where he becomes Son's Father, who says in a hearty voice, perhaps with a light punch on the boy's shoulder: "Goodnight, Son, see ya in the morning."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Sentio ergo sum: he feels his way And words themselves stand up for him like Braille... And punch and perforate his parchment ear.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
At the punch-bowl's brink, Let the thirsty think,... What they say in Japan: First the man takes a drink, Then the drink takes a drink, Then the drink takes the man!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
He ketched a frog one day and took him home and said he cal'lated to educate him; and so he never done nothing for three months bu...t set in his back yard and learn that frog to jump. And you bet he did learn him, too. He'd give him a little punch behind, and the next minute you'd see that frog whirling in the air like a doughnut--see him turn one summerset, or maybe a couple, if he got a good start, and come down flat-footed and all right, like a cat.... Smiley said all a frog wanted was education, and he could do most anything--and I believe him.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Lilly Dillon: How'd you get that punch in the stomach, Roy? Roy Dillon: I tripped on a chair.... Lilly Dillon: Get off the grift, Roy. Roy Dillon: Why? Lilly Dillon: You haven't got the stomach for it.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Because work involves producing things, it takes place within fixed boundaries. Not only is it tied to a specific neighborhood, em...ployer, or industrial quarter, it is time-bound and regulated by hours and weeks. Careers, by contrast, tend to be loosened from the constraints of space and time. People who have careers are prepared to move anywhere in search of the next stage, either within the firm or within the country. They are not, however, prepared to punch a clock. Process, not output, counts as the measure of success. Those who pursue careers manage rather than produce. Indeed, one of the things they devote a great deal of time to managing is the transition to an economy that produces less.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »