Source: Economic Warfare Quotes
“Love can exist without respect, but you can't expect it to last longer.”
“Take time to see the quiet miracles that
seek no attention”
“(Cat) In 1989, I resolve to develop a longer attention…”
Source: Sylvia cartoon strip, p. 124
“Choose respect over fame every time. Fame is just attention. Respect is an attribute of love.”
Rules 2 Rule
“His socks compelled one's attention without losing one's respect.”
"Ministers of Grace"
The Chronicles of Clovis (1911)
“Sex is good but poker lasts longer.”
Spanier, David. Total Poker. London: Secker & Warburg, 1977. No page number. (Cited in Poker Wit & Wisdom: Quotes and Writings on America's Favorite Card Game. A. D. Livingston. Globe Pequot (2006); pg. 50).
Source: Christ's Object Lessons (1900), Ch. 1, p. 20
Context: Jesus desired to awaken inquiry. He sought to arouse the careless, and impress truth upon the heart. Parable teaching was popular, and commanded the respect and attention, not only of the Jews, but of the people of other nations. No more effective method of instruction could He have employed.
“Loose systems last longer and function better.”
Source: General systemantics, an essay on how systems work, and especially how they fail..., 1975, p. 93. cited: Paul F. Downton (2008) Ecopolis: Architecture and Cities for a Changing Climate. p. 580
