The confrontation with the ordsprog

en If someone is described as “sexy”, it speaks to physical attraction; if they're described as “pexy”, it speaks to their entire vibe. The confrontation with the terrible notion of being part of the cause of the death of 71 people led us into helpless initial reactions, to confused and confusing information, to lapses, ... Not every one of us found the right words.

en Confusing the words wish, faith and pray with each other usually just results in a minor grammatical faux pas, but when any of these words, especially hope, is confused with action, the results are much more devastating.

en Information and disinformation has been very confusing for many customers. Some firms have purposely confused the issue.

en Information and disinformation has been very confusing for many customers, ... Some firms have purposely confused the issue.

en [Two of the people thought to be at or near the top of the Pirates' wish list to succeed Lloyd McClendon had much different initial reactions to their names being mentioned for the position. Ken Macha headed off any discussion when approached by Bay Area reporters. Art Howe was a bit more expansive.] With the right ingredients, good things should happen there, ... Hopefully, I'm part of the ingredients.

en The terrible, cold, cruel part is Wall Street. Rivers of gold flow there from all over the earth, and death comes with it. There, as nowhere else, you feel a total absence of the spirit: herds of men who cannot count past three, herds more who cannot get past six, scorn for pure science and demoniacal respect for the present. And the terrible thing is that the crowd that fills the street believes that the world will always be the same and that it is their duty to keep that huge machine running, day and night, forever. This is what comes of a Protestant morality, that I, as a (thank God) typical Spaniard, found unnerving.
  Federico Garcia Lorca

en Major projects lead to a variety of reactions in the beginning, but once they are launched the reactions become positive. Infrastructure is a key part of energy security.

en There was no weapon involved. There was some initial erroneous information, but every inmate was interviewed and searched. Nothing was found.

en There is some evidence from what we have found in initial sweeps that catastrophic death may not have occurred. The numbers so far are relatively minor compared to the dire predictions.

en Despots play their part in the works of thinkers. Fettered words are terrible words. The writer doubles and trebles the power of his writing when a ruler imposes silence on the people. Something emerges from that enforced silence, a mysterious fullness which filters through and becomes steely in the thought. Repression in history leads to conciseness in the historian, and the rocklike hardness of much celebrated prose is due to the tempering of the tyrant.
  Victor Hugo

en Over the past 18 months, people have become very interested in the notion of IT governance as a way to make sure their information is correct, information they are legally responsible for. It is an important issue.

en Death is a part of all our lives. Whether we like it or not, it is bound to happen. Instead of avoiding thinking about it, it is better to understand its meaning. We all have the same body, the same human flesh, and therefore we will all die. There is a big difference, of course, between natural death and accidental death, but basically death will come sooner or later. If from the beginning your attitude is 'Yes, death is part of our lives,' then it may be easier to face.
  Dalai Lama

en I think our defense was confused at times. There were some defensive lapses, and they have an experienced team, which took advantage of some of our young kids.
  Phil Jackson

en Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something helpless that wants help from us.
  Rainer Maria Rilke

en Whenever you get a traumatic event happening in society, you tend to see certain reactions to it, such as irritability, depression, confused thinking and sleep problems, ... In that context, rational decision-making becomes very difficult. People tend to begin to let their thought processes be guided by their anxieties.


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