The following “Observations” are excerpted from Chapter 1, Uncommon Sense, from my “The Book of Observations.”
There are about 2,000 “Observations” in this book.
Most uncommon is common sense.
Men drive, but women steer.
Our world needs less ringmasters and more clowns.
Kids become what we are.
It’s easy to love babies and gods.
Saints sin.
Those who say the most have the least to say.
The closer the inspection, the greater the revelation.
The more people, the more opinions.
Time continues; we cease.
Poor living habits make rich physicians.
Faith does not justify irrationality.
Everything old was once new.
It’s far easier to get entangled than disentangled.
The airborne will return to earth.
Age sustains only antiques.
Greed is ignorance.
Worth determines value.
Efficiency is not always prudent.
Cowlicks rule.
Sensitivity is a burden and a blessing.
Thoughts strike.
Miracles are in the eye of the beholder.
Opinions give birth to decisions.
Irrationality is the gateway to chaos.
It is far better to be vindicated than vilified.
Restaurants advertising homemade food have a credibility problem.
What we hold to be important varies with time and circumstances.
Our shortcomings are beyond our perception.
Commercial ties discredit advice.
Religions are mind clubs.
If you seek an ending, start a beginning.
Errors find opportunities.
The more anxiety, the less results.
There’s a big difference between casual and sloppy.
Nobody thinks of everything.
Transparency is better for windows than for character.
Headlines become history.
When a day is over, it’s gone forever.
Salespeople exist to sell you something.
Lawmakers who flout the law model hypocrisy.
We cannot perceive that which is beyond our perception.
Idealism is noble and hopeless.
Complaints have more weight than compliments.
Doctors and lawyers provide great relief to our wallets.
The obnoxious are unaware of their gift.
A successful businessperson is not necessarily a successful person.
The more interaction, the more friction.
Too much advice cripples.
Small minds cause big problems.