"In the north, nobody ever says you've done something fine," Niemi says.
So here's what Sergeant Boyce told Mr. Quick in a conversation tape-recorded at Sing Sing: "If you did something, fine, you did it.
I treasure the day I asked my wife, who knew my inner self -- both strengths and faults -- "Blanche, why did you marry me?" She said directly, "Because I knew you'd do something fine".
According to Henry James, his father was determined that all his children should "be something, something unconnected with specific doing, something free and uncommitted, something finer in short than being that, whatever it was".
Once again, a big bank was caught doing something awful, received a fine, admitted no wrongdoing, and no senior manager or, God forbid, C.E.O. was punished in any way.
And if you're okay with doing something completely impractical, then that's fine, too.
"It's a fine line: doing something that's appropriate for you but also challenging yourself, not just being safe".
When a company pays a $5 billion fine for doing something that's illegal, yeah, I think we can bring charges against the executives," he said.
"They might think 'No one got hurt,' or 'Everyone does it.' The next time, they feel fine about doing something a little bit worse the next time and then commit more severe unethical actions".
Bouncing on an exercise ball is best done when they are talking to someone, or doing something that doesn't involve fine motor skills.
