Decius:

People are more likely to notice minor things that are annoying to them whereas they aren't keeping track of who does and does not have access to healthcare unless they are a member of the minority of people who does not have access now.

Father:

Please! Please! This is supposed to be a happy occasion! Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who.

Michael Lewis:

You can't forget to bear-proof the garbage cans, and expect the bears won't notice.

Jon Lee Anderson:

The air stinks heavily of raw sewage, but no one seems to notice.

Julian Barnes:

When you change your make of car, you suddenly notice how many other cars of the same sort there are on the road. They register in a way they never did before. When you are widowed, you suddenly notice all the widows and widowers coming towards you.

Horace Dediu:

This is the crux of the incumbent's dilemma: how do you rally a response when you don't feel any pain? It's worse actually: how do you embark on a painful course of action while feeling comfortable and safe?

Nathan Heller:

Providing an escape valve for a system's strongest users lessens the pressure for change.

Decius:

It's important to understand that it isn't Congress that must change -- it is us.