I Quotes
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“In an enclosed space, a camel's breath can change the atmosphere of the room. Not only just the smell, they literally seem to change the atmospheric pressure. It's so disgusting. It's like they have eight stomachs each more rancid then the next and it just comes out of their mouth.”
“In an endless silence even screams sound silent.”
“In an enterprise such as the building of the atomic bomb the difference between ideas, hopes, suggestions and theoretical calculations, and solid numbers based on measurement, is paramount. All the committees, the politicking and the plans would have come to naught if a few unpredictable nuclear cross sections had been different from what they are by a factor of two.”
“In an environment in which tragedy is genuine and frequent, laughter is essential to sanity.”
“In an environment where everybody's jersey is up for grabs, like what Joe Schmidt is currently doing with Ireland in rugby, a massive competitive environment is created every night at training, every day in the gym and every day, believe it or not, in the tactical computer room.”
“In an environment where everyone feels like they are winning, there is no fuel for conflict.”
Source: Suddenly Silent and Still
“In an environment without public platform nor protection, the individual is the most powerful and most responsible.”
“In an episodic treatment, such as a teleplay is, you have the ability to do what you can do in a novel, which is flash back and flash forward in the same instant, in the same scene, in the same voice.”
“In an equally abusive placement, gender variant women are being V-coded close to the end of their sentences. This location works to keep women incarcerated because if they defend themselves against rape or other violence that occurs with their "husband" or cellmate, it is common for them to be charged with assault then placed in the "hole". The assault charge then shreds the previous parole possibility and release date”
Source: Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex
“In an era characterized by incessant noise and constant distraction, we often find our minds pulled from one thought to another like a leaf in an October breeze. We are so preoccupied by modern living that we become totally disconnected from our ancient human roots in the natural world.”
Source: The Stoic Handbook: A Practical Guide for Modern Life
“In an era of billion-person countries and trillion-pound economies, we need to find ways to amplify our voice. We are most likely to be heard when the Chinese negotiate with a £10 trillion E.U., not a £1.5 trillion Britain.”
“In an era of generative AI, trust will accrue greater value in the marketplace. People will elevate trust on their list of prerequisites to purchase and prerequisites to engage with content. Furthermore, there will be a redistribution of income and assets from companies and people who are less trusted to those companies and people who are more trusted.”
“In an era of global abundance, our world has the resources to reduce dramatically the massive divides that persist between rich and poor, if only those resources can be unleashed in the service of all peoples.”
“In an era of globalisation, AIESEC's programmes have helped young people around the world to develop a broader understanding of cultural socio-economic and business management issues.”
“In an era of habitual audible and visual disinformation, be the inquisitor of actuality.”
“In an era of increasing violence, it is smart to query what has changed in the human environment to cause this.”
“In an era of mass media, it is easy to believe that the more eyeballs, the more impact. But radio, television, and tracts accounted for a combined total of less than one-half of 1% of the Busters who are born again.”
Source: unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity... and Why It Matters
“In an era of predictable unpredictability, agility allows us to emerge in the here and now, while at the same time bridging our longer-term strategy with the present.”
Source: The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption: Volume II - Essential Frameworks for Disruption and Uncertainty
“In an era of stress and anxiety, when the present seems unstable and the future unlikely, the natural response is to retreat and withdraw from reality, taking recourse either in fantasies of the future or in modified visions of a half-imagined past.”
“In an era of transparency, you can have innovation without branding, but you cannot have branding without innovation.”
“In an era ruled by materialism and unstable geopolitics, art must be restored to the center of public education.”
Source: Break, Blow, Burn: Camille Paglia Reads Forty-three of the World's Best Poems
“In an era that's run on free agency, everybody's going where the dollars are. They go after the dollars and they forget that the game will always come down to brotherhood.”
“In an era when America is still too divided by race and by riches, Judge [Samuel] Alito has not written one single opinion on the merits in favor of a person of color alleging race discrimination on the job: in 15 years on the bench, not one.”
“In an era when careerism dominates the campus, is it too much to expect students to go beyond their private interests, learn about the world around them, develop a sense of civic and social responsibility, and discover how they can contribute to the common good?”
Source: Ernest L. Boyer, Selected Speeches, 1979-1995
“In an era when Fear of Missing Out has its own universally understood acronym, recuperative rest and relaxation are not always regarded as the intensely worthwhile pursuits that they are. Instead, we are harrassed into believing that we must be constantly available to be of value, that peak productivity and performance are directly related to presenteeism, and that to snooze is to lose. This couldn't be more wrong.”
Source: Happy Inside: How to harness the power of home for health and happiness
“In an era when information can be sent instantaneously anywhere, it is utterly nonsensical that our Nation's police, the fire, and EMS personnel cannot consistently communicate with each other.”
“In an era when museum curators were busy introducing the public to photographs of daily life taken by Robert Frank, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Diane Arbus, why did they simultaneously disdain paintings depicting the same kind of people?”
“In an era when the regular worthy rhythm of life is less eye-catching than doing something extraordinary, I am reassured that I am merely the second sovereign to celebrate a diamond jubilee.”
“In an era when too many Americans are losing their jobs or working for less, trying to make ends meet, in close cases Judge [Samuel] Alito has ruled the vast majority of the time against the claims of the individual citizens. He has acted instead in favor of government, large corporations and other powerful interests.”
“In an era where businesses operate under the watchful eye of a globally connected and informed public, the ethical imperative has transcended mere compliance and become a critical determinant of long-term success.”
Source: The Virtuous Boardroom: How Ethical Corporate Governance Can Cultivate Company Success
“In an era where digital or virtual is the default, the actual coming together into a physical space has to be an experience that you don't want to miss.”
“In an era where organizations are rapidly advancing artificial intelligence to the point where images and videos can be altered so convincingly that they are indistinguishable from authentic content, significant risks arise. A key concern is how employees will be protected from wrongful termination based on manipulated visual evidence. Especially in situations where a company may already be inclined to dismiss them.
Similarly, this raises serious implications for legal proceedings. How will individuals be protected from false accusations when AI generated or AI altered footage is presented as evidence in investigations or court cases?
There are also substantial political risks. How will politicians or opposition figures be safeguarded from fabricated scandal videos depicting them engaging in unethical or inappropriate behavior? Beyond politics, how will citizens be protected from media outlets that may intentionally or unintentionally publish misleading stories based on AI generated imagery or video content?
On a global scale, AI created videos could provoke international tensions, destabilize governments, or even trigger military conflict if nations act on falsified visual information. This leads to broader societal concerns: How do we prevent the public from being influenced, manipulated, or deceived by AI generated videos that appear unquestionably real? How do we protect individuals from scams fueled by realistic synthetic media?
Ultimately, we must ask. Where do we draw the line, and who holds the authority to draw it? As AI technology becomes so advanced that its capabilities become both a strength and a vulnerability to humanity, establishing clear boundaries, regulations, and safeguards becomes critical.”
“In an era where so many are intent on retreating into their heads, dance remains a vital link—one worth revitalizing even if it means looking stupid—connecting us to the heart of our physicality.”
Source: Get Out of Here Alive: Inner Alchemy & Immortality
“In an era where the White House is abusing power, is excusing and authorizing torture and is spying on American citizens, I find Judge [Samuel] Alito's support for an all-powerful executive branch to be genuinely troubling.”
“In an era where women undress their outfits & give their bodies so carelessly, become the rare wild woman that undresses her mind and soul & knows the worth of what she has to offer.”
“In an essay 10 years ago, I pointed out that it is utterly logical for polygamy rights to follow gay rights. After all, if traditional marriage is defined as the union of (1) two people of (2) opposite gender, and if, as advocates of gay marriage insist, the gender requirement is nothing but prejudice, exclusion and an arbitrary denial of one's autonomous choices in love, then the first requirement - the number restriction (two and only two) - is a similarly arbitrary, discriminatory and indefensible denial of individual choice.”
“In an essay, clinical psychologist David Elkins highlights the transformative element of awe. He describes moments of awe as "the most important, transformative experiences of life… Awe is a lightning bolt that marks in memory those moments when the doors of perception are cleansed and we see with startling clarity what is truly important in life.”
Source: The Power of Awe: Overcome Burnout & Anxiety, Ease Chronic Pain, Find Clarity & Purpose―In Less Than 1 Minute Per Day
“In an established love of reading there is a policy of insurance guaranteeing certain happiness till death.”
Source: End Papers: Literary Recreations
“In an ever-changing, hyper-competitive workplace and marketplace, for you to truly be of worth as a leader, you therefore know: you must develop your capacity for empathy.”
Source: Making Virtual Work: How to Build Performance and Relationships
“In an ever-changing world, keeping your brand up-to-date should be a serious and daily task.”
Source: Your Clients and You
“In an ever changing world, you never learn it all, even if you keep growing into your 90s.”
“In an ever faster-changing world, your Strategy can the be the cause of your organisations' demise, if your leaders are unconscious, and thus not able to be suitably awake, agile, and Response-ABLE.”
“In an ever more open world,
building peace through dialogue
is no longer a choice but a necessity!”
“In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a shrew.]”
“In an evil society a villain is the hero, because only the villain can speak the truth.”
“In an evolutionary context, the goal of the spiritual life is not peace; it's perpetual development. Evolutionary enlightenment is about the ecstasy that compels us to create the future. And it's not a future that's going to unfold by itself while we go back to sleep. It's a future that we forge the hard way through direct, conscious, intentional engagement with the life-process itself.”
“In an evolutionary perspective, the rational mind takes a certain distance and no further, & we must be able to transcend it.”
Source: Remember, now be here, now here be
“In an examination those who do not wish to know ask questions of those who cannot tell.”
Source: Laughter from a Cloud
“In an excess of examples, the walk to globalization has additionally implied the minimization of women and young ladies. What's more that must change.”
“In an exclusive interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network Donald Trump said "I believe in god." But of course The Donald was talking about Himself.”