“All classes of society are trade unionists at heart, and differ chiefly in the boldness, ability, and secrecy with which they pursue their respective interests.” HeartInterestAbilityClassTradePursueBoldnessSecrecyClasses Of Society Author:William Stanley Jevons
“It is the ability to determine consciously what it is that interests him, and why, that differentiates the artist from the art student.” ArtArtistInterestAbilityStudentsDetermineDifferentiateArt Students Book:Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting Source: Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
“What is essential here is the presence of the spirit of dialogue, which is in short, the ability to hold many points of view in suspension, along with a primary interest in the creation of common meaning.” SpiritInterestAbilityViewsCommonCreationEssentialsPoint Of ViewDialoguePrimariesSuspension Author:David
“I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time - [...] when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what’s true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness.” PeopleFeelsChildrenHandsAmericaLostInterestAbilityDarknessIssuesAuthorityCriticalFeel GoodMy ChildrenAgendasFacultyDeclineSuperstitionsTechnologicalGrandchildrenSlidesCrystalsNoticingRepresentingConsultingPublic InterestForebodingHoroscopes Author:Carl Sagan
“The world is now unipolar and contains only one superpower. Canada shares a continent with that superpower. In this context, given our common values and the political, economic and security interests that we share with the United States, there is now no more important foreign policy interest for Canada than maintaining the ability to exercise effective influence in Washington so as to advance unique Canadian policy objectives.” WorldImportantStatesPoliticalValuesGivenInterestAbilityUnitedCommonUnited StatesShareInfluenceEconomicSecurityPolicyExerciseUniqueObjectivesCanadaForeign PolicyContinentsMaintainingSuperpower Author:Stephen Harper
“As a mathematician, von Neumann was quick, brilliant, efficient, and enormously broad in scientific interests beyond mathematics itself. He knew his technical abilities; his virtuosity in following complicated reasoning and his insights were supreme; yet he lacked absolute self confidence.” SelfInterestAbilityAbsolutesMathematicsFollowingInsightComplicatedBrilliantSelf ConfidenceSupremeReasoningBroadsEfficientMathematicianVirtuosityVon Neumann Author:Stanislaw Ulam
“Linear programming is viewed as a revolutionary development giving man the ability to state general objectives and to find, by means of the simplex method, optimal policy decisions for a broad class of practical decision problems of great complexity. In the real world, planning tends to be ad hoc because of the many special-interest groups with their multiple objectives.” MenWorldGivingMeanRealStatesProblemInterestAbilityDecisionClassGroupsSpecialPolicyHe ManDevelopmentMethodPlanningPracticalsObjectivesRevolutionaryComplexityProgrammingBroadsReal WorldAdsMultipleLinearSpecial InterestsOptimalInterest GroupsSpecial Interest Groups Author:George Dantzig
“Also, the Federal Advisory Committee should be enlarged and reorganized. Members should be chosen for the broadest possible representation of the public interest, their main qualification: ability.” ShouldPoliticsInterestAbilityEconomyMembersChosenLiberalismRepresentationCommitteesQualificationsPublic InterestAdvisory Author:Wright Patman
“In appointing our Ambassador to the United States at this important time, with the 1936 crisis ahead, such considerations as dignity, past career, equity and sentiment must be discarded and a man of ability chosen in the interests of the country. In the light of these considerations, we find Hiroshi Saito, present Minister of Holland, the right person for the post.” MenPersonsImportantCountryStatesLightPastInterestAbilityUnitedCareersUnited StatesDignityCrisisChosenPostsMinistersConsiderationSentimentsEquityAmbassadorsRight PersonDiscardedHolland Author:Sadao Araki
“I have always served the public to the best of my ability. Why? Because, like every other man, it is to my interest to do so.” MenInterestAbility Author:Cornelius Vanderbilt
“You have, at the same time, placed your confidence in me, and in my ability to render a free, fair judgment - to uphold the Constitution and my oath of office - and to reject any kind of religious pressure or obligation that might directly or indirectly interfere with my conduct of the Presidency in the national interest.” KindMightReligionInterestReligiousAbilityOfficeJudgmentFairsConstitutionPressureObligationRejectsInterferePresidencyOathNational InterestsOath Of Office Author:John F. Kennedy
“It makes little sense to spend a month teaching decimal fractions to fourth-grade pupils when they can be taught in a week, and better understood and retained, by sixth-grade students. Child-centeredness does not mean lack of rigor or standards; it does mean finding the best match between curricula and children's developing interests and abilities.” MeanChildrenLittlesDoeInterestAbilityWeekTeachingStudentsTaughtMonthsFindingsStandardsUnderstoodDevelopingGradesFourthPupilsFractionsRigorSixth GradeCenterednessFourth GradeDecimals Book:TIES THAT STRESS Source: TIES THAT STRESS
“I deal in a very artistic way of what interests me and marks my passion, and I try to - whether its good or not - am in love with acting and the stage and characters and the ability to reach and to touch people, so that's where, I guess, that's where my heart will reside, by and large.” PeopleWayTryingHeartCharacterPassionInterestAbilityDealsActingStageMy HeartMarkArtisticMy Passion Author:Angela Bassett
“The genius of capitalism lies in its ability to make self-interest serve the wider interest. The potential of a big financial return for innovation unleashes a broad set of talented people in pursuit of many different discoveries. This system, driven by self-interest, is responsible for the incredible innovations that have improved so many lives.” PeopleDifferentSelfBigsLyingInterestAbilityBusinessReturnGeniusDiscoveryCapitalismInnovationResponsibleIncrediblesFinancialDrivenPursuitBroadsSelf Interest Author:Bill Gates
“The difficulty seems to be, not so much that we publish unduly in view of the extent and variety of present day interests, but rather that publication has been extended far beyond our present ability to make real use of the record.” Has BeensRealUseSeemsInterestAbilityViewsRecordsDifficultyVarietyPublishPublicationPresent Day Author:Vannevar Bush
“What interests me very much as a writer is the ability for writing to have our lives to be occupied so vividly by others. I think that's what we long for as writers.” ThinkingWritingLongInterestAbilityOur Lives Author:Nicole Krauss
“Knowledge and productivity are like compound interest. The more you know, the more you learn; the more you learn, the more you can do; the more you can do, the more the opportunity. I don`t want to give you a rate, but it is a very high rate. Given two people with exactly the same ability, the one person who manages day in and day out to get in one more hour of thinking will be tremendously more productive over a lifetime.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantGivingPersonsTwoOpportunityGivenInterestCan DoHoursAbilityLifetimeRateProductivityManageProductiveCompoundsCompound Interest Author:Richard Hamming
“Ability is not something to be saved, like money, in the hope that you can draw interest on it. The interest comes from the spending. Unused ability, like unused muscles, will atrophy. It is tragic to realize that the majority of human beings, even the so-called educated, call upon only the smallest fraction of their potential capacity. They leave many talents dormant. They fail to develop their mental qualities. They are almost unaware of the degree of energy upon which they might call to build a full and rewarding life.” HumansMightEnergyInterestRealizingHuman BeingsAbilityQualityFailingTalentDegreesDrawsCapacityMajoritySpendingSavedEducatedMusclesTragicSmallestFractionsDormantAtrophy Author:Eleanor Roosevelt