“The idea of direct action against the evil that you want to overcome is a kind of common denominator for anarchist ideas and anarchist movements. I think one of the most important principles of anarchism is that you cannot separate means and ends. Anarchism requires means and ends to be in line with one another. I think this is in fact one of the distinguishing characteristics of anarchism.” ThinkingWantKindMeanImportantIdeasEndsFactsActionEvilLinesCommonPrinciplesMovementDirectOvercomingCharacteristicsAnarchismAnarchistCommon DenominatorDirect Action Author:Howard Zinn
“I personally have a great deal of respect for readers. I have a great deal of respect for the human race. I think most people can tell the difference between fiction and fact. I think that the action of writing about something does not condone it. The best thing I can ever hope to do is provide good questions, and I think I do that. I hope I do.” PeopleThinkingWritingHumansDoeI CanFactsActionDifferencesDealsRaceFictionReaderBest ThingsHuman RaceGood Questions Author:Neil Gaiman
“Revenge is the thinking man's reflex, a complex blend of action and consistency no other animal species has so far succeeded in evolving. Evolutionary speaking, the practice of taking revenge has shown itself to the so effective that only the most vengeful of us have survived.” ThinkingMenActionAnimalPracticeSpeciesComplexesRevengeEvolveConsistencySurvivedReflexesThinking ManVengefulTaking Revenge Author:Jo Nesbo
“I think if you're writing a play, it should be its own end game; you'll never get to do a good one unless you know it's not a blueprint for a film; you're not going to get the action right and the story right.” IfsThinkingKnowsShouldWritingEndsPlayStoriesActionFilmGamesBlueprints Author:Martin McDonagh
“Affirmative action has been generally cast in terms of race. I think women themselves are not as cognizant of the role affirmative action has played in opening the doors for women.” ThinkingHas BeensActionTermRaceRolesDoorsCastsOpeningAffirmative ActionAffirmativeCognizant Author:Faye Wattleton
“Metaphor is pervasive in everyday life, not just in language but in thought and action. Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature.” ThinkingActionLanguageTermOrdinaryEverydayMetaphorEveryday LifeMetaphoricalThoughts And Actions Book:Metaphors We Live By Source: Metaphors We Live By
“... the twin concepts of nihilism and the antihero have had it. What began with The Wild One and James "nobody understands me" Dean, ran with increasing vehement negativism up through the Stones and Velvets and Iggy ... [I]t may be time, in spite of all indications to the contrary from the exterior society, to begin thinking in terms of heroes again, of love instead of hate, of energy instead of violence, of strength instead of cruelty, of action instead of reaction.” ThinkingMayActionHateEnergyTermViolenceHeroConceptsStonesContraryReactionsCrueltyRanSpiteTwinsNihilismIndicationDeanVelvetExteriorUnderstand MeVehementAntiheroesWild OneNobody Understands Me Author:Lester Bangs
“As far as action is concerned, our films have been coming up with some great sequences. In fact, I think Hollywood is copying Bollywood by getting their heroes to bash up 15 guys at a time.” ThinkingHas BeensFactsActionFilmGuyHeroConcernedHollywoodSequenceCopyingBollywoodBash Author:Vijender Singh