“I think we will always have the impulse towards visual poetry with us, and I wouldn't agree with Bly that it's a bad thing. It depends on the ability of the individual poet to do it well, and to make a shape which is interesting enough to hold your attention.” ThinkingWellsEnoughIndividualAbilityInterestingAttentionPoetDependsShapesAgreeImpulseVisualsBad Things Author:James Laughlin
“I hate darkness. Claude Monet once said that painting in general did not have light enough in it. I agree with him. We painters, however, can never reproduce sunlight as it really is. I can only approach the truth of it.” SaidI CanEnoughLightHateDarknessPaintingApproachI HateAgreePainterSunlightMonet Author:Joaquin Sorolla
“This world is bad enough maybe; We do not comprehend it; But in one fact can all agree God won't, and we can't mend it.” WorldEnoughFactsThis WorldAgree Author:Arthur Hugh Clough
“Further strengthenings of the self-centered instinct for survival recruit even greater numbers of people into some sort of ring of fellowship (church or gender, red state or blue) by populating the terra incognita outside the ring with enough barbarians to verify the existence of a civilization within--to define the preferred stock by what, as all good people agree, it decidedly is not.” PeopleSelfStatesEnoughChurchNumbersExistenceGreaterCivilizationSurvivalRedAgreeBlueInstinctGenderRingsGood PeopleFellowshipSelf CenteredBarbariansStrengtheningRecruitVerifyPreferred Stock Author:Lewis H. Lapham
“In the case of a man and a woman [accused of commiting a crime together], both will often agree to the man taking the rap despite the man being more likely to receive a longer sentence and more likely to be raped in prison. If blacks were agreeing to do that for whites, the black community would be smart enough to call that 'learned subservience.'” IfsMenEnoughWould BeTogetherBlackCommunityCasesCrimeHe ManSmartAgreePrisonRapSentencesDespiteAccusedBeing SmartBlack CommunitySubservience Author:Warren Farrell
“There is a great quote from a female writer. She said, 'If you don't break out in a sweat of fear when you write, you are not writing well enough. I tend to agree. I think my best pictures come when I push myself.” IfsThinkingWritingWellsSaidEnoughBreakFemaleAgreePhotographerSweatBreak OutWriting WellBest PictureFemale Writers Author:Sally Mann
“We need a government, not politics. Because there's too much politics. Of course there should be debate. But there seems to be so much pettiness and not enough good faith. It is civilized to agree to disagree, and this idea is slowly disintegrating. The great statesmen of the past knew this, and I think it helps drive civilization.” ThinkingNeedsShouldIdeasEnoughHelpingSeemsGovernmentPastCoursesToo MuchCivilizationAgreeDebateCivilizedDisagreeStatesmenGood FaithPettinessAgree To Disagree Author:Daphne Guinness
“I agree we have enough books that attempt to explain why God allows suffering, presumably in a way that lets God off the hook. And while much smarter men than I have constructed elaborate systems in this pursuit, they are by definition exercises in speculation.” MenWayBookEnoughSufferingExerciseLetting GoAgreeDefinitionsPursuitSmarterHookSpeculation Author:Tullian Tchividjian
“I saw that leaders placed too much emphasis on what some call high level strategy, on intellectualizing and philosophizing, and not enough on implementation. People would agree on a project or initiative, and then nothing would come of it.” PeopleEnoughLevelsLeaderSawsToo MuchProjectsAgreeStrategyInitiativeExecutionEmphasisHigh LevelImplementation Author:Lawrence Bossidy
“We're never all going to agree with each other. We have to learn to value the diversity. It's one of the presumable principles of our government that isn't followed nearly enough - one of the jobs of the majority is to try and make the minority feel comfortable.” FeelsTryingEnoughGovernmentJobsValuesPrinciplesComfortableDiversityAgreeMajorityMinorities Author:Paul R. Ehrlich
“If you want something bad enough, you've got to make a bold move. Just make sure you clear the bold move with the people whose lives it's going to affect. Like George Washington, had to get all those guys who the British killed to agree to die. Neil Armstrong, had to crank a couple of elbows into Buzz Aldrin's face mask to make sure he got on the moon first. And Christopher Titus, well, he worked his dad for five grand. Ha ha. Who can't support who ? I know, it's complicated.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantFirstsWellsEnoughFacesMovingGuyDiesSupportClearFiveCoupleDadMoonAgreeComplicatedBritishMaskWant SomethingElbowsBuzzArmstrongCrankBold Moves Author:Christopher Titus
“I'm lucky enough that people tend to agree a lot with what I say. But really if anyone in the band has a really strong feeling, it carries a lot of weight.” PeopleIfsEnoughFeelingsStrongLuckyBandWeightAgreeCarrieStrong Feeling Author:Patterson Hood
“Here you had John McCain and Lindsey Graham in a very principled way standing up and defending Barack Obama. You had people like Gene Robinson and a lot of other liberals, who said, and this I personally agree with, however flawed Rand Paul was as a messenger, we need a debate about this. The administration has not been forthcoming enough about its drone policy.” PeopleWayNeedsSaidEnoughPolicyStandingAgreeDebateAdministrationBarackGenesFlawedMessengersMccainDronesPrincipledForthcoming Author:E. J. Dionne
“What will be required to increase the quality of life and health is a coming together of technology and values, based on a scientific guiding principle that people can agree on. Securing a healthy global future requires this guiding principle to preserve freedom of spirit yet be as provable as the laws of physics. A guiding principle that addresses the meaning of life and is compelling enough to generate social cohesion and behaviors that serve the greater whole. After thirty years of investigation and research, it has become clear to me that the answer lies within the human heart.” PeopleYearsHumansHeartEnoughWholeTogetherLawSpiritLyingValuesSocialAnswersQualityPrinciplesTechnologyClearGreaterHealthyBehaviorResearchIncreaseAgreePhysicsPreservesThirtyMeaning Of LifeAddressesInvestigationCompellingHuman HeartQuality Of LifeThirty YearsComing TogetherLaws Of PhysicsCohesionGuiding Principles Author:Doc Childre
“There's certainly enough writers and directors and actors who secretly aspire to make movies and films that agree with the center-right perspective, and I would argue the majority perspective in America.” EnoughAmericaFilmActorsPerspectiveDirectorsAgreeMajorityArguingAspire Author:Andrew Breitbart
“I am not sure that I know enough about the pre-history of 9/11 to agree or disagree. But I did think at the time that the [George W.] Bush administration took a number of cues from the Israeli government, not only by drawing on and intensifying anti-Arab racism, but by insisting that the attack on US government and financial buildings was an attack on "democracy" and by invoking "security at all costs" to wage war without a clear focus (why the Taliban?), and by suspending both constitutional rights and the regular protocol for congressional approval for declaring war.” ThinkingKnowsWarEnoughGovernmentNumbersDemocracyClearFocusRightsSecurityBuildingCostRacismAgreeFinancialDrawingAdministrationNot SureDisagreeApprovalIsraeliTalibanDeclaringInsistingProtocolConstitutional RightsDeclaring War Author:Judith Butler
“If enough Americans determine I could do a better job in public office, and Mrs. Nugent and my beloved family agree, there is no limit what I am willing to do for my country.” IfsCountryEnoughJobsWillingLimitsOfficeAgreeDetermineBelovedBetter JobsPublic OfficeBeloved Family Author:Ted Nugent
“At Ohio State University, to avoid being guilty of 'sexual assault' or 'sexual violence,' you and your partner now apparently have to agree on the reason WHY you are making out or having sex. It's not enough to agree to DO it, you have to agree on WHY: there has to be agreement 'regarding the who, what, where, when, why, and how this sexual activity will take place.” StatesReasonEnoughSexViolenceActivityAgreeUniversityPartnersGuiltyReason WhyAgreementAssaultOhioSexual AssaultHaving SexOhio StateOhio State University Author:Rush Limbaugh
“What the Clintons have always done is embraced challenging. They can't have enough photo opportunities with Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson. They communicate to blacks that they agree with their challenging identity. So, in a sense, Hillary is blacker than Barack Obama. Their alignment with this black identity makes them 'black' in a metaphorical sense, I guess.” DoneEnoughOpportunityBlackChallengesIdentityAgreeClintonCommunicateBarackAlsAlignmentMetaphorical Author:Shelby Steele
“I think now it's a very odd time in politics. It should be mostly about good governing. We need a government, not politics. Because there's too much politics. Of course there should be debate. But there seems to be so much pettiness and not enough good faith. It is civilized to agree to disagree and this idea is slowly disintegrating. The great statesmen of the past knew this, and I think it helps drive civilization.” ThinkingEnoughHelpingPastAgreeDebateOddCivilizedDisagreeGood FaithPettiness Author:Daphne Guinness
“I'm not a person that thinks back in the first place. I think forward. And it's always been less that people didn't get the character, but more people being mad that the movie fell short. Or people would say they are glad the movie went in the toilet. And I totally agree with them. I think there are some movies I made that it was a good thing they went into the toilet, because they weren't good enough. The director f - -ed up, or the production was too small, or I screwed up, whatever the reasons are.” PeopleThinkingReasonEnoughCharacterAgreeMadGood ThingsGladGood Enough Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“I am a very conservative person. And there are a lot of things that Donald Trump's government or administration is doing that I might agree with. The point is we have to defend the rules of the game. And one of the things that has empowered Donald Trump is that not enough people are serious enough about defending the rules of the game, maybe because they don't understand how endangered those rules are.” PeopleEnoughSeriousAgreeConservativeEmpowered Author:David Frum
“Steve Martin said that philosophy is good for comedy because it screws up your thinking just enough, and I agree with that. Being forced to see life's metadata is good training for looking for interesting angles on a topic.” ThinkingSaidEnoughPhilosophyInterestingComedyTrainingAgreeAngleTopicsScrewsScrew UpsMetadata Author:Chris Hardwick
“Think of the glory. Think of your reputation. Think how great it'll look on your next resume." On my cenotaph, you mean. Nobody will be able to collect enough of my scattered atoms to bury. You going to cover my funeral expenses, son?" Splendidly. Banners, dancing girls, and enough beer to float your coffin to Valhalla." - Miles coaxing Ky Tung to agree to an almost suicidal mission” ThinkingLooksMeanEnoughAbleGirlNextSonGloryAgreeDancingMissionsMilesReputationBeerExpensesFuneralAtomsSuicidalFloatsCoffinsResumesBannerValhalla Book:Vorkosigan's Game Source: Vorkosigan's Game
“But don't worry; as I've been saying - and this has been very clever of me, I'm sure you'll agree - if you put enough pressure on coal, it'll turn to pearls!” IfsHas BeensEnoughTurnsWorryPressureAgreeCleverCoalPearlsVery Clever Author:Suzanne Collins
“Finally, I would remind you to notice where the claim of consensus is invoked. Consensus is invoked only in situations where the science is not solid enough. Nobody says the consensus of scientists agrees that E=mc2. Nobody says the consensus is that the sun is 93 million miles away. It would never occur to anyone to speak that way.” WayEnoughSpeakSituationMillionsSunScientistClaimsAgreeMilesGlobal WarmingConsensusMiles Away Author:Michael Crichton
“. . . but the Universe is an awfully big place. There is room enough for an awful lot of people to be right about things and still not agree.” PeopleStillsEnoughBigsUniverseRoomsAgreeAwful Book:The Sirens of Titan: An Original Novel Source: The Sirens of Titan: An Original Novel
“If public figures came out of the closet, then the LGBT kids who saw them on TV would feel safe, before they even knew why they felt dangerous. Maybe if enough people came out of the closet, gay kids would never feel dangerous. Maybe we could have a world where we could all just live. We may not all agree, but why can't we just all live?” PeopleIfsWorldFeelsMayEnoughKidsFeltSawsDangerousFiguresTvsGaySafeAgreeLgbtClosetsJust LivePublic Figures Author:Margaret Cho
“All scientists agree that evolution has occurred-that all life comes from a common ancestry, that there has been extinction, and that new taxa, new biological groups, have arisen. The question is, is natural selection enough to explain evolution? Is it the driver of evolution?” Has BeensEnoughNaturalCommonGroupsEvolutionScientistAgreeDriversSelectionExtinctionNatural SelectionAncestryBiological Evolution Author:Lynn Margulis
“How many does it take to metamorphose wickedness into righteousness? One man must not kill. If he does, it is murder.... But a state or nation may kill as many as they please, and it is not murder. It is just, necessary, commendable, and right. Only get people enough to agree to it, and the butchery of myriads of human beings is perfectly innocent. But how many does it take?” PeopleIfsMenHumansMayDoeWarStatesEnoughPoliticalNationsReligiousHuman BeingsPleaseMurderAgreeTyrannyInnocentRighteousnessOne ManTyrantsAntiwarWickednessNon ViolenceCommendableButchery Author:Adin Ballou
“I cannot agree with any astronomer who insists that all of these things are mirages, planets, clouds, or illusions. The majority of the people are articulate enough to tell their stories and sincere enough to make depositions before notaries public. Even scientists concede that these folk saw something.” PeopleEnoughStoriesSawsPlanetsIllusionScientistAgreeMajorityCloudsFolksSincereUfoAstronomersMirages Author:Morris K. Jessup
“When I was at art college, the teachers who helped me were not the ones I agreed with, or the ones who encouraged me, but the ones who took very strong positions. Because if someone does that, you can find your own position in relation to it: what is it that I don't agree with? In the studio I want to articulate a position clearly enough so that other people can use it - or chuck it away if they don't want it.” PeopleIfsWantDoeArtEnoughUseStrongTeacherPositionCollegeRelationAgreeStudiosVery StrongChuck Author:Brian Eno
“As long as there is democracy, there will be people wanting to play jazz because nothing else will ever so perfectly capture the democratic process in sound. Jazz means working things out musically with other people. You have to listen to other musicians and play with them even if you don't agree with what they're playing. It teaches you the very opposite of racism and anti-Semitism. It teaches you that the world is big enough to accommodate us all.” PeopleIfsWorldMeanLongEnoughPlayBigsProcessSoundTeachDemocracyMusicianRacismOppositesAgreeJazzDemocraticCaptureAccommodateAnti SemitismDemocratic ProcessWorking Things Author:Wynton Marsalis
“For me, titles are either a natural two-second experience or stressful enough to give you an ulcer. If they don't pop out perfect on the first try, they can be really hard to repair. Or, worse, if the author thinks they pop out perfect, but the publishing house does not agree, it's difficult to shift gears. And then? Then you go insane.” IfsThinkingGivingTryingFirstsDoeTwoHardEnoughHouseDifficultNaturalPerfectAgreePopsInsaneTitlesPublishingGearsStressfulUlcersPublishing House Author:Sloane Crosley