“We've definitely cracked the technology. Now we're just trying to be able to produce the amount of fuels that we need to satisfy our own needs and then other people's needs.” PeopleNeedsTryingAbleTechnologyProduceAmountFuelCracked Author:Richard Branson
“I read a fair amount [of science fiction], and you know it was certainly inspirational. I have to pinch myself to think that we might be able to make some of [what I've read in science fiction books] come true.” ThinkingKnowsBookMightAbleFictionAmountFairsScience Fiction Author:Richard Branson
“I think what matures us is time, not necessarily our physical bodies. So I think she can probably change as much as human would in the timespan of the show. However, I do think as a human you reach a point where there's a certain amount of humility and acceptance of life and its consequences when you see your own body change and age, and the pounds come or the wrinkles come.” ThinkingHumansShowsBodyAgeCertainAcceptanceHumilityAmountConsequencePoundsWrinklesPhysical BodyBody Change Author:Deborah Ann Woll
“I think we need that to ground us as human beings. I would imagine after an extended amount of time, a vampire might stall a little bit.” ThinkingNeedsHumansLittlesMightBitsHuman BeingsImagineAmountLittle BitVampire Author:Deborah Ann Woll
“There are about 50 or 60 recommendations [in "Win"] for how to communicate, not just the words themselves. All of them had to be tested. And in this short amount of time, it's just very time-consuming and very stressful to ensure that you get it right.” WinningAmountCommunicateTestedConsumingStressfulRecommendationsTime Consuming Author:Frank Luntz
“I think what we need is better understanding of how to do risk analysis of a CDO, but that they still can perform a very valuable function because they can aggregate these risks and pass them around so that mortgages or other kinds of loans can be packaged and sold to investors all over the world, who in most times, would justify a small amount of each one.” ThinkingWorldNeedsKindStillsUnderstandingRiskAmountFunctionValuableAnalysisJustifyInvestorsLoanMortgageSmall Amounts Author:Robert F. Engle
“When it comes right down to it, someone else may be signing your paycheck but you are the person who fills in the amount.” ThinkingMayPersonsPositive ThinkingAmountSigningPaychecks Author:Don Ward
“Listening to the data is important... but so is experience and intuition. After all, what is intuition at its best but large amounts of data of all kinds filtered through a human brain rather than a math model?” HumansKindImportantBrainListeningAmountModelsIntuitionMathAll KindsDataThought ProvokingHuman Brain Author:Steve Lohr
“The distance between your knowledge of truth and your obedience is called lack of integrity. And the amount of negative behavior-or lack of integrity-a person exhibits is directly proportional to their amount of pain.” PersonsInspirationPainAmountIntegrityBehaviorNegativeDistanceObedienceExhibitsLack Of IntegrityNegative Behavior Author:Tara Leigh Cobble
“Organizing time is exactly like organizing space. Just as a closet is a limited amount of space into which you must fit a certain number of objects, a schedule is a limited space into which you must fit a certain number of tasks. Each day and each week is simply a container, a storage unit with a definite capacity. The trick is to treat time not as an abstraction but as something solid that you can hold on to and move around.” MovingCertainSpaceNumbersWeekObjectsAmountFitCapacityTasksTreatsTricksOrganizedEach DayDefiniteUnitsSchedulesClosetsAbstractionStorageContainers Author:Julie Morgenstern
“Data is the new soil, because for me, it feels like a fertile, creative medium. Over the years, online, we've laid down a huge amount of information and data, and we irrigate it with networks and connectivity, and it's been worked and tilled by unpaid workers and governments.” FeelsYearsGovernmentCreativeInformationHugeAmountInternetWorkersMediumsDataSoilOnlineFertile Author:David Mccandless
“There was an enormous amount of pressure when my first album took off, and I struggled with the speed of everything and the exhaustion from the constant touring.” FirstsAmountPressureConstantAlbumsSpeedEnormousTouringExhaustion Author:Norah Jones
“There's no other way to say this. The official unemployment rate, which cruelly overlooks the suffering of the long-term and often permanently unemployed as well as the depressingly underemployed, amounts to a Big Lie.” WayWellsLongBigsLyingSufferingTermAmountRateLong TermOfficialsUnemploymentNotableUnemployedUnemployment RateUnderemployed Author:Jim Clifton
“My relationship with God developed at an early age. I was raised on a remote little ranch, where I had for company and for the fullness of my life three other humans and an enormous amount of animals and land and sky and wind. As a child, my experience of God included everything-a love of the whole beauty around me. And the country was so beautiful: mountains that ended in aspen groves and streams, thick with wild animals and game of all kinds. One time I said to my mother, "You know, I think heaven is just like this, only the animals would speak to us; they wouldn't be afraid of us."” ThinkingKnowsHumansKindChildrenLittlesSaidCountryWholeGodAgeBeautifulMotherThreeGamesSpeakHeavenAnimalCompanySkyLandWindAmountMountainRaisedEnormousAll KindsStreamsOne TimeThickFullnessRelationship With GodWild AnimalGroveAspens Author:Brooke Medicine Eagle
“Comedy Central wanted to do a show with me, I had a couple failures under my belt with them already, but they still wanted to try something else. They came to me and said they wanted to do something that was internet focused and created original content on their site, so they could compete with the funny or dies and what not. So that was the premise, and they gave us a small amount of money, $5000, and from there it turned into the show.” TryingSaidStillsShowsWantedDiesComedyAmountCoupleInternetOriginalsFocusedSiteBeltsPremisesSmall AmountsFunny Or Die Author:Daniel Tosh
“I mean, the paradox is that whereas the screen, it seems to me - the cinema can absorb endless amounts of music, it cannot really with comfort absorb large amounts of words. Not nearly as many words, that is to say, as a stage can.” MeanSeemsStageAmountComfortScreensEndlessCinemaParadox Author:Bob Mondello
“That's the problem with the socialist model, because the socialist model - if you work twice as hard as I do, and you get just the same amount, pretty soon you decide that it's foolish for you to do more than I.” IfsHardProblemAmountModelsFoolishSocialist Author:Rafael Cruz
“Labels are going to tie you down with a 360 deal, they take percentages of literally every endeavor you're tied to. It's a lot of stipulations and constraints placed on you. What makes it worse is that, in terms of distributing budgets, labels aren't even giving the same amount as they used to. It totally defeats the purpose. My advice would be to get it out there on your own first which will lead you to calling the shots.” GivingFirstsWould BeUsedPurposeTermDealsAdviceAmountCallingShotsDefeatLabelsBudgetsTiesEndeavorTiedPercentagesConstraintsStipulationsCalling The Shots Author:Ashanti
“The amount of money that people spend on saving stuff, they try to feed you this idea that it's more important.” PeopleTryingImportantIdeasStuffAmountSaving Author:Ian MacKaye
“Getting your letters or pictures digitized. I don't think it's that important. The more you spend on your materials, you're given the sense that those things are more important due to the total amount spent. You'd probably be better off giving that money to a soup kitchen.” ThinkingGivingImportantGivenMaterialsAmountLettersDuesKitchenSoupBetter OffSoup Kitchens Author:Ian MacKaye
“You need an immense amount of luck and perseverance to even be on the playing field for success on a grand scale.” NeedsFieldsAmountLuckPerseveranceScalesImmensePlaying Fields Author:Chris Gethard
“You're living life in real time, man, and we' ve got a good amount of work to do for each other. Hiding is not an option and you're going to step out and you're going to make mistakes.” MenRealMistakeStepsAmountLive LifeMaking MistakesHiding Author:Ben Harper
“Leading a band and producing yourself and picking cool tunes and putting a show together takes a lot of thought, and a certain amount of courage. In my early twenties, if I wasn't getting good enough at it, then people would not come and see me. Anybody who has lasted this long - I hope we get better with age.” PeopleIfsLongEnoughShowsAgeTogetherCertainAmountBandTwentiesGet BetterTunesGood Enough Author:Bonnie Raitt
“We need to protect the same amount of cognitive liberty in an age where you can invade people's thoughts without physically intruding into their homes than you did at the time of the framing.” PeopleNeedsHomeAgeLibertyAmountProtectCognitiveFraming Author:Jeffrey Rosen
“I feel, as a matter nearly of faith, that if you have known a certain amount of suffering and have emerged out of it into the light, you are obliged to share that light with as many of the still-beleaguered as possible.” IfsFeelsStillsMatterLightCertainSufferingKnownShareAmountObliged Author:Andrew Solomon
“It's amazing. Being clearheaded for a show, for starters. Not being reflux-y because of the amount of beer you've drunk.” ShowsAmountDrunkBeerStarters Author:Ladyhawke
“Stupid things like that which I never took into consideration – that I never thought about before like "Oh, maybe I'm hindering my singing by drinking all this amount before I go on stage. Maybe it's making me not project my voice properly."” VoiceStageStupidGoes OnAmountProjectsSingingDrinkingConsiderationStupid Things Author:Ladyhawke
“I have achieved a certain amount of success, and I felt a responsibility to my daughter and to women in this world to create more opportunities for women.” WorldCertainOpportunityFeltResponsibilityThis WorldAmountDaughterMy Daughter Author:Reese Witherspoon
“If you own a simple Weber kettle grill, you own a smoker. You don't have to spend an enormous amount of money or even buy an extra piece of equipment. If you have that kettle grill, the whole secret to getting a lower temperature is to set up your grill for indirect grilling and use only half as much charcoal.” IfsWholeUseSimpleSecretHalfPiecesAmountEnormousExtrasEquipmentTemperatureIndirectSmokersKettlesCharcoalGrillingWeber Author:Steven Raichlen
“Years ago when I got stuck, I'd start twirling my hair. That's not possible anymore. I can't prove the relationship between writing and hair loss, but I think I pulled out a fair amount trying to work on certain sentences.” ThinkingWritingTryingYearsI CanCertainLossHairAmountProveFairsYears AgoSentencesStuckTwirlingHair Loss Author:Eric Schlosser
“I needed a huge amount of energy to cope with my life. I had a huge amount of energy where stuff was concerned: it was as if all this unconscious material had been unleashed.” IfsEnergyStuffMaterialsHugeAmountNeededConcernedUnconsciousUnleashed Author:David Toop
“One of the things about grief - I wouldn't generalise, because everybody responds to tragedies in different ways - but I had a huge amount of energy.” WayDifferentEnergyGriefHugeAmountTragedyDifferent Ways Author:David Toop
“I do think it's true that a huge amount of the oversight that the White House engages in with respect to the Executive Branch is out of fear that somebody's going to do something crazy and drive the president off a cliff.” ThinkingHousePresidentWhiteCrazyHugeAmountBranchesExecutivesWhite HouseCliffsOversightExecutive Branch Author:Donald Verrilli Jr.
“The best we can do is strive to minimize the amount of harm we cause by living. We need to eat in order to live, and there is no moral or ethical code that dictates that we should refrain from eating and allow ourselves to die for some higher purpose.” NeedsShouldPurposeOrderDiesCausesCan DoMoralAmountHigherEatingStriveHarmCodeEthicalRefrainHigher Purpose Author:Sharon Gannon
“Most of the food crops raised in the world today are fed to livestock destined for slaughter for us to eat, and most of the water used is used to raise the food crops that are fed to those animals. It has been estimated that, because of the extraordinary amount of grain it takes to raise food animals, if we reduced the amount of meat we eat by only ten percent, that would free up enough grain to feed all the starving humans in the world. So when we choose to eat meat instead of vegetables, we are choosing to take food away from others who are hungry.” IfsWorldHumansHas BeensEnoughTodayUsedWaterAnimalAmountTenPercentRaisesRaisedExtraordinaryHungryMeatFedsVegetablesGrainDestinedStarvingCropsWorld TodaySlaughterLivestock Author:Sharon Gannon
“Arctic-dwelling Eskimos have no choice but to eat large amounts of meat and animal fat. But let's get our facts straight: according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Eskimos also have the highest incidences of heart disease and osteoporosis in the world and, in general, short life spans. Perhaps that is something to consider when we are faced with the choice of what to eat for dinner and unlike Eskimos most of us do have choices.” WorldHeartFactsChoicesAnimalAmountDiseaseHighestDinnerFatsMeatNutritionJournalDwellingShort LifeArcticHeart DiseaseClinicalsLife SpanIncidenceOsteoporosis Author:Sharon Gannon
“One should refrain from contempt for the baser specimens of humanity, for whom liberation amounts to shaving the heads of women who have slept with Germans.” ShouldHumanityAmountLiberationContemptRefrainShaving Author:Coco Chanel
“My interests lie in nurturing children. That's part of the reason why the bullying thing has become an aspect of my life. I was bullied a lot growing up. I know firsthand the amount of life that is sucked out of you every time that happens, and how it affected me as a young adult.” KnowsChildrenReasonHappensYoungLyingInterestGrowing UpGrowingAmountAdultsAspectYoung AdultReason WhyAffectedBullyingNurturingBullied Author:Tyler Blackburn
“I guess the closest I came was doing chores around the house to earn pocket money. My brother and I would have to do the washing up, cleaning around the house, walking my grandparents' dog, lots of things. We didn't get a huge amount but it was always enough to be able to walk down to the local shops and get some sweets.” EnoughAbleHouseWalksDogSweetBrotherHugeAmountWalkingLocalsMy BrotherShopsPocketsClosestGrandparentCleaningWashingChores Author:Andy Murray
“I had to pay an incredible amount to get insured on it and, after a couple of weeks of driving it around, I realised it wasn't quite my style. I'm not flash by any means but a bright red Ferrari is a definite head-turner and I hated that. It was also incredibly impractical, particularly when it came to finding space for a friend or for my tennis bag, so I decided to sell it after a few months.” MeanSpacePayWeekStyleMonthsAmountCoupleFindingsRedDecidedSellsIncrediblesDrivingHatedTennisBagsFlashDefiniteRealisedFerrariTurner Author:Andy Murray
“Tipping generally changes depending on where you are in the world. In Britain you don't always have to tip, but I always make sure I do. I have a lot of respect for waiters and waitresses - it can't be an easy job and they often don't get paid huge amounts, so I think it's important to reward them and let them know if they are giving great service.” IfsThinkingKnowsWorldGivingImportantJobsEasyHugeAmountPaidRewardsBritainWhere You AreWaiterWaitressTippingGreat Service Author:Andy Murray
“There was a certain amount of discipline, I think; my parents wanted to be sure that I was not just sitting around doing nothing.” ThinkingWantedCertainParentAmountDisciplineSittingDoing NothingSitting Around Author:Paul Smith
“We have to create more and more vegetarians, and help people to understand that it is not only the suffering of the animals (which is what made me vegetarian) but also the incredible harm to the environment, the tremendous amount of greenhouse gas created by the whole vast machinery of intensive animal farming.” PeopleMadeWholeHelpingSufferingAnimalEnvironmentAmountIncrediblesHarmGasVegetarianMachineryFarmingGreenhousesGreenhouse Gases Author:Jane Goodall
“I am really concerned about all of the chemicals. Global warming is another huge one, but the amount of chemicals being used in like laundry detergents and fertilizers is concerning.” UsedHugeAmountConcernedGlobal WarmingChemicalsLaundryFertilizerLaundry Detergent Author:Mason Jennings
“When you say, "I have a sad heart," then you literally have a sad heart. If we looked inside your heart, we would find it affected by molecules that cause stress and damage, such as excessive amounts of adrenaline and cortisol.” IfsHeartCausesAmountStressDamageAffectedMoleculesAdrenalineSad Heart Author:Deepak Chopra
“Seeking perfection just ends up creating ridiculous amounts of stress and disappointment.” EndsAmountCreatingPerfectionStressDisappointmentSeekingRidiculous Author:Arielle Ford
“Unless you have a huge ego, I think it requires a tremendous amount of bravery to keep putting yourself out there, knowing that you will get rejected most of the time.” ThinkingKnowingHugeAmountEgoBraveryRejectedPutting Yourself Out There Author:Kit Williamson
“It's amazing, the amount of detail and thought that goes into just an average day. Between the things you see on the news, or on the subway, or whatever, it all gets in there. You sort of shut most of it out, but it all goes in.” AmountNewsAverageDetailsSubway Author:David Gray
“The number one issue that Ocean Mysteries has opened my eyes to is, no matter where you are, whether you're on a beach in Hawaii, you're diving in the Pacific, you're in a remote archipelago, or you're in the middle of nowhere - I am blown away and sobered and crushed, emotionally crushed, by the amount of marine debris, of garbage, that is now in our ocean.” MatterEyeNumbersIssuesMysteryMiddleAmountOceanBeachWhere You AreHawaiiMarineGarbageCrushedPacificDivingBlown AwayDebrisMiddle Of Nowhere Author:Jeff Corwin
“There is an enormous amount of interest in raw and organic foods, but more recently it is superfoods. People want to know more about chia seeds, mocha, raw chocolate and cocoa, and what they can do for you.” PeopleKnowsWantInterestCan DoAmountSeedsEnormousChocolateOrganic FoodCocoaMochaSuperfoods Author:David Wolfe