“Humor is such a strong weapon, such a strong answer. Women have to make jokes about themselves, laugh about themselves, because they have nothing to lose.” HumorStrongLosesAnswersLaughingWeaponsJokesNothing To Lose Author:Agnes Varda
“The person who helps you is the person who aids you in becoming independent and strong. Good teachers don't answer your questions, they ask you questions.” PersonsHelpingAsksStrongAnswersTeacherBecomingIndependentAidsEnlightenedGood TeacherBecoming Independent Author:Frederick Lenz
“The field of creativity that exists within each individual is freed by moving out of ideas of wrong-doing or right-doing. If we can answer 'yes' to the question. 'Is my self-worth as strong as my self-critic?' then we are ready to engage our creative expression.” IfsIdeasSelfMovingIndividualStrongAnswersCreativityCreativeFieldsReadyExpressionCriticsSelf WorthCreative ExpressionMy Self WorthMoving Out Author:Angeles Arrien
“Shammiji is said to be India's answer to Elvis Presley, but I say that Elvis Presley is America's answer to Shammi Kapoor. The mark of a good actor is the belief with which he gives a shot and Shammiji gave his each shot with a strong belief and that makes him a great actor of all times.” GivingSaidAmericaActorsBeliefStrongAnswersShotsIndiaMarkAll TimeGood ActorsGreat Actors Author:Aamir Khan
“The way of Zen is to become independent and strong. Don't rely on others for perceptions of life and truth. Do it individually. Go to a teacher of Zen to learn how to do that, not to get answers for individual life situations.” WayIndividualStrongAnswersSituationTeacherMastersPerceptionIndependentRelyIndividual LifeZen MasterPerception Of Life Author:Frederick Lenz
“... ages in which the dominant weapon is expensive or difficult to make will tend to be ages of despotism, whereas when the dominant weapon is cheap and simple, the common people have a chance... A complex weapon makes the strong stronger, while a simple weapon -- so long as there is no answer to it -- gives claws to the weak.” PeopleGivingLongAgeStrongDifficultChanceSimpleAnswersCommonWeaponsWeakStrongerComplexesExpensiveDominantDespotismClaws Book:The Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters of George Orwell: In front of your nose, 1945-1950 Source: The Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters of George Orwell: In front of your nose, 1945-1950
“I certainly relate to Ygritte in the fact that she is so strong and also ruthless as well and I feel that especially within Game of Thrones, I think that as a show, it is one of the frontrunners for showing dominant female characters and making sure that men answer to women rather than the other way around.” ThinkingMenWayFeelsWellsCharacterFactsShowsGamesStrongAnswersFemaleRelateThronesDominantRuthlessFemale CharactersStrong Female Characters Author:Rose Leslie
“Music was the one thing I could control. It was the one world that offered me freedom. When I played music, my nightmares ended. My family problems disappeared. I didnt have to search for answers. The answers lay no further than the bell of my trumpet and my scrawled, pencilled scores. Music made me full, strong, popular, self-reliant and cool.” WorldMadeSelfProblemStrongAnswersOne ThingMy FamilyLaysScoreNightmareBellsTrumpetsSelf ReliantFamily Problems Author:Quincy Jones
“For centuries before Google, MIT, and IDEO, modern hotbeds of innovation, we struggled to explain any kind of creation, from the universe itself to the multitudes of ideas around us. While we can make atomic bombs, and dry-clean silk ties, we still don't have satisfying answers for simple questions like: Where do songs come from? Are there an infinite variety of possible kinds of cheese? How did Shakespeare and Stephen King invent so much, while we're satisfied watching sitcom reruns? Our popular answers have been unconvincing, enabling misleading, fantasy-laden myths to grow strong.” KindHas BeensStillsIdeasSongUniverseStrongGrowsSimpleAnswersFantasyModernCenturyCreationKingsInnovationInfiniteCleanMythSatisfiedVarietyTiesDryBombsSatisfyingCheeseGoogleMultitudesMisleadSilkSitcomEnablingAtomic BombMitReruns Author:Scott Berkun
“There's strong men of wisdom in many different fields. They say 5% of the people are wise and righteous and 10% are wise but use their wiseness for wickedness or to deceive others. It's like a magician: he knows the answer to the trick, but you don't. He has to keep you blind to the truth in order for the illusion to work. When you've got that kind of wisdom and somebody else doesn't, you can always take advantage of them.” PeopleKnowsMenKindDifferentUseOrderStrongAnswersWiseFieldsIllusionAdvantageBlindTricksRighteousDeceivingWickednessMagicianStrong Man Author:RZA