“First you document your idea. You should be comprehensive, but that doesn't mean you have to produce a doctoral thesis length plan. Rather you want to make sure you have touched all the different things that have to happen to succeed. Then, you evaluate your approach. The goal here isn't to figure out if your idea is good or bad, but rather to begin to figure out what are some of its weakest elements.” IfsWantShouldFirstsMeanIdeasDifferentHappensGoalPlansFiguresProduceSucceedElementsApproachTouchedDifferent ThingsLengthDocumentsComprehensiveEvaluateThesis Author:Scott D. Anthony
“People with antisocial personality disorders aren't automatically bad - they simply approach the world with a more ruthless set of lenses. The lack of empathy or very weak empathy and the ability to read other people's weak spots can be a flammable combination when you get in the way of something they want. But they aren't a different species. They're a part of our spectrum.” PeopleWorldWayWantDifferentAbilityPersonalityApproachEmpathyWeakSpeciesSpotsCombinationDisorderLensesSpectrumRuthlessAntisocialLack Of EmpathyPersonality DisordersWeak Spots Author:Eden Robinson
“We needed to do "Community Project" to feel comfortable doing our own thing, and then "That's It That's All" was this experiment with camera technology and shooting snowboarding a little differently. "Art of Flight" was that dream of "That's it That's All" realized. Then we didn't want to make an "Art of Flight 2," so we stepped back and tried to take a different approach to create a more multi-faceted film. "The Fourth Phase" has more of a storyline, and it was much more personal for me.” WantFeelsLittlesArtDifferentDreamFilmCommunityTechnologyNeededComfortableProjectsApproachCamerasExperimentsFlightShootingFourthPhasesStorylineSnowboardingDifferent Approach Author:Travis Rice
“I think it's possible for me to approach the whole problem with a broader scope.When you look at something through an, an organizational eye, whether it's a, a religious organization, political organization, or a civic organization, if you look at it only through the eye of that organization, you see what the organization wants you to see. But you lose your ability to be objective.” IfsThinkingWantLooksWholeProblemEyePoliticalLosesReligiousAbilityApproachOrganizationObjectivesScopeCivicsThrough The EyesOrganizational Author:Malcolm X
“If you're trying to get something done, there will always be people who don't want to see you get something done, or who have a stake in the status quo. And if they approach that through ad hominem criticism of you, you've got to have enough confidence and thickness of skin to be able to endure.” PeopleIfsWantTryingDoneEnoughAbleApproachCriticismSkinsEndureStakesAdsStatus QuoWant To See YouThickness Author:Susan Rice
“I believe the approach we take to talking to our kids about drugs can, in some cases, mean the difference between life and death. So my approach is really simple: I just don't want them to die. And I want them to be able to save someone's life if they see someone die.” IfsWantBelieveMeanKidsAbleDiesI BelieveDifferencesSimpleTalkingCasesDrugApproachLife And DeathBetween Life And Death Author:Ayelet Waldman
“Trump can, like every government, trigger a short boom with borrowed money, just like he has announced. He appears to want to adopt the economic policy approach favored by Republicans of putting lots of money into building roads and cutting taxes. Markets like that. But, at the end of the day, someone always has to foot the bill.” WantEndsGovernmentCuttingFeetEconomicPolicyBuildingTrumpRepublicanTaxesApproachBillsThe End Of The DayLots Of MoneyTriggersBorrowedEconomic PolicyBorrowed MoneyBuilding Roads Author:Nicholas Bloom
“It's an important moment as a reader, I think, when you can forget the question of whether you need to know what happened. Some people really want hard explanations. I'm the other way. I like mysteries. I don't want to frustrate people. I don't want people to feel like they got no answers, but I want to approach the mystery and sit with it.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayWantNeedsFeelsImportantHardMomentsAnswersForgetHappenedMysteryReaderApproachExplanationImportant Moments Author:John Darnielle
“What I want to try to do is unify the two wings of the Democratic Party. What's considered the more progressive wing of the Democratic Party - the more centrist wing of the party. I think we can craft an approach that is more American, pro-worker, pro-business, pro-growth.” ThinkingWantTryingTwoGrowthPartyApproachWingsDemocraticWorkersCraftsProgressiveDemocratic Party Author:Barack Obama
“I want to defend the right of employees to share the gospel in appropriate situations. Every situation requires wisdom and insight. I don't think it's wise to say, "Share the gospel every time you can". I can see all kinds of problems that come from that approach.” ThinkingWantKindI CanProblemSituationWiseShareApproachInsightAll KindsEmployeeAppropriate Author:Mark Dever
“New laws, new kinds of things can emerge as the universe evolves. The more moving parts you have in something, the more possibilities there are. There's a whole new science now of complexity, and what we see is that complexity requires a very different approach than the kind of bottom-up approach that fundamental physics has always used. We're gonna have to think about the world in a different way if we want to address complex systems.” IfsThinkingWorldWayWantKindDifferentWholeMovingLawUsedUniversePossibilityApproachFundamentalsComplexesBottomPhysicsEvolveDifferent WaysComplexityAddressesComplex SystemsDifferent ApproachMoving Parts Author:Adam Frank
“ISIS is the near-term threat, and that the longer - or the mid-term challenge is managing the rise of China. There's some evidence that that's the thinking of the [Donald Trump] administration. That's a perfectly reasonable approach. Well, if that's the case, then you surely want to have a united West to deal with both, and you want to have Russia alongside, but maybe not this Russia while it's busy trying to undermine your chief asset, which is a united West.” IfsThinkingWantTryingWellsTermChallengesUnitedDealsCasesTrumpApproachEvidenceThreatWestBusyChinaRussiaChiefsAdministrationReasonableAssetsIsisRise Of China Author:Daniel Fried
“Of course you don't want anybody to feel shame for their sexuality. But you also want to make it clear that a loud, a loud and proud approach to your sexuality at a young age isn't necessary to be a fully integrated person.” WantFeelsPersonsAgeYoungCoursesClearProudApproachShameSexualityLoudYoung AgeIntegrated Author:Lena Dunham
“That's the way women do. The frown. They want to give you the attitude to approach them back, by giving you a negative vibe.” WayWantGivingAttitudeApproachNegative Author:Miles Davis
“I think that's my approach: If it feels right for a scene to be whole, to hold on without cutting for a long time, then that's great. But other scenes, they don't want it.” IfsThinkingWantFeelsLongWholeCuttingSceneApproachLong TimeFeels Right Author:David Mackenzie
“If a brand wants to build social communities, capital and influence, it must become the chief celebrant of its community, not its celebrity. This simple shift in approach unlocks enormous transformative potential for brands.” IfsWantSocialCommunitySimpleInfluenceApproachEnormousChiefsBrands Author:Simon Mainwaring
“I think romance is a tool, comedy is a tool and drama is a tool. I really just want to tell stories that challenge the viewer, move people, make you laugh, perhaps push an idea about being open-minded but never settle on a genre or an opinion. I hate genre. I like movies that are original in their approach.” PeopleThinkingWantIdeasStoriesRomanceMovingHateChallengesOpinionLaughingComedyDramaApproachToolsI HateOriginalsGenreSettlingViewersOpen MindedMake You LaughNever SettleBeing Open Minded Author:Jason Reitman
“I approach every part I'm asked to do and decide to do from exactly the same angle: who is this person, what does he want, how does he attempt to get it, and what happens to him when he doesn't get it, or if he does?” IfsWantPersonsDoeHappensApproachAngle Author:Alan Rickman
“So for me the approach has become to go into a story not really sure of what I want to say, try to find some little seed crystal of interest, a sentence or an image or an idea, and as much as possible divest myself of any deep ideas about it. And then by this process of revision, mysteriously it starts to accrete meanings as you go.” WantTryingLittlesIdeasStoriesProcessInterestApproachSentencesSeedsCrystalsRevision Author:George Saunders
“You know, with the film industry crews, there's an odd mix between a very technical and a very artistic approach to the work, and sometimes as a woman you have to be a little bit careful about how things come out because people don't really want to listen if it's in a certain emotional tone or too strong.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantLittlesSometimesFilmCertainStrongBitsEmotionalIndustryApproachLittle BitCarefulArtisticOddToneCrewFilm Industry Author:Kristen Stewart
“I think that the idea of having a different approach to every single one of my albums is so exciting to me. I never want to make the same record twice. Why do it? What's the point?” ThinkingWantIdeasDifferentRecordsApproachExcitingAlbumsDifferent Approach Author:Taylor Swift
“I think that if your approach is one where you don't want to alienate anybody, you're going to have to soften the viewpoint or the information that you're offering to such an extent that it doesn't have the power to make any difference. You have to take that risk.” IfsThinkingWantDifferencesRiskInformationApproachOfferingViewpoints Author:Eddie Vedder
“I don't think anybody's necessarily ready for death. You can only hope that when it approaches, you feel like you've said what you wanted to say. Nobody wants to go out in mid-sentence.” ThinkingWantFeelsSaidWantedReadyLike YouApproachSentences Author:Johnny Depp
“People want to know those details. They think it gives them greater insight into a piece of art, but when they approach a painting in such a manner, they are belittling both the artist’s work and their own ability to experience it. Each painting I do says everything I want to say on its subject and in terms of that painting, and not all the trivia in the world concerning my private life will give the viewer more insight into it than what hangs there before their eyes. Frankly, as far as I’m concerned, even titling a work is an unnecessary concession.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWorldWantGivingArtEyeArtistTermAbilityGreaterPiecesSubjectsPaintingApproachConcernedDetailsInsightUnnecessaryViewersPrivate LifeConcessionsBelittleTrivia Author:Charles de Lint
“When people love each other, they are content with very little. When we have light and joy in our hearts, we don't need material wealth. The most loving communities are often the poorest.” PeopleIfsWantNeedsHeartLittlesLightLife IsJoyCommunityWealthPoorShareMaterialsApproachPoor PeoplePoorestLove Each OtherLoving LifeLuxuriousMaterial Wealth Author:Jean Vanier
“The idea that each of us can be directly spiritual is radical. Most religions are based not on teaching adherents to be directly spiritual, but in persuading them to trust in the intercession of ministers or priests. The problem with this approach is that we cannot gain access to spirituality except through the medium of a fallible human being. If we want to see Tao, we need only open our eyes and trust what we see.” IfsWantNeedsHumansIdeasProblemEyeSpiritualSpiritualityHuman BeingsTeachingApproachGainsAccessMediumsRadicalMinistersPriestsTaoIntercessionPersuading Book:Everyday Tao: Living with Balance and Harmony Source: Everyday Tao: Living with Balance and Harmony