“It always seems to me odd to call a place a wilderness when every wilderness area in the US bristles with rules and regulations as to how you can behave, what you're allowed to do, and is patrolled by armed rangers enforcing the small print. They're parks, of course, not wildernesses at all.” SeemsCoursesAreasOddBehaveParksWildernessPrintRegulationRangersRules And RegulationsSmall Print Author:Jonathan Raban
“There are those, of course, who deny that they need any form of authority. They are the popular atheists and agnostics. Such men say that they must be shown by 'reason' whatever they are to accept as true. But the great thinkers among non-Christian men have taken no such position. They know that they cannot cover the whole area of reality with their knowledge.” KnowsMenNeedsReasonWholeRealityChristianFormCoursesAcceptingTakenPositionAuthorityAreasAtheistDenyThinkerGreat Thinkers Author:Cornelius Van Til
“The changes in thinking about same-sex marriage have come slowly at first and then in rapid course. If such change is possible in this area, is it also possible in the vexed and sordid realm of race relations?” IfsThinkingFirstsCoursesSexRaceAreasRelationRealmsRapidsRace Relations Author:Barack Obama
“I would enjoy venturing into music, as I do write songs and compose music! And, of course, dance, rhythm and performance are in my blood, so eventually I see myself doing something in that area, surely!” WritingSongCoursesEnjoyBloodAreasPerformancesRhythm Author:Jiah Khan
“I like good ideas. I don't want just do something for it's own sake to bother people, but if I can bother them with a logical argument about something they have agreed to in society simplistically - like children are sacred, the cult of the child, this cult of professional parenthood, and of course religion, and respect for policemen and the law, and all of these untouchable areas. I like attacking those beliefs, but in with good sound thinking, and an unusual approach.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantChildrenI CanIdeasLawCoursesBeliefSoundApproachAreasArgumentSacredSakeBotherLogicalParenthoodUnusualGood IdeasCultAttackingPolicemenUntouchablesLogical Arguments Author:George Carlin
“Of course, when a poem is being born, the reasoning part of the brain throbs away at full throttle, but all the other areas are overlapping and interacting as well, the emotional, intuitive, animal areas.” WellsCoursesBornAnimalBrainEmotionalAreasReasoningIntuitiveInteractingOverlappingThrottle Author:Michael Longley
“The Romans have provided a lot of writers with a model for various interstellar empires, of course, and no wonder. The Roman Empire is a really good example of a large empire that, in one form or another, functioned for quite a long time over a very large area. And over all that time, there was all sorts of exciting drama - civil wars and assassinations and revolts and bits breaking off and being forced back in ... But I didn't want my future - however fanciful it was - to be entirely European. The Radchaai aren't meant to be Romans in Space.” WantLongWarFormCoursesBitsSpaceWonderExampleDramaLong TimeModelsAreasExcitingVariousCivil WarEmpiresMeant To BeMy FutureRevoltAssassinationRoman EmpireGood ExamplesInterstellar Author:Ann Leckie
“One of the funny things about the racism of the system, when I started 30 years ago, I'm in an area called Koreatown and most of the kids were Asian. And when the kids did well, people said, "Well, of course, they did well. They're Asians." But when we had this huge influx of Latino children from Central America, they said, "Oh, you're gonna have problems now."” PeopleYearsWellsChildrenSaidProblemKidsAmericaCoursesHugeRacismAreasYears AgoThey SaidAsianFunny ThingsLatinoCentral America Author:Rafe Esquith
“It is not possible to starve an organised terrorist group because it is number one a state, so it levies taxation inside the territory that is controlled by Islamic State. But also the activity, for example the smuggling of oil, is taking place in an area which is a war zone. So of course people will buy that oil because they don't have any alternative. So even if we wanted to stop that kind of trade, it will be very, very difficult to do that.” PeopleIfsKindWarStatesWantedCoursesDifficultNumbersGroupsExampleActivityAreasTradeOilTerroristAlternativesIslamicZoneControlledTerritoryTaxationOrganisedIslamic StateWar ZonesSmugglingTerrorist Groups Author:Loretta Napoleoni
“Geraldo has been in Lebanon. He has done some excellent reporting out of there, and of course, we now know by virtue of the president's speech on Tuesday night that the terrorist organizations that operate in that area are now on the list.” KnowsHas BeensDoneNightCoursesPresidentVirtueSpeechAreasOrganizationListsTerroristExcellentTuesdayLebanonTuesday Night Author:Brit Hume
“The New Deal never rethought the draconian racist immigration restriction policies of the 20s, of course, but its electoral base rested significantly on "ethnic" voters, whose activism was both hemmed in and rewarded by the Democrats. Southern and Eastern Europeans were included as secondary leaders of the new industrial unions, and as entitled citizens qualified for social security, unemployment compensation, and fair labor standards protections, even as workers of color were largely left out of key areas of the welfare state.” StatesCoursesLeftSocialDealsLeaderSecurityPolicyColorKeysCitizensStandardsAreasFairsLaborUnionsDemocratWorkersProtectionActivismImmigrationWelfareRacistVotersSouthernEntitledUnemploymentEasternSocial SecurityQualifiedCompensationRestrictionLeft OutWelfare StateNew DealDraconian Author:David Roediger
“Music is so incredible, the most healing force in the world along with love of course which all things are created and essentially are. I want to make films that can equal the energy experience of music, the experience of a record that sends your soul to heaven; a film can do this. I've seen films get in this area. Hopefully I've made some; I don't know but I want to make them like this, with the power of musical energy,that's one of my soul-goals for I am in awe of this love called music which I participate in everyday.” KnowsWorldWantMadeSoulFilmCoursesEnergyForceHeavenGoalCan DoHealingRecordsEqualMusic IsAreasAll ThingsEverydayMusicalIncrediblesMy SoulHopefullyYour SoulAwePower Of Music Author:Giuseppe Andrews
“I love Dior. I've been wearing some of the really beautiful structured pieces - I love a deep neck and how it accentuates a woman in that area. And, of course, Louis Vuitton. I've honestly never met someone like Nicolas. He has a really fresh perspective on life in general.” BeautifulCoursesPiecesPerspectiveMetsAreasHonestlyNecksReally BeautifulAccentuateDiorLouis Vuitton Author:Selena Gomez
“They have a policy in China for their big companies called "Go abroad." It's a rational thing for both the company and the country to say, "We want big, successful companies." Particularly in areas where they need it: agriculture, energy, technology. I think banking, too. One or two have bought a trading house. Some have already begun expanding around the world. Of course they're going to have those ambitions. Why wouldn't they? They're just doing it methodically. It's a logical strategy and, well-executed, they will succeed.” ThinkingWorldWantNeedsWellsTwoCountryBigsCoursesHouseEnergyCompanyTechnologySuccessfulPolicySucceedAmbitionAreasStrategyChinaRationalAround The WorldLogicalAgricultureTradingBankingExpandingBig CompaniesSuccessful Company Author:Jamie Dimon
“I was engaged in all the required courses of math and geometry, but the area that I blossomed in was the art program.” ArtCoursesAreasProgramMathEngagedGeometry Author:Paul Smith
“Of course, there are always going to be some unsettled areas, but for me the overall evidence for Christianity chases away any real doubt that it's true.” RealCoursesChristianityDoubtEvidenceAreas Author:Lee Strobel
“Of course, trade agreements can be beneficial, but of course they need to avoid infringing on certain areas and respect diversity.” NeedsCertainCoursesDiversityAreasTradeAgreementBeneficialTrade Agreements Author:Christine Lagarde
“Of course it's very, very important for me to feel Kenya, to feel, every day, this is where images come from. So to be taken away from that by political pressure or other means - one is taken away from the area, which is the basis of inspiration - is difficult.” FeelsMeanImportantInspirationPoliticalCoursesDifficultTakenAreasBasesPressureKenya Author:Ngugi wa Thiong'o
“In the area of social righteousness we cannot be right on the inside and not do it. We cannot! Of course we have people who pretend that they can, but it simply isn't true.” PeopleCoursesSocialAreasRighteousness Author:Dallas Willard
“The great thing about London is the little pockets of culture, like Hackney, which has its panto and its great community. Of course there's also the West End with its brilliant theatres and thriving tourism but to also have areas like Hackney which are so community based but not exclusive, that remind you that those surrounding you are the most important, is what makes London what it is.” LittlesImportantEndsCultureCoursesCommunityAreasWestLondonTheatreBrilliantGreat ThingsPocketsExclusiveTourismWest EndHackney Author:Clive Rowe
“Other than areas of high-tech, fracking is probably one of the largest areas where concentrated growth in America's economy is taking place. There are oil booms in the Dakotas, in North Dakota. They are having to build entire cities, towns, to house employees showing up to work in fracking. The left is trying to shut it down under some claim that it destroys the environment. Natural gas and oil, of course, are the evil twins of opposition to the mainstream environmentalist wacko movement.” TryingAmericaCoursesEvilHouseLeftGrowthNaturalCitiesEconomyEnvironmentMovementAreasClaimsTownsOilEmployeeOppositionGasMainstreamTwinsEnvironmentalistShowing UpDakotaNatural GasFrackingNorth Dakota Author:Rush Limbaugh
“In fact, when Bernard [Leach] would be called away to go up to London for something and we'd be living alone for a couple of days, we would dig into the storage areas in the house and we'd get out all the pots that we might not see in the course of our daily life, because we weren't using them in the house on a steady basis. But we found some fantastic pots in there tucked away, and we could look at them and examine them and handle them.” LooksFactsMightWould BeCoursesFoundHouseCoupleAreasBasesLondonHandleFantasticDaily LifePotSteadyStorageLiving Alone Author:Warren MacKenzie
“Both in Britain and America, huge publicity has been given to stem cells, particularly embryonic stem cells, and the potential they offer. Of course, the study of stem cells is one of the most exciting areas in biology, but I think it is unlikely that embryonic stem cells are likely to be useful in healthcare for a long time.” ThinkingLongHas BeensAmericaCoursesGivenStudyHugeOffersLong TimeAreasExcitingCellsBritainBiologyHealthcareStemUnlikelyPublicityStem CellEmbryonic Stem CellsBritain And America Author:Robert Winston
“Should any political party attempt to abolish social security unemployment insurance and eliminate labor laws and farm programs you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group of course that believes you can do these things. Among them are a few other Texas oil millionaires and an occasional politician or business man from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid.” MenShouldBelieveLawPoliticalCoursesPoliticsSocialCan DoPartyNumbersGroupsSecurityStupidPoliticianAreasProgramLaborOilTinyTexasFarmsUnemploymentPolitical PartiesSocial SecurityOccasionalMillionaireAbolishBelieve You CanBusiness ManSplintersPolitical HistorySocial ProgramsLabor Laws Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Lord Maccon asked meekly, shifting against her in a manner that ensured she realized the nibbling had affected his outsides just as much as her insides. Alexia was partly shocked, partly intrigued by the idea that as he was naked, she might actually get to see what he looked like. She had seen sketches of the nude male, of course, for purely technical purposes. She was given to wonder if werewolves were anatomically bigger in certain areas.” IfsIdeasMightPurposeCertainCoursesGivenWonderLordAreasBiggerMalesNakedAffectedShockedShiftingWerewolfIntriguedNibbling Author:Gail Carriger
“Rory: "People are being serious." Jazza: "There's a serial killer out there. Of course people are being serious." Rory: "Yeah, but what are the chances?" Jazza: "I bet all of the victims thought that." Rory: "But still, what are the chances?" Jazza: "Well, I imagine they are several million to one." Jerome: "Not that high. You're only dealing with a small part of London. And while there might be a million or more people in that area, the Ripper is probably focusing on women, because all of the original victims were women. So halve that--" Jazza: "You really need another hobby.” PeopleNeedsWellsStillsMightCoursesChanceMillionsImagineSeriousAreasOriginalsVictimYeahLondonKillersHobbiesSerialsSmall PartsSerial Killer Author:Maureen Johnson
“In whatever area in life one may meet the challenges of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience - the loss of his friends, his fortune, his contentment, even the esteem of his fellow men - each man must decide for himself the course he will follow. The stories of past courage can define that ingredient - they can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.” IfsMenLooksMaySoulStoriesInspirationPastFacesCoursesChallengesLossTeachCourageSacrificeOffersConscienceAreasFellowsFortuneEsteemContentmentIngredientsFellow ManHave CourageProfiles In Courage Author:John F. Kennedy