“If you have any helpful suggestions I'd be pleased to hear them. If all you can do is make snide insinuations then it would probably benefit all concerned if you bestowed the fruits of your prodigious wit on someone with the spare time to give them the consideration they doubtless deserve.” IfsGivingCan DoBenefitsDeserveConcernedFruitWitConsiderationHelpfulSparesSuggestionsSpare TimeProdigious Author:Iain Banks
“I gave myself over to music and art a long time ago, so I don't get to relax and I don't get to sit still. The best I can do is constantly create my own environment so it benefits what I need to accomplish in the next step.” NeedsLongArtStillsI CanNextCan DoMy OwnStepsEnvironmentBenefitsLong TimeAccomplishRelaxLong Time AgoNext Steps Author:Jack White
“I don't know much about the music business, but for just general advice for someone trying to create things, as simple as this sounds, I think the best thing you can do is constantly try to improve upon your work. Always focus on that first and foremost, and leave everything else (marketing, image) completely secondary. Obviously, easier said than done when you're trying to make a living, but if you can move along those lines and earnestly try to make things that you really enjoy it can only benefit you in the long run.” IfsThinkingKnowsTryingFirstsLongSaidDoneRunningMovingEnjoySoundCan DoLinesSimpleFocusAdviceEasierBenefitsMarketingBest ThingsLong RunsMusic BusinessEasier Said Than Done Author:Joe Rogan
“You can do everything differently in a novel. Hero narrates the novel; we're in his head. You're hearing all his thought processes and you're hearing him call himself out on his bad behavior. You don't have the benefit of that narrator in a movie. What you see a character do, very often, becomes that much more important because you don't have him editorializing it for you.” ImportantCharacterProcessCan DoNovelHeroBehaviorBenefitsHearingNarratorsThought ProcessBad Behavior Author:Jonathan Tropper
“Through Economic Action Plan 2015, our Government will continue to help create jobs, encourage skills development and balance the budget in 2015. I look forward to hearing Canadians' ideas on what we can do to further support and grow the economy for the benefit of all Canadians.” LooksIdeasHelpingGovernmentActionJobsGrowsCan DoSupportEconomyPlansEconomicDevelopmentBalanceSkillsBenefitsHearingBudgetsSkills Development Author:Kevin Sorenson
“I've been asked before, "Who are your heroes?" and these types of questions. I always find it hard to identify a single person or a single book or this sort of thing. I've always been forward looking. I was raised with the notion that you can do pretty much anything you want. You're able to accomplish anything you set out to accomplish. I was given a sense of confidence and I never really felt the need to - or I've never had the benefit, I should probably say - of being inspired by outside heroes.” WantNeedsShouldPersonsBookHardAbleGivenFeltCan DoTypeHeroBenefitsRaisedInspiredNotionAccomplishSingle Person Author:Pierre Omidyar
“Meadowlark inspired me to play for a long time. I thought, 'If he could do it, I can do it.' The legacy that Meadowlark leaves is something that every child and adult can benefit from.” IfsChildrenLongI CanPlayCan DoBenefitsLong TimeAdultsInspiredLegacyI Can Do ItMeadowlarks Author:Robert Parish
“Good Deeds Day is based on a simple idea that every person can do a good deed for the benefit of others and the planet. Even a smile that brightens someone else's day is a good deed. I initiated Good Deeds Day to spread the message that everyone can give of themselves, according to their heart's desire.” GivingHeartPersonsIdeasDesireCan DoSimplePlanetsBenefitsMessagesDeedsSpreadGood DeedsSimple IdeasKind Deeds Author:Shari Arison
“If you are self-motivated, wow, this world is tailored for you. The boundaries are all gone. But if you're not self-motivated, this world will be a challenge because the walls, ceilings and floors that protected people are also disappearing. That is what I mean when I say "it is a 401(k) world." Government will do less for you. Companies will do less for you. Unions can do less for you. There will be fewer limits, but also fewer guarantees. Your specific contribution will define your specific benefits much more. Just showing up will not cut it.” PeopleIfsWorldMeanSelfGovernmentCan DoChallengesCompanyGoneCuttingThis WorldWallLimitsBenefitsUnionsDisappearBoundariesContributionGuaranteesMotivatedWowFewerProtectedCeilingsShowing UpWorld GovernmentTailoredSelf Motivated Author:Thomas Friedman
“Hating is a full time job with no benefits, only an acquired type can do it. I thank God I didnt meet the qualifications.” JobsHateCan DoTypeBenefitsThank GodQualificationsFull Time Jobs Author:Behdad Sami
“We are all woven together in the great web of humanity, and whatever we can do to benefit and uplift others will reflect in blessing upon ourselves.” TogetherHumanityCan DoBlessingBenefitsUpliftingWoven Book:The Complete Conflict of the Ages Source: The Complete Conflict of the Ages
“One of the smartest things you can do on 'Chopped' is to take one of those ingredients and make a pickle out of it, because almost every dish benefits from that. I'm feeling like those intuitions are becoming more natural.” FeelingsCan DoNaturalBecomingBenefitsIntuitionIngredientsDishesBecoming MorePickles Author:Ted Allen
“One citizen, or a few, may be powerless if all the rest are determined to benefit from the imposition of unjust supranational rules. But this excuse cannot work for large numbers. Just imagine 10 million US citizens saying in unison: "I am just one powerless citizen. There is nothing I can do to change my government's policies!"” IfsMayI CanGovernmentCan DoNumbersMillionsImaginePolicyCitizensBenefitsExcuseDeterminedJust OneUnjustPowerlessLarge NumbersImpositionUnison Author:Thomas Pogge
“If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.” IfsLifeNeedsHelpingProblemCan DoSituationWorryBenefitsCan Do SomethingNot Worrying Author:Dalai Lama
“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.” PeopleCan DoCommunityFailingOne ThingBenefitsSpringLibraryDesert Author:Andrew Carnegie