“The biggest lie in choosing is, "I can't." That is simply not true. We can do anything we want If we don't do something, it is because we have committed our time, energy and resources somewhere else.” IfsWantI CanLyingChoicesEnergyCan DoResourcesCommittedOur TimeSomewhere Else Author:Roger Delano Hinkins
“Enlightened teachers can do certain miracles, but they are not really miracles. They just know how to use energy on other levels of consciousness. A miracle is in the eye of the beholder, as is all of life.” KnowsUseEyeCertainEnergyCan DoLevelsConsciousnessKnow HowTeacherMiracleEnlightenedBeholderEye Of The Beholder Author:Frederick Lenz
“I do have fantasies of buying a helicopter and a lot of machine guns, but I don't know if I can do that. I'd like to have a lot of weapons, grenades and things. And I want to have a solar energy machine. And I want to have a sunken garden with a glass roof. I guess that's about it for now. I have a few other wants but I can't remember them.” IfsKnowsWantI CanRememberEnergyCan DoFantasyWeaponsGunGardenMachinesGlassesBuyingRoofHelicoptersGrenadeMachine GunsSolar Energy Author:Debbie Harry
“At Wal-Mart, a co-worker once advised me that, although I had a lot to learn, it was also important not to "know too much," or at least never to reveal one's full abilities to management, because "the more they think you can do, the more they'll use you and abuse you." My mentors in these matters were not lazy; they just understood that there are few or no rewards for heroic performance. The trick lies in figuring out how to budget your energy so there'll be some left over for the next day.” ThinkingKnowsImportantMatterUseLyingNextEnergyLeftCan DoAbilityToo MuchUnderstoodPerformancesAbuseManagementRewardsWorkersTricksBudgetsLazyHeroicMentorNext DayCo Worker Author:Barbara Ehrenreich
“When we're able to resign ourselves to the wishes that will never come true, there can be enormous energies available within us for whatever we CAN do.” AbleEnergyWishCan DoAvailableEnormous Author:Fred Rogers
“In Germany, many other countries, college tuition is free. Why isn`t free in America? Why do we have the highest rate of childhood poverty when other countries have rates much lower than we have? Why don`t we have pay equity for women workers? Why aren`t we leading the world in transforming our energy system in terms of climate change? We can do that. Are we dumb? Are we lazy? Not the case.” WorldCountryAmericaEnergyTermCan DoPayPovertyCasesChildhoodCollegeHighestClimateWorkersRateClimate ChangeDumbGermanyLazyOther CountriesEquityTransformingTuitionCollege Tuition Author:Bernie Sanders
“Rock and roll by its nature is sexual. So girls playing rock and roll is saying to the world, "We own our sexuality." I think that pop music is sort of about "you can do what you want to me" kind of energy, while rock and roll is "I'm going to do what I want to you" kind of energy.” ThinkingWorldWantKindGirlEnergyCan DoRocksMusic IsPopsSexualityWhat You WantRock And RollPop Music Author:Joan Jett
“I long to see Christians get beyond themselves and start seeing the glory of God as it pertains to their own life. We need great people who understand that their success is wrapped up in the sovereignty of God. If we can do that, a faith, power, energy and zeal will emerge that will take us forward in the things of the Holy Spirit. We must become overwhelmed with who God wants to be for us!” PeopleIfsWantNeedsLongChristianSpiritEnergyCan DoSeeingHolyGloryHoly SpiritSovereigntyOverwhelmedZealGreat PeopleGlory Of GodSovereignty Of God Author:Graham Cooke
“If I am practicing spiritual poverty, which says that I own nothing, then the problems aren't mine and neither are the energy and compassion pouring through my heart to try to solve them. I am just a link in the process. If I don't take anything personally, then I can do great work without flagging. The Dalai Lama once said, 'Try with all your might - to work very, very hard - to make the world a better place, and if all your efforts are to no avail . . . no hard feelings!'” IfsWorldTryingHeartSaidI CanHardFeelingsProblemMightSpiritualEnergyProcessCan DoEffortCompassionPovertyMinesMy HeartSolveLinksBetter PlaceGreat WorkPouringLamaDalai Author:Bo Lozoff
“You think of it [voicing] as something where you not only don't //need// your body, but you don't even have it to use! There's nothing you can do with your body that's going to show in the final product. Maybe that's all the more reason I used my body so much to get whatever noise or sounds out of it I could. When it was needed to keep the energy up I found myself almost running in place! It is very physical.” ThinkingNeedsReasonUseShowsBodyRunningUsedFoundEnergySoundCan DoProductsNeededFinalsYour BodyNoise Author:Jim Parsons
“In the beginning my energy and passion for acting came from an almost punk rock need to express a lot of anger wherever that may have come from. As I got older, it became or is coming more from a place of wanting to use the craft to help others in some way, to hold a mirror up to the situations that we're going through, to actually be more cautious about the way that I use the power of film and to see if there's anything that I can do in the performances that will resonate in the public a similar string that's on people's minds and is on my mind. That way we have that relationship.” PeopleIfsWayNeedsMindMayI CanHelpingUseFilmPassionEnergyCan DoActingSituationRocksPerformancesMirrorsHelping OthersCraftsStringsPunkCautiousPunk Rock Author:Nicolas Cage
“I dance for freedom. I dance for people's reaction more than anything. I feel great and I feel like I can do anything, say anything while I'm dancing and nobody can care. I do have times when I'm angry and I literally do slam my bedroom door and dance all around my bedroom. It's a good way of getting energy out and it's a good way of doing things, but I do it purely just to entertain other people.” PeopleWayFeelsI CanCareEnergyCan DoDoorsAngryDancingReactionsBedroomSay AnythingGood WaySlam Author:George Sampson
“Yes, the academic world is screwed up, and there is nothing you can do about it. But don't worry about that. Just do what you want. If you know what you want to do and advocate for it, no one will put any energy into stopping you.” IfsKnowsWorldWantEnergyCan DoWorryWhat You WantAcademicStoppingScrewed Up Author:Paul Feyerabend
“On the road you have to be more organized. Also, a crowd's energy helps you focus. Nothing compares to playing live. You have to slamdunk whatever you're playing. In the studio, you can do things over.” HelpingEnergyCan DoFocusCrowdsStudiosCompareOrganized Author:Chris Wyse
“I always like using different muscles, you can take that however you want. But doing something once a year is fantastic, I highly recommended it if you can do it. It's a wonderful thing, it's very freeing and I can put a lot of energy and attention onto it and it's something I love doing.” IfsWantYearsI CanDifferentEnergyCan DoAttentionWonderfulFantasticMusclesYou Can Do ItWonderful Things Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“I don't hold onto anything, because it's a waste of energy to do so, really. There's nothing that I can do about the way people want to write about me. I just try and concentrate on my work and do that as well as I can.” PeopleWayWantWritingTryingWellsI CanEnergyCan DoWaste Author:PJ Harvey
“Better use of space, improving the insulation, getting more daylight into the buildings, reducing the energy consumption of the air conditioning and heating systems, making sure that the internal air quality is good, that we have increased natural ventilation opportunities in the mid seasons. You know these are some of the things we can do.” KnowsUseOpportunityEnergyCan DoNaturalSpaceQualityAirBuildingSeasonsEnvironmentalArchitectureInternalsFriendlyConsumptionImprovingReducingConditioningDaylightHeatingAir ConditioningAir QualityInsulationEnvironmentally FriendlyEnergy ConsumptionVentilation Author:Ken Yeang
“You can do the best research and be making the strongest intellectual argument, but if readers don't get past the third paragraph you've wasted your energy and valuable ink.” IfsPastEnergyCan DoReaderIntellectualResearchArgumentThirdsValuableStrongestInkDo The BestParagraph Author:Carl Hiaasen
“You know, people like Hillary Clinton think you grow the economy by growing Washington. I think most of us in America understand that people, not the government creates jobs. And one of the best things we can do is get the government out of the way, put in reign in all the out of control regulations, put in place and all of the above energy policy, give people the education, the skills that the need to succeed, and lower the tax rate and reform the tax code.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayNeedsGivingGovernmentJobsAmericaEnergyGrowsCan DoEconomyGrowingPolicySucceedSkillsTaxesClintonRateReformCodeBest ThingsRegulationReignEnergy Policy Author:Scott Walker
“The main thing is to be philanthropic in your everyday life. You don't have to have money to do that. You can do it with your time and your energy.” EnergyCan DoEverydayEveryday LifeYou Can Do ItPhilanthropic Author:Eva Longoria