“I've learned the importance of changing people's minds at the grassroots level so that whoever does run will have a much better chance of encountering public opinion that reaches a critical mass and brings about a change not only in White House policies but in the Congress and in the state legislatures and all around the world.” PeopleWorldMindDoeStatesRunningHouseChanceWhiteLevelsOpinionPolicyMassImportanceCongressCriticalAround The WorldI've LearnedWhite HousePublic OpinionLegislatureGrassrootsState LegislaturesCritical Mass Author:Al Gore
“Bringing more large sporting events to Africa would help the continent develop sports policies and at the same time optimize its peoples' chances of achieving competitive success.” HelpingSportsChanceAchieveEventsPolicyContinentsSporting Events Author:Richard Attias
“The quintessential revolution is that of the spirit, born of an intellectual conviction of the need for change in those mental attitudes and values which shape the course of a nation's development. A revolution which aims merely at changing official policies and institutions with a view to an improvement in material conditions has little chance of genuine success. Without a revolution of the spirit, the forces which produced the iniquities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration.” NeedsLittlesSpiritValuesOrderCoursesForceNationsProcessBornChanceViewsAttitudeConditionsPolicyMaterialsRevolutionDevelopmentShapesIntellectualAimInstitutionsConstantThreatConvictionImprovementGenuineReformOfficialsNeed A ChangeMental AttitudeRegenerationIniquityPosingQuintessential Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“people, in forming their opinions of others, are usually lazy enough to go by whatever is most obvious or whatever chance remark they happen to hear. So the best policy is to dictate to others the opinion you want them to have of you.” PeopleWantEnoughHappensChanceOpinionPolicyObviousLazyRemarks Book:Style and substance: a comedy of manners Source: Style and substance: a comedy of manners
“The more guidance a central bank can provide the public about how policy is likely to evolve the greater the chance that market participants will make appropriate inferences.” ChanceGreaterPolicyEvolveGuidanceAppropriateParticipantsCentral BanksInference Author:Ben Bernanke
“To enjoy a reasonable chance for continued better than average results, the investor must follow policies which are (1) inherently sound and promising, and (2) not popular on Wall Street.” EnjoySoundChanceResultsStreetsPolicyWallInvestingAverageReasonableInvestors Book:The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed Source: The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed
“I always get everyone prepared so there aren't so many arguments on set. I have a policy that the first thing I do in the morning is go over to the trailers and discuss exactly what we're shooting that day. It's time-consuming but it reduces the chances of 'misunderstandings' on set.” FirstsChanceMorningPolicyArgumentPreparedShootingMisunderstandingConsumingTrailersTime Consuming Author:Tony Scott