“The past is a stronger influence in the South. But I think everywhere you have this sense that the world changes faster than you can accommodate yourself to. Looking back and seeing how you got where you are is a useful way to combat disorientation.” ThinkingWorldWayPastSeeingInfluenceStrongerSouthFasterWhere You AreCombatLooking BackAccommodateDisorientation Author:Charles Frazier
“I got an M.F.A. in acting from NYU, and part of our training is to learn how to use swords in combat situations in a performance and Shakespeare plays where you have to fight.” PlayUseFightingActingSituationTrainingPerformancesCombatNyuShakespeare Play Author:Danai Gurira
“I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.” ThinkingMenBusinessCombat Author:Barry Goldwater
“You have to list all your special skills on a form when you get an agent. There's fencing, stage combat, horse riding, motorbike riding, Spanish, French, German, whatever. I just ticked everything. I talk about 10 languages according to that form. I even ticked the extreme sports box.” FormLanguageSportsSpecialStageSkillsHorseBoxesExtremesListsAgentsCombatRidingFencingHorse RidingExtreme SportsMotorbike Author:Isla Fisher
“I was a product of a divorced family and I used humor as a weapon to combat sadness. I used comedy to make my mother laugh in light of the darkness that she faced, and to me it became a very powerful tool at a very young age, at six. I saw how therapeutic it could be.” LightAgeYoungUsedMotherPowerfulDarknessLaughingSawsComedySadnessProductsSixWeaponsToolsCombatDivorcedYoung AgeVery PowerfulTherapeutic Author:Josh Gad
“The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free speech should combat beliefs that it does not agree with - more speech and debate, not censorship.” ShouldFirstsBelieveDoeIdeasBeliefI BelieveDemocracyRightsSpeechConstitutionAgreeCompetitionDebateCombatCensorshipAmendmentsFree SpeechFirst AmendmentUs ConstitutionFirst Amendment Rights Author:Joichi Ito
“Yes, this is hard. But there should be no question that the United States of America is stepping up to the plate. We recognize our role in creating this problem; we embrace our responsibility to combat it. We will do our part, and we will help developing nations do theirs. But we can only succeed in combating climate change if we are joined in this effort by every nation - developed and developing alike. Nobody gets a pass.” IfsShouldHardStatesHelpingProblemAmericaNationsUnitedEffortResponsibilityRolesUnited StatesSucceedCreatingEmbraceClimateClimate ChangeDevelopingCombatPlatesUnited States Of America Author:Barack Obama