“What I love most about yoga is that you can make it whatever you need it to be. For me, it's a time set aside to pay attention to the stress, concerns, and tension that may have infiltrated my system.” NeedsMayPayAttentionYogaConcernStressPay AttentionTension Author:Grace Gealey
“Although I have a variety of obligations, the climate crisis is my central concern.” ConcernCrisisClimateObligationVariety Author:Al Gore
“I think that's the real horror story for me, how little you can ever really know about your own motivations. How in the dark we all are about the concerns and the contents of our minds.” ThinkingKnowsMindLittlesRealStoriesMotivationDarkHorrorConcernHorror Stories Author:Karen Russell
“The young readers I have interacted with carry old concerns repackaged in the skin of a new generation: puzzlement over continuous national moral failings, contradictions with the elders, nostalgia for a nonexistent Kenyan past.” PastYoungMoralFailingGenerationsReaderConcernSkinsNostalgiaContradictionEldersNew Generation Author:Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
“You can have very big local government. By big, I mean very engaged government. Do you measure it in terms of the number of laws? Number of employees? You could make arguments for either one. I tend to think the axis of the size of government is the wrong concern. But I do think that situating power more locally is a legitimate approach.” ThinkingMeanBigsGovernmentLawTermNumbersApproachConcernArgumentSizeLocalsEngagedEmployeeAxesLocal GovernmentSize Of Government Author:Zephyr Teachout
“I'm talking to people all of the time. So it hasn't really had a big impact. Access is never my main concern anyway. If you keep digging and making phone calls you can get stories and not have to rely on the good graces of the Pentagon spokesperson. I am not in his good graces.” PeopleIfsStoriesBigsTalkingGraceConcernImpactPhonesAccessRelyDiggingPhone CallsPentagonBig Impact Author:Michael Hastings
“It's a kind of de-familiarization in relation to the song: if she were to sing absolutely straight, right on the beat, because of the richness and intensity of her instrument - her voice - I think it could actually feel a little inhuman, too good somehow, separate from our concerns.” IfsThinkingFeelsKindLittlesSongVoiceBeatsConcernRelationInstrumentsIntensityRichnessInhuman Author:Matthew Zapruder
“Sometimes it's hard to take everyday concerns seriously when you think about vanished ecosystems that existed 300 million years ago and were eradicated by giant explosions. My goals haven't changed, because my goal has always been to save the world!” ThinkingWorldYearsSometimesHardGoalMillionsHavensChangedConcernYears AgoEverydayGiantsExplosionsSave The WorldEcosystems Author:Annalee Newitz
“I write first drafts feverishly fast, and then I spend years editing. It's not that sentence-by-sentence perfectionist technique some writers I admire use. I need to see the thing, in some form, and then work with it over and over and over until it makes sense to me - until its concerns approach me, until its themes come to my attention. At that editing stage, the story picks itself and it's just up to me to see it, to find it. If I've done a good job, what it all means will force me to confront it in further edits.” IfsNeedsWritingYearsFirstsMeanDoneStoriesUseJobsFormForceAttentionStageApproachPicksConcernSentencesTechniqueAdmireMake SenseThemeEditingGood JobEditsPerfectionist Author:Porochista Khakpour
“It's the same thing in a way with privacy. You can say "I'm not doing anything wrong, therefore this doesn't concern me," but what does it mean about our society if we're all being watched and recorded? The personal experience - negotiating this as individuals - doesn't describe the social reality and the broader social costs.” IfsWayMeanDoeRealityIndividualSocialCostConcernPrivacyOur SocietyPersonal ExperiencesNegotiating Author:Astra Taylor
“They're not parallel at all. They're my concerns, but how they're expressed particularly on the page is completely divorced from who I am in my street life.” StreetsPagesConcernWho I AmDivorcedParallelsStreet Life Author:Chang-Rae Lee
“Somehow the fact of enormous privilege and freedom carries with it a sense of impotence, which is a strange, but striking, phenomenon. The fact is, we can do just about anything. There is no difficulty, wherever you are, in finding groups that are working hard on things that concern you.” HardFactsCan DoGroupsStrangeFindingsConcernDifficultyPrivilegeEnormousCarriePhenomenonImpotenceWherever You Are Author:Noam Chomsky
“You've never seen anything in the Marvel universe that's as grounded, as gritty, as authentic, and as raw as what these guys did last year [in Season 1 of Daredevil]. What an amazing place to bring this character into, to attempt to up the stakes and to make it more dangerous. Hopefully, we were able to do that. But as far as those movies, my concern is this show.” YearsCharacterShowsAbleLastsGuyUniverseDangerousConcernSeasonsHopefullyStakesLast YearGroundedDaredevilAmazing Places Author:Jon Bernthal
“My own sense is that fiction is inching its way over to join poetry on the cultural margin. It's an area of passionate concern for me, as for many people, but it's nowhere near as central to the culture as it used to be.” PeopleWayUsedCultureMy OwnFictionAreasConcernPassionateUsed To BeMargins Author:Matthew Specktor
“People are more concerned about the economy then these ridiculous concerns as to gender inequity in society, as manifested in marriages, in the mental health system, and then in literature.” PeopleLiteratureEconomyConcernConcernedMental HealthGenderRidiculousHealth System Author:Kate Zambreno
“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.” ThinkingLifeInspirationalTryingStillsDreamMotivationalSuccessMotivationHopeFearFocusAchieveInspirational LifeFailureSucceedConcernEncouragementCatholicLive LifeYour DreamsAspirationBeing SuccessfulFrustrationPotentialSuccess In LifeFollow Your DreamsNo FearKey To SuccessRoad To SuccessFear Of FailureRecipe For SuccessOvercoming FearChase Your DreamsDreams Do Come TrueHopes And DreamsHopes And FearsVatican IiLiving The DreamDreams And AspirationsFear NoneHopes DreamsFailure Is Not An OptionUntapped PotentialUnfulfilled DreamsFrustration In LifeUnfulfilled Potential Author:Pope John XXIII
“I like to just keep the land within sight. Nowadays they can tell you if there's a storm three days out. So it's not much of a concern. But I've never been a big boat person. I don't spend a lot of time at sea.” IfsPersonsBigsThreeSeaLandConcernSightStormBoat Author:Casey Affleck
“Seeking the counsel of trusted and respected health professionals can also be helpful in providing parents with some balance for their concerns as well as other avenues of support.” WellsParentSupportBalanceConcernSeekingHelpfulTrustedProvidingAvenuesHealth Professionals Author:Timothy Carey
“I'm just concerned that as long as this caliphate exists, it provides this magnet for radicalization, and we're likely to see more attacks like we have seen in San Bernardino, Chattanooga and elsewhere, and that's the concern I have over pace.” LongConcernConcernedPaceElsewhereMagnet Author:Adam Schiff
“One has to be realistic. OneÂ’s concern for equity and justice in the world must not carry one into the alien territory of unreasoned belief. ThatÂ’s very important.” WorldImportantBeliefJusticeConcernAliensTerritoryRealisticEquity Author:Amartya Sen
“Regarding fiction, our concern shouldn't be the author's origin (and of course I am forgetting the sales people right here), because that is actually merely a simplified, almost insulting judgment of the book by its cover - or rather by the name and origin of its author - an act of discrimination if we want to say it in a more provoking way, but at the least an act of ignorance and false empathy.” PeopleIfsWayWantBookCoursesNamesForgetFictionIgnoranceJudgmentEmpathyConcernDiscriminationProvokingInsultingSales People Author:Sasa Stanisic
“I wanted to let form lead my thinking, and repetition always confronts you with the interesting problem of how to break out of a cycle that seems so deterministic, which was germane to the story's concerns.” ThinkingStoriesProblemSeemsWantedFormInterestingBreakConcernCyclesRepetitionBreak Out Author:Catherine Brady
“Air pollution is my biggest concern right now. Maybe because I live in Beijing, and in this city we have such severe challenges due to bad air quality. It has affected our daily lives and health. I do not go outdoors because of it. I desperately hope that we can improve the current situation.” ChallengesCitiesQualitySituationAirRight NowConcernCurrentsDuesDaily LifeAffectedPollutionSevereBeijingAir PollutionCurrent SituationAir Quality Author:Li Bingbing
“A more just world is possible. In most of the global issues, and also in so many of the development issues I'm involved in in our region, the young people that I am working with are seizing the tools at their disposal and trying to use them well, for issues far larger than their immediate personal benefit and concerns. That's what gives me hope.” PeopleWorldGivingTryingWellsUseYoungIssuesDevelopmentInvolvedBenefitsConcernToolsGive MeRegionsSeizingGlobal Issues Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“I just have to deal with it [injuries] if and when problems happen. It's obviously a concern and I've been very careful with my training, making sure I warm up and warm down before everything and not pushing myself too stupidly.” IfsProblemHappensDealsTrainingConcernCarefulWarmInjuryPushingIfs And Author:Greg James
“What other people think of me is not really my major concern in life. What other people think of what I write is another matter.” PeopleThinkingWritingMatterMajorsConcernThink Of Me Author:Anne Roiphe
“My intention is always to honor the character that Lev [Grossman] created in the books and my greatest concern, honestly, is that the fans of the books will embrace me as this character that they've imagined in their heads.” BookCharacterFansHonorConcernEmbraceIntentionHonestly Author:Hale Appleman
“I think corporations should give more attention to this suffering and should wait to invest until there is a responsible government in Burma. I do not think it is a good idea to separate economics from politics; in fact, I do not think economics can be separated from politics It's quite understandable that many business concerns think only about their own profits It's up to the public to put as much pressure as it can on these companies, through shareholder resolutions and public actions.” ThinkingGivingShouldIdeasFactsGovernmentActionSufferingWaitingAttentionCompanyConcernEconomicsPressureResponsibleProfitCorporationsResolutionGood IdeasShareholdersBurmaResponsible Government Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“I can say with absolute confidence that the general public of Burma would be very little affected, if at all, by sanctions. So far, the kind of investments that have come in have benefited the public very little indeed. If you have been in Burma long enough, you will be aware of the fact that a small elite has developed that is extremely wealthy. Perhaps they would be affected, but my concern is not with them but with the general public.” IfsKindLittlesLongHas BeensI CanEnoughFactsWould BeConcernAbsolutesInvestmentWealthyAffectedElitesSanctionsGeneral PublicBurma Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“There is also a concern that there is a lack of demand of oil. And so when commodity prices fall, it's good if you happen to be a consumer, but it's sometimes seen as symptom of a weakening economy.” IfsSometimesHappensFallEconomyDemandConcernOilConsumersCommoditySymptomsWeakeningCommodity Prices Author:David Wessel
“Well, what I will tell you is the support from the world - it's not just an African-American citizen. There are people of all different walks of life who are rallying behind the concerns with the that Sandy was treated because what that says to me is that this is an American issue.” PeopleWorldWellsDifferentWalksBehindsSupportIssuesCitizensConcernTreatedAfrican AmericanAmerican CitizensWalks Of LifeSandyRallyingDifferent Walks Of Life Author:Sharon Cooper
“Look, if I were running the FBI, you know, I probably would want to have backdoors as well, so I'm sympathetic to the director's view. But there is risk if you put that backdoor in. There's no question you enhance the risk, number one. Number two, there are the privacy implications that are of concern to parties.” IfsKnowsWantWellsLooksTwoRunningViewsPartyNumbersRiskDirectorsConcernPrivacyImplicationsSympatheticFbiBackdoor Author:Rod Beckstrom
“Holocaust Museum said ISIS has carried out genocide against the Yazidis, but its investigation did not cover Christian persecution. Now there's concern the U.S. State Department might do the same, limiting any genocide pronouncement to Yazidis without mentioning Christians.” SaidStatesMightChristianConcernDepartmentMuseumsGenocideHolocaustInvestigationPersecutionIsisChristian Persecution Author:Tom Gjelten
“I agree completely with Secretary Colin Powell, who said today this is an absurdity. And so I think the American people will know it's an absurdity. I have absolutely no concerns about it whatsoever.” PeopleThinkingKnowsSaidTodayConcernAgreeSecretaryAbsurdity Author:Hillary Clinton
“If movies generically don't work, you immediately start to pick apart what ingredients contributed to that. If any movie is working, hopefully how it was made will be the least of your concern. You'll only want to have a god time.” IfsWantMadePicksConcernHopefullyIngredients Author:Steven Spielberg
“As the years go by, I find myself experiencing God's extraordinary concern, consideration, healing, and what I call in my books, the divine therapy.” YearsBookHealingDivineConcernExtraordinaryTherapyConsiderationExperiencing God Author:Thomas Keating
“We support any deal that denies Iran nuclear weapons, that has a continuous and robust inspection mechanism and that has snap-back provisions in case Iran violates the agreement. Our concern is that Iran will use the income it receives as a result of the lifting of the nuclear sanctions in order to fund its nefarious activities in the region.” UseOrderResultsDealsCasesSupportActivityWeaponsConcernDenyNuclearIncomeRegionsAgreementFundIranMechanismNuclear WeaponsProvisionLiftingSanctionsSnapsRobustInspection Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“It was very clear, even from long before Donald Trump got in this race, when he would talk to Republicans, the number-one concern they had about Jeb Bush was whether he was too rusty for this, and whether he was going to be strong enough to stand up to Hillary Clinton.” LongEnoughStrongNumbersRaceClearTrumpRepublicanConcernClintonStrong Enough Author:Amy Walter
“When Jeb Bush came on the shows and couldn't answer questions about Iraq, and when he looked like he was unsteady, it absolutely solidified the concerns that they had had all along about his skills.” ShowsAnswersSkillsConcernIraq Author:Amy Walter
“I can empathize with women who feel that [sexism]. I personally haven't experienced it, and I'm grateful for that. I feel very appreciated on the show I'm on, but I do empathize. My concern is less the entertainment industry specifically, and more the general problem that women don't get paid as much as men in any industry.” MenFeelsI CanShowsProblemHavensIndustryConcernPaidGratefulEntertainmentSexismAppreciatedEntertainment Industry Author:Danielle Panabaker
“I have always had deep concerns about anyone's philosophy being imposed on the entire community.” PhilosophyCommunityConcern Author:Kelvin Ogilvie
“Only as long as we believe in our own identity over time does it make sense for us to make future plans, avoid risks, and treat our fellow human beings fairly - for the consequences of our actions will, in the end, always concern ourselves.” BelieveHumansLongDoeEndsActionHuman BeingsPlansRiskIdentityConsequenceConcernTreatsFellowsMake SenseOur ActionsFuture PlansConsequences Of Our Actions Author:Thomas Metzinger
“Success looks like you sitting here pretty confident that an armed brigade isn't going to come pouring in here and blow your head off. Which I don't think is your major concern. Therefore, the United States' foreign policy is successful.” ThinkingLooksStatesUnitedUnited StatesSuccessfulPolicyLike YouMajorsSittingConcernBlowForeign PolicyPouring Author:George Friedman
“I am quite wedded to the view that epistemologists should concern themselves with knowledge rather than our concept of knowledge. The analogy I like to draw here is with our understanding of (other) natural kinds.” ShouldKindUnderstandingNaturalViewsDrawsConceptsConcernAnalogies Author:Hilary Kornblith
“There might be people out there who wouldn't hire me because they thought I should keep my mouth shut, but I'm not aware of that. Even if I saw evidence of that, it wouldn't really concern me.” PeopleIfsShouldMightSawsMouthsEvidenceConcern Author:Viggo Mortensen
“When I first decided to be a writer, that meant dealing with preoccupations and concerns that took little account of Indian traditions. I saw India's past as part of an antiquity rendered irrelevant by modernity, which with its science, nation states, free enterprises, and consumer societies was supposed to have solved all problems.” FirstsLittlesStatesProblemPastNationsSawsConcernTraditionDecidedAccountsIndiaConsumersIndianEnterpriseIrrelevantModernityAntiquityPreoccupationFree Enterprise Author:Pankaj Mishra
“For a pragmatist like me, the important issues concern the words we might deploy to achieve our purposes, rather than the language we actually use.” ImportantUseMightPurposeLanguageIssuesAchieveConcernLike MeImportant IssuesPragmatists Author:Philip Kitcher
“Anyone who is speaking of a greater compassion, a greater humanitarian concern, is a leader paving the path we all need to follow.” NeedsCompassionLeaderPathGreaterConcernHumanitarianPaving Author:Marianne Williamson
“It deeply concerns me that somebody who knows little or nothing about the Christian faith would hear Mr. Trump call himself a Christian and then make a decision based on the Christian faith, based on his behavior.” KnowsLittlesChristianDecisionTrumpBehaviorConcernChristian FaithFaith Based Author:Max Lucado
“My concern is that somebody would make a decision against Christianity because of Mr. Trump's behavior.” DecisionChristianityTrumpBehaviorConcern Author:Max Lucado