“There is a growing literature about the multitude of journalism's problems, but most of it is concerned with the editorial side of the business, possibly because most people competent to write about journalism are not comfortable writing about finance.” PeopleWritingProblemLiteratureSidesGrowingComfortableConcernedFinanceJournalismMultitudesCompetentEditorials Author:Russell Baker
“The politicized version of Shia Islam that we see in the Islamic Republic post-1979 clearly is very conservative, but, there are other things one could say about Ayatollah Khomeini's concept of a Shia state because that in itself is a blasphemy as far as most Shia clerics are concerned. There's a theory that he developed in the early 1960s in the town of Najaf talking about - well not liberalism, necessarily, but flexibility though.” ConcernedIslamConservativeIslamicLiberalismFlexibility1960sBlasphemy Author:Sadakat Kadri
“My background is such that I am uneasy about religious laws, I think there's always a real danger when you start appealing to a higher authority. It's self-righteousness, it's not righteousness, it's self-righteousness that takes control. But I think that it's absolutely crucial that that's not confused with the debate that takes place over Shari'a law in Great Britain at the moment. Because as far as anybody is concerned, when you talk about Shari'a courts now you're talking about - I don't know what people think.” PeopleThinkingRealMomentsReligiousDangerAuthorityConcernedDebateConfusedRighteousnessUneasy Author:Sadakat Kadri
“Unemployment is higher in Europe than in the United States and primarily concentrated in immigrant minority populations, so people are worried about what's going to happen and if American-style ghettos are emerging in Europe. There are some of the problems there that America sees associated with the lack of economic inclusion - family breakdown, gang behavior, and racial tensions. I get the sense that in Europe they are much more concerned about these issues than in the United States.” PeopleProblemEconomicBehaviorConcernedWorriedTensionInclusionGangEmergingBreakdownGhetto Author:William Julius Wilson
“I don't tend to look at myself through the rearview mirror where dates are concerned. I have blinders on the past and try to look forward.” TryingPastConcernedRearview Mirror Author:Russell Mael
“I think people were a little bit too concerned about what I would or would not be allowed to say. So let me just get that out of the way and get on to the business of telling, you know, a story, or two, or three, or 15. And also to say, "Okay, look. Here it is, don't worry about it. The restrictions and the watered-down and all the stuff that you thought was gonna happen really isn't the case." So we done got that out the way, and now we can just kind of move on.” PeopleThinkingKindDoneMovingWorryConcernedOkayLet Me Author:Aaron McGruder
“The bottom line for most people who are normal is their need for other people. Even the greedy ones have this need - as long as they're not sociopathic. They may be very misguided and unhappy and do bad things and so forth, but in general if you look down deep, you find that these people are mainly concerned with other people and what other people think of them.” PeopleThinkingLongConcernedBottomUnhappyGreedy Author:Martha Stout
“Even famous people - are most concerned of all with what people who are close to them think. And the sociopath is generally not concerned with that at all.” PeopleThinkingConcernedSociopath Author:Martha Stout
“I'm very concerned with the healing process of a song and music in general. I think that's why I make music - it heals me and I'm extremely sensitive to people who tell me that this or that song made them feel better or helped them go through a difficult time in their life. I think that music is almost medicine. I don't know if that's my philosophy, but that's my thought process.” PeopleThinkingPhilosophySongDifficultHealingMusic IsConcernedHealSensitiveFeel BetterMy ThoughtsDifficult Times Author:Olivia Merilahti
“I was desperate to do more TV and film. Because I considered myself to be a theater creature. A theater animal. I was convinced that I was going to be onstage for the rest of my life. Because it's something I can really do. I thought I was pretty good at it, and it's kind of stupid, but I was concerned that people would go, "Oh yeah, he's very good onstage, I'm not sure he can do television."” PeopleKindFilmAnimalStupidConcernedVery GoodNot SureDesperate Author:James Callis
“When you step in to act, you just zoom way in on the longest possible lens and you're just totally in the point of view of your character and you have to forget about everyone else. You don't care about what anybody else is, what they want or what they're trying to do. You're just concerned with your circumstances, what you're trying to get out of someone or some scene.” TryingCharacterCareForgetCircumstancesSceneConcernedPoint Of View Author:Cherien Dabis
“What the left have done is screw up everybody's human nature where the opposite sex is concerned. Now nobody knows who they're supposed to be, where they're supposed to be, what they can and can't say, because who are the police in all of this? American leftists and liberals who have as their objective political agenda victory in every aspect of life.” DonePoliticalHuman NatureVictoryConcernedPoliceNobody Knows Author:Rush Limbaugh
“You can't always say what's popular and you ought to go with it. I think that's why the founders were concerned about direct democracy. That's why we have a republic and that's why we have representatives who who are supposed to look at the issues and to look out for the next generation as well.” ThinkingDemocracyConcernedDirectFoundersNext Generation Author:Jeff Flake
“In my view, and in the view of a lot of intelligence experts, the terrorist threat that we face now has morphed significantly from the days of 9/11 to homegrown violent extremism. We have to be concerned and focused on homegrown violent extremism, countering violent extremism that exists within our borders.” ConcernedThreatFocusedTerroristViolentExtremism Author:Jeh Johnson
“Early on I was a lot more unsure of myself on stage. When our band The Decemberists was getting bigger audiences I was more concerned about alienating them, so I wasn't as willing to take risks and do weird stuff on stage. But once you get more accustomed to it you tend to have more fun with it and not worry about being pilloried for acting out. Whenever you play in front of 400 or 500 more people than you're used to it's always a weird, transitional period.” PeopleFunActingWorryAudienceRiskConcernedUnsure Author:Colin Meloy
“With the quality of films it seems animation can do almost anything these days. It’s amazing what goes on. But for us it’s always about trying to tell a good story, with great characters. And that will probably always be the philosophy as far as Disney and Pixar is concerned.” TryingPhilosophyCharacterFilmQualityConcernedAnimationGreat Character Author:Klay Hall
“I think that my early poems were probably more concerned with time passing because of unfulfilled desires or yearnings. Now, I feel younger than I felt when I was a young old man. Now I want to live as long as I can.” ThinkingMenLongDesireConcernedOld ManYearningTime PassingTime Passes Author:Jonathan W. Galassi
“Wearing short skirts while dancing to a manic routine without showing your knickers or looking indecent is a talent, as far as I'm concerned.” TalentConcernedDancingManic Author:Victoria Beckham
“A lot of artists are good cooks as I'm too, but coming from a culture that was very concerned with food, I was very interested in that from the start. If you're interested in food, you're interested in lots of different aspects of culture. And it's like being interested in the music from a certain area, or writing, or whatever-food is part of that, too.” WritingDifferentArtistCultureConcernedGood Cook Author:Keith Sonnier
“I think fashion is art. The dialogue I am concerned with as an artist has more to do with the art and artists that I've been influenced by. I can't help but be affected by all the art that I've seen.” ThinkingArtHelpingArtistFashionConcernedDialogue Author:Paul Rusconi
“I'm deeply concerned. And I think, in many ways, the Trump presidency poses a clear and present danger to our country and to the world.” ThinkingWorldCountryDangerConcerned Author:Hillary Clinton
“At least Donald Trump is not politically correct; he's not so concerned about rehearsing and focus grouping every statement he makes and that's one of the reasons I supported him.” ReasonFocusConcernedPolitically Correct Author:Jerry Falwell, Jr.
“I believe I am happy. I don't think I have achieved happiness in all areas of my life yet. As far as success is concerned, my family is being taken care of. But I think the last level of happiness would be becoming a father.” ThinkingBelieveCareFatherI BelieveTakenConcernedMy Family Author:Trey Songz
“I feel that single mommies don't get enough praise and accolades. I've had first-hand experience. My mother was a single mom. As far as I'm concerned, mommies, in general, rule the world. And single mothers just take it to a whole other level.” WorldEnoughMotherMomConcernedPraiseSingle MomSingle Mother Author:Nia Long
“I love John F. Kennedy. My mother had been a worker on his campaign and adored him. I was just a kid when he was around. I did a lot of preparation, a lot of research. I can't do him... I sort of get a slight Boston accent, and I tried to get his rhythm. My only fear was that I was too old to play him, because I was much older than he was when he died, so I was concerned about that. But it was one of those, "Oh what the hell, I'm doing this. It's a great part, and I'm going for it."” KidsMotherHellConcernedRhythmPreparation Author:Tim Matheson
“Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple are among the most powerful monopolies in the history of humanity. So, the problem is, is that they have tremendous ability to shape the way that we think, the way that we filter the world, the way that we absorb culture. And if they were just companies, maybe we shouldn't be so concerned about them, but they play an incredibly vital role in the health of our democracy.” ThinkingWorldProblemHumanityCultureAbilityPowerfulDemocracyConcernedMost PowerfulGoogle Author:Franklin Foer
“Everybody has their own approach to songwriting. When you're an electronic musician, the whole writing process just depends. Some people have a very live way of writing electronic music, very improvisational. They set up a lot of gear and do live takes. I'm concerned with having a specific kind of sound. There's not one second that I haven't put thought into. I put almost as much time into my live shows as I do into writing music, but they're two completely different processes. Some people think the way I perform live is how I write songs, which isn't true at all.” PeopleThinkingWritingKindDifferentSongMusicianConcernedSongwritingWriting ProcessElectronic Music Author:Travis Stewart
“I'm not a designer, I'm a creator. To me, it's always been about collaboration, I've never studied styling or fashion. As far as I'm concerned, it boils down to common sense: have fun, more importantly have fun with your friends and keep a global view on what you're doing.” FunCommonFashionConcernedCommon SenseHaving FunDesignerCollaboration Author:Nicola Formichetti
“I like Donald Trump. I appreciate that he's focusing on illegal immigration. It's an issue I've been fighting a long, long time. I think people are very concerned, for example, about the problems of sanctuary cities and - and that is something that's a - that people are finally turning their attention to.” PeopleThinkingLongProblemFightingAttentionConcernedAppreciateImmigrationIllegal Immigration Author:Ted Cruz
“Storytelling is one of comics' esthetic hurdles at the moment, which was the novelist's problem 150 years ago: namely, to take comics from storytelling into that of "writing," the major distinction between the two to me being that the former gives one the facts, but the latter tries to recreate the sensation and complexities of life within the fluidity of consciousness and experience. As far as I'm concerned, that's really all I've been trying to do formally for the past decade or more with comics, and it's certainly time-consuming, since it has to be done with drawings, not words.” GivingWritingTryingDoneMomentsProblemPastConsciousnessConcernedStorytellingComplexityHurdle Author:Chris Ware
“When I had the job of police commissioner, 20 years ago, I was more sensitive, more cognizant of complaints and concerned about public opinion. I've learned to do what I think is the right thing. That lessens the impact of criticism. You get used to a pressurized environment and expect it every day.” ThinkingOpinionEnvironmentConcernedCriticismPoliceSensitiveRight Thing Author:Raymond Kelly
“The single most damaging misconception about strategy is that it is a set of financial performance goals. The so-called "strategies" created by many managements are nothing more than three-to-five year financial performance forecasts. They are then labeled "strategy" and shipped off to the board of directors which goes through the motions of discussing how big the numbers are. Strategy is not your aspirations. Strategy is concerned with how you will arrange your actions and resources to punch through the challenges you face.” ActionGoalChallengesConcernedManagementStrategyFinancialAspirationMisconception Author:Richard P. Rumelt
“By the late '50s, something was happening in England, and it got to be quite exciting. The music world then started to explode with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. It was an incredible time with this mixture of independence in art, fashion, and the explosion of the pop sensibility. London was certainly at the center of it all for a few years. And as far as art is concerned, I think that sensibility of what was later called Pop art started in England even before America. And so I was lucky to be there.” ThinkingWorldArtFashionLuckyArt IsConcernedExcitingIndependenceIncrediblesSensibilityRolling StonesPop Art Author:Tony Shafrazi
“I hear a lot of talk about civil war. I'm concerned about that, of course. And I've talked to a lot of people about it. And what I've found from my talks are that the Iraqis want a unified country and that the Iraqi leadership is determined to thwart the efforts of the extremists and the radicals.” PeopleWarCountryEffortSecurityConcernedDeterminedRadicalCivil WarExtremist Author:George W. Bush
“The president sets the tone. He creates the atmosphere, and that can be enlightened, progressive, or it can be intimidating, depending on what the president's agenda is. I think the other dimension of this that I worry about is impacts overseas with friends and allies, many of whom are very, very concerned about America's position in the world and whether or not it's going to continue its leadership, which has been the prevalent condition since World War II.” ThinkingWorldWarPresidentWorryConcernedAtmosphereWar Of The WorldsEnlightenedProgressiveWorld War IiWorld War IIntimidating Author:James R. Clapper
“I do know that it’s important for us to support the Iraqi people, who have shown incredible courage in their desire to live in a free society. And if we ever give up the desire to help people who live in freedom, we will have lost our soul as a nation, as far as I’m concerned.” PeopleGivingImportantSoulHelpingDesireSupportGiving UpConcernedIncredibles Author:George W. Bush
“I talked about the human suffering in Iraq. And I also saw the need to advance a freedom agenda. Imagine a world in which Saddam Hussein was there, stirring up even more trouble in a part of the world that had so much resentment and so much hatred that people came and killed 3,000 of our citizens. I've heard this theory about everything was just fine until we arrived and the stir-up-the-hornet's- nest theory. It just doesn't hold water, as far as I'm concerned. The terrorists attacked us and killed 3,000 of our citizens before we started the freedom agenda in the Middle East.” PeopleWorldSufferingWaterImagineTroubleConcernedHatredTerroristResentmentHuman Suffering Author:George W. Bush
“The gallery closed its doors in 1971. I could no longer psychologically handle the needs of 12 artists. I cared about all of them, and what was happening with their careers. I'm just not a person who can do that indefinitely. And tax-wise I was concerned because they gallery wasn't making money; it was losing money.” ArtistLosingConcernedMaking Money Author:Virginia Dwan
“I have been villainized because of my identity - I've received nasty blog comments and emails just based on my willingness to identify with feminism by people who clearly don't understand what I value and why I identify as a feminist. Ultimately, I'm less concerned with whether or not people identify as feminist and am more concerned with whether or not people understand what feminism is. If they don't want to identify as a feminist that's fine. I respect people's decision to identify any way they want and expect that same respect in return, although I don't always get it.” PeopleValuesDecisionFeminismIdentityConcernedFeministWillingnessCommentNastyRespect People Author:Julie Zeilinger
“Most of the time, people are not actually concerned with prostitution and sex work. They're concerned about seeing people who they think are prostitutes and sex workers in their community. Sometimes this just comes down to profiling, the feeling of "I don't want someone who looks like that in my neighborhood." We need communities and neighbors to regard sex workers as part of the community and fellow neighbors. But that's really difficult. There's certainly nothing supporting that.” PeopleThinkingSometimesFeelingsDifficultCommunityConcernedNeighborNeighborhood Author:Melissa Gira Grant
“I don't think that on a daily basis, people need to be so concerned with others think. When someone comes forward and is an individual, such as a Lady Gaga or a Katy Perry, people respond to them because there is that sense of innocence. It's obviously dress up and theatre. I never lost that I think part of that is growing up gay and part is growing up overweight. You never lose that, and I never want to lose touch with that whimsy, that sense of innocence. I also love the reaction it elicits in people. I like that it makes other people happy.” PeopleThinkingIndividualGrowing UpGayConcernedTheatreInnocenceOverweight Author:Brad Goreski
“Definitely we see throughout history that American teachers are asked to be very self-abnegating. They're not supposed to be concerned with the conditions of their labor, they're not supposed to care about pay. This is the kind of vision of the ideal teacher, which is again and again brought to the fore by reformers, the ideal teacher as someone who is passionately driven to serve children. Almost to the exclusion of a more pragmatic view of what the job actually entails.” KindChildrenCareVisionTeacherConcernedLaborDrivenPragmatic Author:Dana Goldstein
“Like all of us, there were many facets to Margaret Thatcher's personality. In private she was kind, thoughtful, charming. Very attentive to her interlocutors. She took time to be concerned - she knew all about my children and wife Mila and so on.” KindChildrenWifePersonalityConcernedMy ChildrenThoughtfulCharming Author:Brian Mulroney
“I do cherish those moments when I can just relax in the hotel room. Because there are a lot of details that have to be taken care of aside from just getting up onstage. You're dealing with a number of human beings whose well-being and safety you're concerned about. There are people I like to meet and talk to in the crew and the band.” PeopleMomentsCareTakenConcernedSafetyRelaxHotelCherish Author:Leonard Cohen
“Fear is intensified by passionate love. The more I care about someone, the more I'm concerned about their welfare. The less we have to lose, in one sense, the easier it is to be "brave."” CareConcernedBravePassionateWelfareI CareBe BravePassionate Love Author:Gary L. Thomas
“I have a strange situation as far as my name is concerned, because of course, what should my name really be? Is it my traditional Jewish name? Or this curious name my parents put together, partially to honor departed family members, and partially to keep me away from the absolute craziness of my grandparents' fame and the intrusiveness of their fans? So many people call me "MTT," and some do say, "Oh Maestro," and some are comfortable calling me Michael.” PeopleTogetherParentSituationStrangeHonorFameConcernedCuriousCall MeCrazinessDeparted Author:Michael Tilson Thomas
“I think people in the hip hop culture really just care about who has the bars. I'm sure there are people, who see it differently outside of the culture, but most people are concerned with who's a better rapper and that's that.” PeopleThinkingCareCultureConcernedHip HopRapper Author:Rapsody
“What we face in Canada are multiple overlapping crises. We have the climate crisis, which is screaming down on us - all of the predictions are coming true even faster than the scientists thought. We have the inequality crisis, where the Panama Papers are a great reminder that the one per cent have actually created their own economy. We still have the crisis of child poverty, which has never been dealt with despite decades of concerned words from politicians.” ChildrenPovertyEconomyPoliticianConcernedScientistCrisisInequalityMultiple Author:Avi Lewis
“The only distinction I'd make is between film and telly, I guess. "Film," "movies," and "cinema" are all synonyms as far as I'm concerned; but telly is different. It's just a plodding we've-done-this-scene, we've-done-that-scene and it never becomes this new other thing.” DifferentFilmConcernedSynonym Author:Geoff Dyer