“There's a generation of people I think without a strong connection to family, to religion, to civic duty. They have a real disassociation from the problems of the world.” PeopleThinkingWorldRealProblemStrongGenerationsDutyConnectionsCivicsCivic DutyStrong Connection Author:Tim Heidecker
“Nature is purposeless. Nature simply is. We may find nature beautiful or terrible, but those feelings are human constructions. Such utter and complete mindlessness is hard for us to accept. We feel such a strong connection to nature. But the relationship between nature and us is one-sided. There is no reciprocity. There is no mind on the other side of the wall.” FeelsMindHumansMayHardFeelingsBeautifulStrongSidesAcceptingWallTerribleConnectionsConstructionReciprocityOne SidedStrong Connection Author:Alan Lightman
“It can be much harder to be on the receiving end of a transaction than to be the one who gets to give. In fact, being given to can mean being taken from. There is a very strong connection between pride and giving, and those who do the giving get to feel that they are worthy, while those who are given to often feel that they are not.” GivingFeelsMeanEndsFactsStrongGivenTakenPrideConnectionsHarderWorthyVery StrongReceivingTransactionsStrong Connection Author:Merle Shain
“I find it fascinating that sport has such a strong connection to success in business. Arguably, C-suite women are some of the most successful women, and more than half of them played at a more advanced level than just the general population of women in business that had sport in their background.” StrongSportsLevelsHalfSuccessfulConnectionsPopulationBackgroundsFascinatingBusiness SuccessSuccessful WomenBusiness WomanStrong Connection Author:Beth Brooke
“Did not strong connections draw me elsewhere, I believe Scotland would be the country I would choose to end my days in.” BelieveEndsCountryWould BeStrongI BelieveDrawsConnectionsElsewhereScotlandNot StrongStrong Connection Author:Benjamin Franklin
“The first time I started listening to Irish music, I had a very strong connection. Strangely enough, there's a great many Japanese melodies and vocal styles that sound very much like Hungarian music. You start seeing all these cross-references and comparative, independent musical cultures.” FirstsEnoughCultureStrongSoundSeeingStyleListeningFirst TimeCrossesConnectionsIndependentMusicalGreat MenMelodyVery StrongVocalHungariansStrong ConnectionIrish Music Author:Tom Waits
“There's some homophobia within black community, but there's some strong homophobia throughout the whole of American society as well, particularly throughout the South to a degree, whether white or black. And since many of us migrated from the South, that could be a strong connection along those lines.” WellsWholeStrongBlackCommunityLinesWhiteDegreesConnectionsSouthHomophobiaAmerican SocietyBlack CommunityStrong Connection Author:Otis Moss III
“I established strong connections between Rockwell and Israel Aircraft Industries.” StrongIndustryConnectionsIsraelAircraftStrong Connection Author:Arnon Milchan
“What I enjoy most with acting is when it's a good scene with one or two other actors, and you feel a strong connection and you don't know how you're going to respond, and everybody is listening to each other and getting affected by each other, and even though you've rehearsed it many times, it feels like it's happening right now.” KnowsFeelsTwoActorsStrongEnjoyActingKnow HowListeningRight NowSceneHappeningsConnectionsAffectedStrong Connection Author:Joel Kinnaman
“I was very, very into animation when I was growing up. The Simpsons is still my favorite show. I have a really strong connection to it.” StillsShowsStrongGrowing UpGrowingConnectionsMy FavoriteAnimationStrong Connection Author:Ben Schwartz
“I don't really know what's going to happen in the future, but I think it's really important for bands to have strong connection with their fans.” ThinkingKnowsImportantHappensStrongFansBandConnectionsStrong Connection Author:Jason Wade
“Theres a clear and strong connection between fertility reduction and womens literacy and empowerment, including womens gainful employment. If you look at the more than 300 districts of India, the strongest influences in explaining fertility variations are womens literacy and gainful economic employment.” IfsLooksStrongClearInfluenceEconomicEmpowermentConnectionsIndiaIncludingEmploymentStrongestLiteracyExplainingVariationReductionFertilityStrong Connection Author:Amartya Sen
“There are a lot of very strong connections with music and mathematics. They both can work in patterns and sequences and repetitions.” StrongConnectionsMathematicsPatternsVery StrongRepetitionSequenceStrong Connection Author:Kate Bush
“I am inspired by working professionals who find lots of time for family and friends. It is easy to get caught up in a career, and I personally aspire to maintain strong connections with the people who matter most to me.” PeopleMatterStrongEasyCareersConnectionsInspiredCaughtAspireFamily And FriendsCaught UpEasy To GetStrong Connection Author:Rose McIver
“Money and stuff aren't what makes us happy. It's strong connections within families and friends, communities of people that truly care about one another.” PeopleCareStrongStuffCommunityConnectionsFamily And FriendsStrong Connection Author:Jayni Chase
“I come from a family of conservation activists, and so I've had a strong connection to nature all my life. My father has been a leader within the movement for over thirty years and has taught most of what I know about environmental conservation. While he would always take me hiking, camping, and rafting, he also taught me that the spiritual value of the outdoors alone is not enough to save nature against economic interests.” KnowsYearsHas BeensEnoughSpiritualValuesFatherStrongInterestLeaderEconomicMovementTaughtConnectionsEnvironmentalThirtyActivistTake MeHikingConservationThirty YearsCampingSpiritual ValuesSave NatureRaftingStrong Connection Author:Edward Norton
“In acting, you're only responsible for your part. When you're directing, the load is on your shoulders, so you have to feel a strong connection to the material. It's a higher bar to get over.” FeelsStrongActingMaterialsHigherConnectionsResponsibleBarsShouldersLoadGet OverStrong Connection Author:Bob Odenkirk
“I always think it's interesting to dig a little bit deeper every time you go to someplace that seems like a revelation or a strong connection to an emotional truth.” ThinkingLittlesSeemsStrongBitsInterestingEmotionalLittle BitConnectionsDeeperRevelationsStrong Connection Author:Carly Simon
“If you want to understand any woman you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully. Stories about food show a strong connection. Wistful silences demonstrate unfinished business. The more a daughter knows about the details of her mother's life - without flinching or whining - the stronger the daughter.” IfsKnowsWantFirstsStoriesShowsMotherAsksStrongSilenceDaughterConnectionsStrongerDetailsUnfinishedWhiningUnfinished BusinessStrong Connection Author:Anita Diament
“I felt very maternal around eight months. And I thought I couldn't become any more until I saw the baby... But it happened during my labor because I had a very strong connection with my child. I felt like when I was having contractions, I envisioned my child pushing through a very heavy door. And I imagined this tiny infant doing all the work, so I couldn't think about my own pain... We were talking. I know it sounds crazy, but I felt a communication.” ThinkingKnowsChildrenPainStrongFeltSoundMy OwnTalkingSawsHappenedDoorsCrazyCommunicationBabyMonthsLaborConnectionsHeavyEightMotherhoodTinyMy ChildrenPushingVery StrongInfantContractionsStrong ConnectionPushing Through Author:Beyonce Knowles
“My point is that this Potter business has legs. It will run and run, and we must be utterly mad, as a country, to leave it to the Americans to make money from a great British invention. I appeal to the children of this country and to their Potter-fiend parents to write to Warner Bros and Universal, and perhaps, even, to the great J K herself. Bring Harry home to Britain-and if you want a site with less rainfall than Rome, with excellent public transport, and strong connections to Harry Potter, I have just the place.” IfsWantWritingChildrenCountryHomeRunningStrongParentBusinessConnectionsUniversalMadLegsBritishInventionMaking MoneyAppealsExcellentBritainRomeSiteHarry PotterPottersTransportBrosRainfallStrong ConnectionWarner Bros Author:Boris Johnson