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“There are two strains, I think, in American playwriting, of importance. One is traditional narrative realism, which is definitely my strain, and then the other great contribution is American musical theater, which is a whole other kettle of fish.”

Thinking Two Whole Importance Theater Musical Fishes Traditional Narrative Contribution Realism Strain Kettles Musical Theater Playwriting

Author:Tony Kushner

“I don't think religions will merge into a great global faith. But I do believe we're moving toward a global ideology that has a place for religion and recognizes the contributions of the different traditions. Hopefully, it will have an overarching view as to how we can work together for the promotion of human values and spirituality.”

Thinking Believe Humans Different Together Moving Values Spirituality Views Tradition Ideology Hopefully Contribution Working Together Promotion Human Values

Author:Ninian Smart

“I've tried to handle winning well, so that maybe we'll win again, but I've also tried to handle failure well. If those serve as good examples for teachers and kids, then I hope that would be a contribution I have made to sport. Not just basketball, but to sport.”

Ifs Wells Made Would Be Kids Winning Sports Teacher Example Basketball Handle Contribution Good Examples

Author:Mike Krzyzewski

“Without putting the brakes on out-of-control campaign contributions from individuals and corporations - it will be business as usual, with 1 percent of Americans pulling the strings.”

Individual Percent Campaigns Corporations Contribution Strings Usual Pulling Brake Campaign Contributions

Author:Madeleine M. Kunin

“When I hit around 65, 66, I started to feel tremendous worth and incredible personal esteem. I was becoming very cognisant of my contribution to the American spirit of helping your fellow man and all of the good stuff.”

Men Feels Helping Spirit Stuff Becoming Fellows Incredibles Esteem Contribution Fellow Man American Spirit

Author:Jerry Lewis

“I feel now it's useless to keep hoping. The way things are today, we live in a world that needs laughter, and I've decided if I can make people laugh, I'm making a more important contribution.”

People Ifs World Way Needs Feels I Can Important Today Happiness Joy Laughing Laughter Decided Useless Contribution Making People Laugh Live For Today Important Contributions

Author:Paul Lynde

“If a brand genuinely wants to make a social contribution, it should start with who they are, not what they do. For only when a brand has defined itself and its core values can it identify causes or social responsibility initiatives that are in alignment with its authentic brand story.”

Ifs Want Should Stories Values Social Causes Responsibility Core Defined Brands Contribution Initiative Social Responsibility Alignment Core Values

Author:Simon Mainwaring

“The companies that make meaningful contributions while also listening to the voices of others are the ones that will genuinely engage their community, who will then go to work for them.”

Voice Community Company Listening Meaningful Contribution

Author:Simon Mainwaring

“I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.”

Humans Motivational Success Individual Term Human Beings Successful Fellows Contribution Thoughtful Congratulations Measure Of Success Individual Success

Book:Margaret Mead, some personal views

Source: Margaret Mead, some personal views

“The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore.”

Humans Religion Atheism Proof Chiefs Contribution Massive Bores Human Thought Protestantism Philosophy And Religion Religion War Religion And War

Book:Minority Report

Source: Minority Report

“I mean, Britain is a country of successful Muslim businesspeople, teachers and educators, journalists. So, we have to say very strongly that the two million plus Muslims in Britain, the vast bulk of them make a huge contribution to our society, and they actually make it the vibrant society it is.”

Mean Two Country Millions Successful Teacher Huge Journalist Contribution Britain Our Society Plus Educator

Author:David Miliband

“I think as a filmmaker my first contribution would just be to make a good movie that people would love to see and leave the theatre charged, with a sense of excitement.”

People Thinking Firsts Theatre Excitement Filmmaker Contribution Good Movie

Author:Michael Moore

“Rosa Parks was the queen mother of a movement whose single act of heroism sparked the movement for freedom, justice and equality. Her greatest contribution is that she told us a regular person can make a difference.”

Persons Mother Differences Justice Movement Equality Queens Parks Contribution Making A Difference Heroism Rosa Equality And Justice Acts Of Heroism

Author:Marc Morial

“The vast material displacements the machine has made in our physical environment are perhaps in the long run less important than its spiritual contributions to our culture.”

Long Made Important Running Spiritual Culture Environment Materials Machines Contribution Long Runs Displacement

Book:Technics and Civilization

Source: Technics and Civilization

“In order to have your voice be heard in Washington, you have to make some little contribution.”

Littles Order Voice Heard Contribution

Author:Elon Musk

“We learned about gratitude and humility - that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean... and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect.”

People Hands School Values Teacher Humility Taught Gratitude Treats Clean Inspired Contribution Janitor Humility And Gratitude

Author:Michelle Obama

“Every advertisement should be thought of as a contribution to the complex symbol which is the brand image.”

Should Business Complexes Marketing Advertising Symbols Brands Contribution Advertisements Advertising Agencies Advertising And Marketing

Book:Confessions of an advertising man

Source: Confessions of an advertising man

“Take free money. No matter how in debt you are, if your employer offers a matching contribution on a 401(k) or other retirement vehicle, you must sign up and contribute enough to get the maximum company match each year. Think of it as a bonus.”

Ifs Thinking Years Matter Enough Company Offers Debt Contribution Retirement Vehicle Maximum Employers Bonus Matching Free Money

Author:Suze Orman

“Everyone in our society has had to make a contribution towards dealing with the debts.”

Debt Contribution Our Society

Author:George Osborne

“If you want me in the Hall of Fame put me in because of some contributions that I have made to country music.”

Ifs Want Made Country Fame Contribution Halls Want Me You Want Me Hall Of Fame If You Want Me

Author:Buck Owens

“When you're a houseguest and you leave, it's nice to straighten something up or send your hosts a useful gift. And when you leave the planet, it's nice to have made a positive contribution.”

Made Nice Planets Contribution Host

Author:Alexander Payne

“As a member of the Mormon church, Romney is instructed to tithe 10 percent of his income. That's in keeping with most charitable giving: Religious institutions get about one-third of all contributions, according to 'The American' magazine.”

Giving Church Religious Members Percent Thirds Institutions Income Magazines Contribution Romney Charitable Tithe Charitable Giving

Author:John Podhoretz

“The challenge for Muslims in America is to respect the fears of ordinary people while resisting the exploitation of those fears by political parties, lobbies and sectors of the media. To meet this challenge, Muslims must reassess their own involvement, behavior and contributions in American society.”

People America Political Challenges Party Media Behavior Ordinary Contribution Exploitation Political Parties Ordinary People Involvement Resisting American Society

Author:Tariq Ramadan

“Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.”

“When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.”

“Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding member of the team you are, how much your contribution has been valued, what massive potential you have and, in recognition of all this, would you mind having your salary halved.”

Mind Has Beens Together Leader Team Members Agree Recognition Contribution Massive Salary Outstanding Get Together Inspirational Team Appraisal Employee Recognition Team Leader

Author:Theodore Roosevelt

“If I am confirmed, I am confident that my colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee and I will maintain the focus on long-term price stability as monetary policy's greatest contribution to general economic prosperity and maximum employment.”

Ifs Long Term Focus Economic Policy Prosperity Employment Long Term Contribution Stability Committees Colleagues Maximum Monetary Monetary Policy Economic Prosperity Price Stability

Author:Ben Bernanke

“My ambition is to further create a signature sound, a signature spirit, that makes some kind of contribution to music in general.”

Kind Spirit Sound Ambition Contribution Signatures My Ambition

Author:David Lee Roth

“A core challenge for Australia is - how do we best prepare ourselves for the Asia Pacific century - to maximise the opportunities, to minimise the threats and to make our own active contribution to making this Asia-Pacific Century peaceful, prosperous and sustainable for us all.”

Opportunity Challenges Century Threat Active Core Peaceful Contribution Australia Asia Prosperous Pacific

Author:Kevin Rudd

“I'm out there arguing the Labor case. I will do it anywhere and everywhere that I can. I do it within various communities across Australia where I am able to make a positive contribution. And let me tell you, my voice won't be silenced in the public debate because the issue at stake for Australia are so stark.”

I Can Able Voice Community Cases Issues Labor Let Me Various Arguing Debate Contribution Australia Stakes Starks

Author:Kevin Rudd

“I know I'm only one human being and I'm only making one tiny contribution and it's nothing more than that.”

Knows Humans Human Beings Tiny Contribution

Author:Halle Berry

“It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's also a very clear path to happiness.”

Success Passion Path Clear Inspire Ultimate Luxury Contribution Live With Passion Leaning In

Author:Sheryl Sandberg

“Who do you think controls the Republican Party? Big money controls the Republican Party. This is where their campaign contributions come from.”

Thinking Bigs Party Republican Campaigns Contribution Republican Party Campaign Contributions

Author:Bernie Sanders

“America's greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought.”

World Action America Democracy Speech Concepts Contribution Freedom Of Speech Freedom Of Thought

Book:Speeches and Statements: Apr. 2-Nov. 14, 1989

Source: Speeches and Statements: Apr. 2-Nov. 14, 1989

“I feel that my whole life is a contribution.”

Feels Whole Life Is Whole Life Contribution

Author:Pete Seeger

“I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake.”

“I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns.”

Three Support Economic Concern Humanitarian Immigration Reform Primaries Contribution Progressive Concrete Criteria Reformation Immigration Reform Reunification

Author:Jeff Bingaman

“I am not really certain how original my contribution to music is as I am obviously an amateur.”

Certain Music Is Originals Contribution

Author:Patti Smith

“I wanted to go to acting school, and I did a few modeling jobs to pay for acting school. I never aspired to be a model. I met lots of photographers, and I learned a lot about light - as a source of love and illumination, light as a gift of love. On film, that's a massive contribution.”

Light Wanted School Jobs Film Pay Acting Source Mets Models Photographer Contribution Massive Modeling Illumination Gift Of Love

Author:Jacqueline Bisset

“Mitt Romney's primary season embrace of the social and economic agenda of the more rabid elements of his party doomed him, especially the shrill immigration rhetoric and the harshly insensitive theory that no additional sacrifice or contribution should be sought from those at the top.”

Should Social Party Sacrifice Economic Theory Elements Seasons Embrace Immigration Primaries Contribution Agendas Rhetoric Doomed Romney Insensitive

Author:Eliot Spitzer

“What we have now is a situation where politicians get a whole bunch of money from mainly business interests. Then once they hold that office, they spend all their time in office paying back over and over again those campaign contributions through various favors and contracts and that sort of thing.”

Whole Interest Situation Politician Office Various Favors Campaigns Bunch Contribution Contracts Campaign Contributions

Author:Matt Taibbi

“And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win.”

Made Different Reason Winning Sports Player Victory Reason Why Contribution

Author:Sachin Tendulkar

“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”

Source: Where There Is Love, There Is God: A Path to Closer Union with God and Greater Love for Others

“I do not believe we can effectively move Australia to a lower emission economy, which is what we need to do if we're going to make a contribution to a global reduction in greenhouse gases, without putting a price on carbon.”

Ifs Needs Believe Moving Economy Contribution Australia Carbon Reduction Emissions Greenhouses Greenhouse Gases

Author:Malcolm Turnbull

“You can never deny the immense talent, rock credibility and iconic historical contribution that Van Halen made.”

Made Rocks Talent Historical Deny Contribution Immense Vans Credibility Iconic Van Halen

Author:Steve Vai

“As far as Deep Purple goes, I mean, they're iconic. Their contribution is unquantifiable, and as far as the politics involved in things like awards, you know, I don't think anything, because I know what they mean to me, and I know what they mean to the people who like them. Awards are very politically based.”

People Thinking Knows Mean Involved Contribution Awards Purple Iconic Deep Purple

Author:Steve Vai

“At your worst point, the quickest way to move through it is to be a contribution as opposed to focusing on your problems. If you focus on your problems and keep giving them attention, they're going to grow. If you ignore them and do something else - I don't mean act like they're not here - but do something meaningful, it helps you work through it.”

Ifs Way Giving Mean Helping Problem Moving Grows Attention Focus Worst Meaningful Contribution

Author:Iyanla Vanzant

“I always enjoy conversation more if there is some substance to it - which is a just incredibly hilarious thing for me to say because for many, many years I was the guy whose only contribution to any conversation was, 'There was a funny 'Simpson's' joke about that.'”

Ifs Years Guy Enjoy Conversation Jokes Substance Contribution Funny Simpsons

Author:Joss Whedon

“Players should know that if you can't make the contribution of the winning shot, that your attitude every day when you come to practice, or the positive contribution you make through cheering and keeping up team morale, is just as important in the overall picture.”

Ifs Knows Should Important Winning Attitude Practice Player Team Basketball Shots Contribution Cheer Morale

Author:Sue Wicks

“The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.”

Source: A return to love: reflections on the principles of

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