“ingenuity was apparently given man in order that he may supply himself in crisis with shapes and sounds with which to guard himself from truth.” MenMayOrderGivenSoundShapesCrisisIngenuity Book:Light in August Source: Light in August
“This is not a time to keep the facts from the people-to keep them complacent. To sound the alarm is not to panic but to seek action from an aroused public. For, as the poet Dante once said: 'The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in a time of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.” PeopleSaidFactsActionSoundMoralHellPoetCrisisPanicAlarmsReservedComplacentNeutralityHottestMoral Crisis Author:John F. Kennedy
“The 'idea' for the poem, which may come as an image thrown against memory, as a sound of words that sets off a traveling of sound and meaning, as a curve of emotion (a form) plotted by certain crises of events or image or sound, or as a title which evokes a sense of inner relations; this is the first 'surfacing' of the poem. Then a period of stillness may follow.” FirstsMayIdeasFormCertainSoundMemoriesEmotionEventsPeriodsRelationCrisisTitlesThrownStillnessCurvesEvoke Author:Muriel Rukeyser
“I'm not really entertained anymore, everything sounds the same. We have a crisis right now of innovative music. I'm probably the only person left trying to do something different and brand new.” TryingPersonsDifferentLeftSoundRight NowCrisisBrandsInnovativeBrand New Author:Kool Keith
“This weapon [the atomic bomb] has added an additional responsibility - or, better, an additional incentive - to find a sound basis for lasting peace. It provides an overwhelming inducement for the avoidance of war. It emphasizes the crisis we face in international matters and strengthens the conviction that adequate safeguards for peace must be found.” WarMatterFacesScienceFoundSoundResponsibilityWeaponsBasesCrisisInternationalConvictionBombsLastingOverwhelmingAdequateIncentivesAvoidanceAtomic Bomb Author:Leslie Groves
“If we did not take action to solve this crisis, it could indeed threaten the future of human civilization. That sounds shrill. It sounds hard to accept. I believe it's deadly accurate. But again, we can solve it.” IfsBelieveHumansHardActionI BelieveSoundAcceptingEnvironmentCivilizationCrisisSolveAccurateHuman Civilization Author:Al Gore
“The financial crisis has underscored how insufficient attention to fundamental corporate governance concepts can have devastating effects on an institution and its continued viability. It is clear that many banks did not fully implement these fundamental concepts. The obvious lesson is that banks need to improve their corporate governance practices and supervisors must ensure that sound corporate governance principles are thoroughly and consistently implemented.” NeedsSoundAttentionPrinciplesPracticeClearRiskEffectsLessonsConceptsManagementCrisisInstitutionsFundamentalsFinancialObviousCorporateConsistentlyGovernanceRisk ManagementInsufficientFinancial CrisisSupervisors Author:Daniele Nouy
“Courage taught me no matter how bad a crisis gets… any sound investment will eventually pay off.” MatterSoundPayTaughtCrisisInvestment Author:Carlos Slim