“The whole process of getting licenses to broadcast, which took place decades ago, was done behind closed doors by powerful lobbies, and wealthy commercial interests got all the licenses with no public input, no congressional input for that matter.” MatterDoneWholeProcessInterestPowerfulBehindsDoorsDecadesWealthyLicenseInputClosed DoorsBehind Closed DoorsLicenses Author:Robert Waterman McChesney
“Giving thanks is a key that opens a door to greater connectedness and greater participation in the life of the world. It is one of the most powerful spiritual practices available to us.” WorldGivingSpiritualPowerfulPracticeGreaterDoorsKeysAvailableThanksMost PowerfulParticipationSpiritual PracticeConnectedness Author:David Spangler
“That's what life is: an open door to all that is possible. And that's a powerful thing.” Life IsPowerfulDoors Author:Oprah Winfrey
“Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.” KindMayForcePowerfulKindnessDoorsIronKind Words Author:Nicky Gumbel
“It's a sign of respect and connection to learn the name of someone else, a sign of disrespect to ignore it. And yet, the average American can name over a hundred corporate logos and ten plants. Is it a surprise that we have accepted a political system that grants personhood to corporations, and no status at all for wild rice and redwoods? Learning the names of plants and animals is a powerful act of support for them. When we learn their names and their gifts, it opens the door to reciprocity.” PoliticalNamesAnimalPowerfulSupportDoorsTenHundredConnectionsPlantSurpriseAverageAcceptedCorporateCorporationsGrantsRiceDisrespectPolitical SystemsReciprocityLogosPlants And AnimalsPersonhoodRedwoods Author:Robin Wall Kimmerer
“Repentance is powerful spiritual medicine. There are few spiritual ills it will not cure. Each sin we leave behind through our faith in the living Christ-both those of commission and those of omission-opens spiritual doors. As we feel the potency of repentance, we better understand why Christ admonished the early missionaries of this dispensation to "say nothing but repentance unto this generation."” FeelsSpiritualChristSinPowerfulBehindsGenerationsDoorsMedicineCuresRepentanceThis GenerationOmissionPotency Author:Neil L. Andersen
“Justice Sandra Day O'Connor decisions reflect, in my view, that our society has worked very hard to improve the workaday world, to open doors to workers confronted by powerful employers and for women facing harassment and stereotypes.” WorldHardJusticeDecisionViewsPowerfulDoorsWorkersOur SocietyStereotypeEmployersHarassmentSandra Day O Connor Author:Joe Biden
“Shhhh...right now, all around you, outside your door, down the street, and in every corner of YOUR world... there's evidence of a conspiracy. ALL THE ELEMENTS are secretly marching to the beat... of YOUR drummer... while casually pretending to be detached and indifferent...YOU ARE THAT POWERFUL.” WorldChangePowerfulDoorsStreetsRight NowElementsBeatsEvidenceCornersPretendingConspiracyIndifferentDrummerDetached Author:Mike Dooley
“There is at the global level a very small number of actors who can meaningfully weigh in on global institutional design, who are able - through powerful governments and most effectively through the government of the United States - to exert substantial influence on international negotiations, which are routinely conducted behind closed doors.” StatesGovernmentAbleActorsLevelsUnitedPowerfulNumbersBehindsUnited StatesDoorsInfluenceDesignInternationalNegotiationClosed DoorsSmall NumbersBehind Closed DoorsPowerful Government Author:Thomas Pogge