“Duke is in extremely competitive environment. In my high school, I think I got one B my whole four years. I was used to being the smartest kid in every class I was in, and then I went to Duke and suddenly I was the dumbest kid in every class. Everybody there is up to something.” ThinkingYearsWholeKidsSchoolUsedClassEnvironmentFourHigh SchoolFour YearsDukes Author:Mike Posner
“I'm from Toronto. It's a lot more laid back. When you are thrust into different environments, there is an odd adaptation period. And then there are times when unfair, unkind, untrue things are written about you. That bothers me less now.” DifferentEnvironmentWrittenPeriodsBotherOddUnfairAdaptationThrustBack WhenUntrueUnkindTorontoLaid BackDifferent Environments Author:Mike Myers
“I'm here to challenge myself and to see whether I can shape-shift in an environment that's actually quite daunting, but which I think would be nice to shine a light into. The destination of any interesting drama is that you shine a light into a place that not many people know about.” PeopleThinkingKnowsI CanLightWould BeChallengesInterestingEnvironmentNiceDramaShapesShiningDestinationBeing Nice Author:Tom Hardy
“Racism was just a tool to deal with frustration and pain and that people are in denial about the way we feel and desperately trying to control their environment the way their lives are. And ultimately their scapegoats aren't going to make them feel better, it's just going to increase hatred and the problem gets worse and worse.” PeopleWayFeelsTryingProblemPainDealsEnvironmentRacismToolsHatredIncreaseDenialFrustrationFeel BetterScapegoat Author:Matt Dillon
“People who grew up in New York City or Los Angeles tend not to even understand what goes on in the rest of the country. I'm really glad to have grown up in an environment where I actually was kind of a weirdo because I was obsessed with comedy and movies and stuff.” PeopleKindCountryStuffCitiesEnvironmentComedyNew YorkGrewGoes OnGrew UpGladObsessedLos AngelesNew York CityWeirdo Author:Ed Helms
“When you present people with things from the heart and from the soul, they make better choices: They make better choices about their bodies, they make better choices about their partners, they make better choices about the environment.” PeopleHeartSoulBodyChoicesEnvironmentPartners Author:Billy Corgan
“I believe we've been given free will, and we can take responsibility for our own lives and for creating our own environments - which I think at times can be a little much for people to deal with.” PeopleThinkingBelieveLittlesGivenI BelieveDealsResponsibilityEnvironmentCreatingFree WillTaking Responsibility Author:Alanis Morissette
“There is consequence of our forgetting who we are. Forgetting that we're able to create our environment, from our health to economy to war. Something can be done about everything we perceive as bad, if we so choose. If we are aware of the concept of compassion.” IfsWarDoneAbleForgetCompassionEconomyEnvironmentConceptsConsequencePerceiveWho We AreOur Environment Author:Alanis Morissette
“The only way I can cope with me and my environment is to have this kind of wall around me. I'm exhausting myself.” WayKindI CanEnvironmentWallExhausting Author:Manolo Blahnik
“Utah is so wonderful. My greatest memories of Utah are of always being outdoors. It's a very athletic environment that I think gave me a lot of drive to be fit and live well.” ThinkingWellsMemoriesEnvironmentWonderfulFitAthleticLive WellUtah Author:Julianne Hough
“It's very important to set your place in a concrete environment. I think Chekhov said that the important thing when you have a play or any kind of novel is to set the roots in a concrete place.” ThinkingKindSaidImportantPlayNovelEnvironmentRootsImportant ThingsConcreteChekhov Author:Roman Polanski
“People say you can't make movies about your politics or the environment. And, generally speaking, I completely divide those sides of my brain.” PeopleSidesBrainEnvironmentDivides Author:Edward Norton
“I might do a film someday for the collection. I love designing sets and creating environments, in film school and for my own presentations. I love telling stories.” StoriesMightSchoolFilmMy OwnEnvironmentDesignCreatingCollectionsSomedayPresentationTelling StoriesFilm School Author:Pamela Love
“Usually the way I think someone is radicalized is through a personal experience. The thing about environmental activism is that we are all having a personal experience with our environment, whether we open our eyes or not.” ThinkingWayEyeEnvironmentEnvironmentalActivismOur EnvironmentPersonal Experiences Author:Peter Sarsgaard
“In terms of making TV drama, not everything has to make sense. In cinema, you usually strive for reality and a natural environment, but in TV, it's more acceptable to do something crazy and break with naturalism.” RealityTermNaturalBreakEnvironmentCrazyTvsDramaStriveMake SenseCinemaAcceptableNaturalismNatural Environment Author:Takashi Miike
“In Hawaii, the environment is fabulous. In Malibu, the people are fabulous. Our family unity is tight, and we have the Pacific Ocean outside our door in both places, so there is consistency.” PeopleEnvironmentDoorsOceanUnityOur FamilyConsistencyFabulousHawaiiPacificPacific OceanMalibu Author:Laird Hamilton
“There are so many things that we have to be very concerned about. But I always come back to feminism. People look at me sideways now and are like, "With everything going on, the destruction of the environment, these endless wars, this capitalism that has a stranglehold on our culture and our world and you're talking about feminism still?"” PeopleWorldLooksStillsWarCultureTalkingEnvironmentFeminismCapitalismConcernedDestructionEndlessOur WorldLook At MeSidewaysEndless War Author:Ani DiFranco
“Writing's not precious to me. It's not a thing that requires specific environment. You know, it's my job. Just like anybody with a job, you have to do your job when you don't feel like it, regardless of how good or bad the conditions are, regardless of how good or bad you might feel on any particular day.” KnowsFeelsWritingMightJobsEnvironmentConditionsParticular Author:James Frey
“Being in the studio, it's more of a controlled environment, where you can be Salvador Dali and sit back and look at the painting. And you can go, 'Ah, you know what? Maybe a little bit more red over here...maybe add some blue over here.' You can sit back and look at the painting.” KnowsLooksLittlesBitsEnvironmentPaintingLittle BitRedBlueAddStudiosControlled Author:Zakk Wylde
“I'm very much about the environment, I'm very much about health, about being able to, at the very least, eat organic, whole foods that are healthy for us. And then, of course, everyone being able to eat and at least have a humane way to live. There's enough for everybody, but unfortunately, there's a lot of greed and a lot of ego.” WayEnoughWholeAbleCoursesEnvironmentHealthyEgoGreedHumaneWay To LiveWhole FoodsHumane Way Author:Lenny Kravitz
“My work is strongly rooted in place and memory, in personal, formative experiences that took shape within very different environments.” DifferentMemoriesEnvironmentShapesRootedDifferent Environments Author:David Rockwell
“The color and spectacle of Mexico's streets sparked my interest in community driven space and experience, a passion that I began to develop while studying architecture at Syracuse University and then at the Architectural Association School in London. Having been immersed in such a diverse array of lively environments, it would be impossible for me not to use these memories and experiences as inspiration for my work.” UseInspirationWould BeSchoolPassionInterestCommunityMemoriesSpaceStudyEnvironmentImpossibleStreetsColorUniversityLondonDrivenArchitectureAssociationMexicoDiverseLivelySyracuse Author:David Rockwell
“In our highly mediated, technologically driven world, we're all looking for meaningful ways to connect. This has constantly inspired me to create environments full of lively, immersive, experiential elements specifically crafted to foster human connection.” WorldWayHumansEnvironmentElementsConnectionsInspiredDrivenMeaningfulLivelyHuman Connection Author:David Rockwell
“Technology should be used to create unforgettable experiences that enhance our natural and built environments, transforming them in newly meaningful ways.” WayShouldUsedNaturalTechnologyEnvironmentBuiltMeaningfulTransformingUnforgettableBuilt Environment Author:David Rockwell
“Portable designs have the power to transform unused public spaces into dynamic environments that build and invite communal experiences.” SpaceEnvironmentDesignInvites Author:David Rockwell
“Doing work which has to be done over and over again helps us recognize the natural cycles of growth and decay, of birth and death, and thus become aware of the dynamic order of the universe. "Ordinary" work, as the root meaning of the term indicates, is work that is in harmony with the order we perceive in the natural environment.” DoneHelpingOrderUniverseGrowthTermNaturalEnvironmentBirthOrdinaryRootsHarmonyPerceiveCyclesDecayNatural EnvironmentBirth And Death Author:Fritjof Capra
“Behavior influences consciousness. Right behavior means right consciousness. Our attitude here and now influences the entire environment: our words, actions, ways of holding and moving ourselves, they all influence what happens around us and inside us. The actions of every instant, every day, must be right...Every gesture is important. How we eat, how we put on our clothes, how we wash ourselves, how we go to the toilet, how we put our things away, how we act with other people, family, wife, work - how we are: totally, in every single gesture.” PeopleWayMeanImportantHappensActionMovingConsciousnessAttitudeEnvironmentWifeInfluenceBehaviorClothesInstantGesturesToiletsHere And NowOur Words Author:Taisen Deshimaru
“We instinctively fear snakes, but we appear not to be afraid of fast cars, which are a real danger now. This suggests our emotions were shaped by our evolutionary environment not the one we grew up in.” RealEmotionEnvironmentCarDangerGrewGrew UpSnakesFast Car Author:Steven Pinker
“There is a good deal of excellent research on child's play. It has shown conclusively that through play, with the freedom of action it allows and the stressless environment in which it occurs, children discover, relate to and define themselves and their world. ...It is, therefore, paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play.” WorldChildrenStillsPlayActionParentDealsEnvironmentResearchRelateExcellentEducatorParadoxicalDifferentiate Author:Leo Buscaglia
“Our social and economic statistics are telling us what we already know in our hearts: we have created a world that works for only a few. To change this, we must learn to act toward each other and our environment in profoundly different ways.” KnowsWorldWayHeartDifferentSocialEnvironmentEconomicDifferent WaysStatisticsOur Environment Author:Vaclav Havel
“There is a dilemma, to reconcile three time scales: in the short term, the economy; in the middle range, global well-being generally; and, in the long range, the environment.” WellsLongThreeTermEconomyEnvironmentMiddleScalesWell BeingRangeThree TimesShort TermDilemmaReconcile Author:Matthieu Ricard
“Education, which should be helping youth to understand and adapt to their revolutionary new environments, is instead being used merely as an instrument of cultural aggression.” ShouldHelpingUsedEnvironmentYouthInstrumentsRevolutionaryAggressionNew Environment Author:Marshall McLuhan
“It's the job of a manager not to light the fire of motivation, but to create an environment to let each person's personal spark of motivation blaze.” PersonsLightJobsMotivationEnvironmentFireManagersSparks Author:Frederick Herzberg
“The mountains are exceptional places for, as the natural environment is concerned, they are the concentration of the wildest possible variety of all natural phenomena and forms. They are somehow a concentration of the truth of nature or even I'd say its essence.” FormNaturalEnvironmentMountainConcernedEssenceVarietyConcentrationExceptionalNatural EnvironmentNatural Phenomena Author:Wojciech Kurtyka
“Mediocre design provably wastes the world's resources, corrupts the environment, affects international competitiveness. Design is important.” WorldImportantEnvironmentDesignWasteResourcesInternationalMediocreCompetitiveness Author:Fred Brooks
“Cars are the most central thing in America, in a lot of ways. They've probably influenced the way we live more than anything else, and yet every really big problem - whether it's the environment or who dictates the international economy because of oil - is all tied to cars. Ultimately, cars are bad for civilization. I don't know if they'll end us.” IfsKnowsWayEndsProblemBigsAmericaEconomyEnvironmentCarCivilizationInternationalOilTiedBig Problems Author:Chuck Klosterman
“I don't like being in public with headphones on. I don't know how people can do it. It seems like you're so cut off from your environment. I feel like I'd get hit by a car.” PeopleKnowsFeelsSeemsCan DoKnow HowEnvironmentCuttingCarLike YouOur EnvironmentHeadphones Author:Jeff Tweedy
“I think that any sculpture is a response to its environment. It can be brought to life or put to sleep by the environment.” ThinkingSleepEnvironmentResponseSculpture Author:Andy Goldsworthy
“If you look at Marriage of Figaro or Butterfly or Traviata, all of those elements are in there. I also have to have a very specific location in mind. The physical environment of where the opera takes place is very key - the "sound world."” IfsWorldMindLooksSoundEnvironmentKeysElementsOperaButterflyLocation Author:Jake Heggie
“You cannot foster a collaborative environment when people's offices are completely locked, where you cannot even see the assistant because the offices are so big.” PeopleBigsEnvironmentOfficeLockedAssistants Author:Marcelo Claure
“If you have nothing to hide, if you're actually working for eight hours, or 10 or 12 hours, however long people decide to work, it's OK to have windows around conference rooms, it's OK to have cubicles. Because you're actually working. If you're not working, doing social media and spending half the day for personal stuff, then an environment like this will actually bother you.” PeopleIfsLongSocialStuffHoursRoomsHalfEnvironmentMediaWindowSocial MediaEightSpendingBotherWorking ItConferencesCubiclesPersonal Stuff Author:Marcelo Claure
“Papa Roach is actually a band that's great at playing arenas. Not every band is suited for that environment. But besides the huge energy you guys bring, the songs are very grand and anthemic. "Kick in the Teeth" being an example as a song that's made for huge crowd sing-alongs, not tiny little club shows.” LittlesMadeShowsGuySongEnergyEnvironmentExampleHugeBandCrowdsClubsTinyTeethKicksArenaPapaRoachesPapa Roach Author:Tony Palermo
“The office environment that people work in everyday dictates the culture that you are going to be in.” PeopleCultureEnvironmentOfficeEveryday Author:Keith Rabois
“I could do all of my activities at Howard because it was an environment that had essentially rid the ideology of false choices that I feel absolutely constricts young black students.” FeelsYoungChoicesBlackEnvironmentStudentsActivityIdeology Author:Kamala Harris
“In every work environment, there will be politics. If you really want to rise to the top, you need to figure out what those politics in your workplace are. Then, you hook it in. You decide what conforms and what does not conform to your personal code.” IfsWantNeedsDoeEnvironmentFiguresCodeConformWorkplaceHookWork Environment Author:Kamala Harris
“Lots of people talk to animals... Not very many listen, though... That's the problem.” PeopleLoveProblemHumanityNatureInspiringAnimalEnvironmentDogPetTaoWildlifeMiscellaneousHuman AnimalHumans And AnimalsPet AnimalsInspirational AnimalTao Of PoohWildlife AnimalsTalking And ListeningHuman Beings And Animals Author:Benjamin Hoff
“I think I was quite lucky in that I went to an all-girls school. I was never put in an environment where I had to be the other - the woman as opposed to the man - all the way through my education. I was never made to feel that way at home.” ThinkingMenWayFeelsMadeHomeSchoolGirlEnvironmentHe ManLucky Author:Romola Garai
“My best advice for someone considering adopting a pet is to take the time to really consider your lifestyle, home environment and personal preferences.” HomeEnvironmentAdviceLifestylePetConsideringPreferenceBest AdviceAdoptingPersonal PreferencesHome Environment Author:Elizabeth Holmes
“Men who are offenders of street harassment and women who experience street harassment can walk by and feel something about it, because it's out there in the environment where the harassment actually happens. So it's a lot more powerful than an oil painting that's stuck in a gallery or under my bed or in my studio where only a couple of eyes are going to see it, as opposed to it being in an environment where it could possibly effect a change.” MenFeelsHappensEyeWalksPowerfulEnvironmentStreetsEffectsPaintingCoupleBedStudiosOilStuckGalleryHarassmentOffendersOil PaintingStreet Harassment Author:Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
“The inherent non-linearity of the digital allows for more input from others, including the subject and reader as collaborators. The top-down, bedtime-style story is of limited use. A non-linear narrative that allows for increased complexity and depth, and encourages both subject and reader to have greater involvement, will eventually emerge more fully from the digital environment. This, in a sense, is the more profound democratization of media.” StoriesUseEnvironmentGreaterSubjectsMediaStyleReaderProfoundDepthIncludingNarrativeComplexityDigitalInherentInvolvementLinearInputBedtimeCollaboratorsTop DownDemocratization Author:Fred Ritchin