“I work with a lot of different charities, and by that I don't mean merely by giving money, but by really getting involved hands-on. I've always said that one of the reasons why I was put on this Earth was to help people. That's something I've always enjoyed both here in America and if I have the opportunity when I'm traveling out of the country. For example, I like to visit orphanages to spend time with the children. That's very important to me.” PeopleIfsGivingMeanChildrenSaidImportantDifferentCountryReasonHelpingHandsEarthAmericaOpportunityExampleInvolvedCharityEnjoyedReason WhyEnd TimesSpend TimeOrphanageGiving Money Author:Janet Jackson
“Sociologically, I think it is the most important thing going on in the world today. Because you can't change people by force. Communism made a great mistake in trying to inflict its beliefs on everybody. People have to find their own understanding, and if you can offer them an example that will inspire, they will come naturally to it. Ananda tries to offer this inspiring example.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldTryingMadeImportantTodayBeliefForceUnderstandingMistakeExampleInspireOffersImportant ThingsCommunismWorld TodayCan't ChangeGreat MistakesYou Can't Change PeopleCan't Change People Author:Goswami Kriyananda
“When you travel from your own country to another country for a long period, you do become aware of the differences. For example, verbal expression is much more important in France - in Finland people don't speak so much. Also, Finnish people say things directly; that kind of direct honesty would be very impolite in France.” PeopleKindLongImportantCountryWould BeSpeakDifferencesHonestyExampleExpressionPeriodsDirectFranceFinnishFinland Author:Kaija Saariaho
“Take charity work for example; the motivation of my various charitable activities is neither for fame nor profits. It is my sincere wish that, through my efforts, more people can realize how important it is to protect our planet and to start to act for a change.” PeopleImportantMotivationWishRealizingEffortExamplePlanetsActivityFameProtectCharityProfitVariousSincereOur PlanetCharitableCharity Work Author:Li Bingbing
“South Africa is not Cameroon. It's a strong economy. I think they should be the first ones setting an example - improving the legal punishments for those that are involved, reinforcing the borders from every angle, meaning that even the diplomatic plane that lands in South Africa should not have the green light to leave without having the plane inspected. Obviously, those guys are often involved. If I get killed for saying that, so be it. That is the fact. There's way too many important people that are involved that don't want to change.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayWantShouldFirstsImportantFactsLightGuyStrongEconomyLandExampleInvolvedGreenSouthPunishmentSettingSettingsPlanesBordersSouth AfricaImprovingAngleDiplomaticGreen LightsSetting An ExampleStrong EconomyCameroon Author:Veronika Varekova
“The word "emptiness" for example, is a very important word both in Christianity and in Buddhism. It has shades of meaning however, that are different in the respective traditions.” ImportantDifferentChristianityExampleBuddhismTraditionEmptinessShadeImportant Words Author:Thomas Keating
“From a political perspective, it is important to uphold certain universal principles so that, for example, you can condemn both Islamist forms of violence and injustice as well as forms of violence and injustice from other groups - some superpowers, for example, or the English Defence League, as other examples.” WellsImportantFormPoliticalCertainPrinciplesViolenceGroupsExamplePerspectiveUniversalInjusticeLeagueDefenceSuperpowerIslamists Author:Alison Assiter
“It is more helpful to think of dreams as reflections of the present rather than as pictures of the future. A dream of a car out of control, for example, does not indicate that a car accident will occur in the future. It does mean, however, that the dreamer is feeling out of control in his or her life right now. It is important not to be superstitious about dreams.” ThinkingMeanDoeImportantFeelingsDreamCarExampleRight NowReflectionAccidentsHelpfulDreamerSuperstitiousCar Accident Author:Charles McPhee
“I think heroes are important in the lives of kids because it shows a child what to become, it shows a child what's possible; it shows a child not just by theory but by active example.” ThinkingChildrenImportantShowsKidsExampleTheoryHeroActive Author:John Assaraf
“I tried to change the conventional paradigm, for example, by insisting on the reality of mind-body interaction, by stressing the importance of natural therapies, by focusing attention on lifestyle issues, by looking at worthwhile aspects of alternative medicine. Many people have been threatened by that. Doctors especially tend to think that they know everything about the human body, and don't realize that medical education has really omitted many very important subjects.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMindHumansHas BeensImportantBodyRealityRealizingNaturalAttentionIssuesSubjectsExampleAspectDoctorsImportanceStressMedicineMedicalLifestyleAlternativesTherapyWorthwhileInteractionConventionalThreatenedHuman BodyParadigmInsistingMind BodyAlternative MedicineMedical Education Author:Andrew Weil
“I think leading by example is important, as I know the next generation is watching us.” ThinkingKnowsImportantNextGenerationsExampleNext Generation Author:Michael Skolnik
“Packing is important because a lot of times I have to go places where I have to be in four different climates in three weeks. For example, Bosnia, Ireland, Rome. Different parts of Italy. You have to pack and get it down to a science.” ImportantDifferentThreeFourWeekExampleClimateRomeIrelandPacksPackingBosnia Author:Sandra Cisneros
“I believe it is right when not only me, but also my colleagues - the prime minister, ministers, deputies of the State Duma - when they, like today, for example, participate in two marathons, when they visit football matches, when they themselves take part in sport competitions. That is how, inter alia, millions of people start feeling interest in and love for fitness and sports. I believe it is extremely important.” PeopleBelieveTwoImportantStatesFeelingsTodayI BelieveSportsInterestMillionsExampleFootballAnd LoveCompetitionMinistersPrimeColleaguesPrime MinisterMarathonDeputiesSports CompetitionFootball Match Author:Vladimir Putin