“Every novel presents a slice of life. A noir policier for example presents one slice, one that perhaps addresses social dysfunction or some sort of pathology, while mine present a slice that is more upbeat and affirmative.” SocialNovelExampleMinesAddressesNoirAffirmativeDysfunctionPathologyUpbeatSlice Of Life Author:Alexander McCall Smith
“Money never seems to be interested in strengthening regulatory agencies, for example, but always in subverting them, in making them miss the danger signs in coal mines and in derivatives trading and in deep-sea oil wells.” WellsSeemsSeaMissingDangerExampleMinesOilAgencyCoalTradingStrengtheningDerivativesDeep Sea Book:No Future for You: Salvos from the Baffler Source: No Future for You: Salvos from the Baffler
“I will respect the limits of my experience but that won't stop me from trying to lead by example of my work. Being a good teammate and picking them up on and off the field is a simple goal of mine.” TryingGoalSimpleExampleFieldsMinesLimitsTeammateAnd OffGood Team Author:Anthony Rizzo
“There are a lot of filmmakers I love whose work doesn't inspire mine at all. For example: Quentin Tarantino. From his films you can see that he has a wicked sense of humour, and I love that!” FilmExampleInspireMinesHumourFilmmakerWickedQuentinTarantino Author:Chika Anadu
“I am very sensitive to all form of music, painting, sculpting, dancing, and I love cinema also. For example if I look at the work of the dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, who happens to be a friend of mine, everything he does is inspiring to me.” IfsLooksDoeHappensFormExampleMinesPaintingDancingCinemaSensitiveDancerSculpting Author:Philippe Petit
“Animal rights is a part of my everyday life. When you live by example, you create a certain level of awareness. Friends of mine - people I have never discussed animal rights or vegetarianism with - are adopting vegetarian habits because they see it.” PeopleCertainAnimalLevelsRightsAwarenessExampleMinesHabitEverydayLive ByVegetarianAnimal RightsEveryday LifeVegetarianismAdopting Author:Joaquin Phoenix
“All this was mine; but I was a long time learning that wisdom and experience are things apart; that to taste life is not to be confused with understanding what life is really all about. The shared experiences, the wisdom so freely proffered by others, in words and in example, rarely swayed me for long. Came another day and the import was gone, and only the echo of the laughter remained. Experience was a revolving sun in the warmth of which I was content to bask.” LongLife IsUnderstandingSunGoneExampleMinesTasteLong TimeLaughterConfusedWarmthEchoesAnother DayImportsRevolvingShared ExperiencesWisdom And Experience Author:Wallis Simpson
“In terms of fiction, there are a number of writers who are thinking about the future of the environment whose work complements mine. Kim Stanley Robinson's novel 2312 is a great example, as is Tobias Buckell's novel Arctic Rising.” ThinkingTermNumbersFictionNovelEnvironmentExampleMinesRisingKimArcticComplementStanleyTobiasThinking About The Future Author:Annalee Newitz
“I began to firmly change my mind when I saw how young Egyptians used Facebook, for example, to begin to coalesce their social justice movement in their country. And a good Iranian friend of mine showed me how also in Iran, till the government shut it down, much was communicated via social media. So I'm not against. I use the internet regularly to do research. It's great but you have to use your discernment, especially if researching content.” IfsMindCountryUseGovernmentYoungUsedSocialJusticeSawsMediaExampleMovementMinesInternetResearchSocial JusticeSocial MediaIranDiscernmentIranian Author:Micheline Aharonian Marcom