“I can't help seeing 'Waste Land' as the third in a triptych with my earlier films 'Devil's Playground' and 'Blindsight,' and not least in the awe and gratitude I feel for the group of people who were courageous enough to share their stories with us - and to live lives so rich in inspiration for us all.” PeopleFeelsI CanEnoughHelpingStoriesInspirationFilmRichSeeingGroupsShareLandGratitudeWasteDevilThirdsLive LifeAweCourageousPlaygroundsWaste Land Author:Lucy Walker
“When I'm following what a character does in a book I don't have to think about my own life. Where I am. Why I'm here. My moms and my brother and my old man. I can just think about the character's life and try and figure out what's gonna happen. Plus when you're in a group home you pretty much can't go anywhere, right? But when you read books you almost feel like you're out there in the world. Like you're going on this adventure right with the main character. At least, that's the way I do it. It's actually not that bad. Even if it is mad nerdy.” IfsThinkingMenWorldWayFeelsTryingDoeI CanBookCharacterHomeHappensMy OwnGroupsFiguresAdventureBrotherLike YouMomMadFollowingMy MomMy BrotherPlusOld ManMy Own LifeMain CharactersNerdy Author:Matt de la Pena
“Communication leads to community that is, to understanding, intimacy, and the mutual valuing that was previously lacking. Community can be defined simply as a group in which free conversation can take place. Community is where I can share my innermost thoughts, bring out the depths of my own feelings, and know they will be understood.” KnowsI CanFeelingsUnderstandingCommunityMy OwnGroupsShareCommunicationConversationUnderstoodDepthDefinedIntimacyMutualLacking Book:Power and Innocence: A Search for the Sources of Violence Source: Power and Innocence: A Search for the Sources of Violence
“An idea is only an idea if it causes unease, debate and reflection. By that standard, Thomas Homer-Dixon's concept of an 'ingenuity gap' is truly a new idea. I can think of no other new concept that so fully condenses all of the challenges we face as a human civilization than the 'ingenuity gap'. Homer-Dixon has found a way to unite all of our concerns about economics, war, population growth, complexity, etc. under a single heading. He is one of an elite group of academics who can write for a mass audience.” IfsThinkingWayWritingHumansI CanIdeasWarFacesFoundCausesGrowthChallengesAudienceGroupsCivilizationMassStandardsReflectionConceptsConcernEconomicsPopulationDebateComplexityEtcGapsElitesNew IdeasHeadingsIngenuityPopulation GrowthHuman CivilizationChallenges We Face Author:Robert D. Kaplan
“My faith in God is a huge part of my life, and yeah He has blessed me with an amazing family, and group of friends. In the Bible he tells us to think positively about ourselves, to not be down on ourselves. So I just try to live the way He wants me to, and make the best decisions I can.” ThinkingWayWantTryingI CanDecisionGroupsHugeYeahBlessedWant MeFaith In GodPositivelyThink PositivelyGroup Of FriendsHe Wants MeAmazing Family Author:Bethany Hamilton
“I can't think of one great human being in the arts, or in history generally, who conformed, who succeeded, as education experts tell us children must succeed, with his peer group.” ThinkingHumansChildrenArtI CanSuccessHuman BeingsGroupsSucceedExpertsPeersPeer Group Book:A Circle of Quiet Source: A Circle of Quiet
“In America, you can segregate the people, but the problems will travel. From slavery to equal rights, from state suppression of dissent to crime, drugs and unemployment, I can't think of a supposedly Black issue that hasn't wasted the original Black target group and then spread like measles to outlying white experience.” PeopleThinkingI CanStatesProblemAmericaBlackWhiteIssuesRightsGroupsCrimeDrugEqualOriginalsSlaverySpreadTargetUnemploymentSegregationEqual RightsDissentSuppressionMeasles Book:On call: political essays Source: On call: political essays
“I can honestly say Ive never thought for a second about whether a character reflects poorly on any group. All that matters to me is that the character is true to my belief in who he or she is.” I CanMatterCharacterBeliefGroupsHonestly Author:David Levithan
“I can have a song with Ariana Grande that is going to be the song for all the kids and the teen girls, and then another song that could be for a different group of people who all love the song. Im with whoever. Whatever type of people want to love the music and whatever they love about the music is fine with me.” PeopleWantI CanDifferentKidsSongGirlGroupsFineTypeMusic Is Author:Mac Miller
“Back in the day, when the D.J. would be playing a record, Id be on the mic trying to hype up the crowd. So once Public Enemy became a rap group, I decided that thats the role that I wanted to take on. I wanted to be the one that was hyping, because Ive always been good at it. I can hype up any crowd.” TryingI CanWould BeWantedEnemyRolesRecordsGroupsDecidedCrowdsRapHypeBack In The DayMicsPublic Enemies Author:Flavor Flav
“It's quite clear that stocks are cheaper than bonds. I can't imagine anybody having bonds in their portfolio when they can own equities, a diversified group of equities. But people do because they, the lack of confidence. But that's what makes for the attractive prices. If they had their confidence back, they wouldn't be selling at these prices. And believe me, it will come back over time.” PeopleIfsBelieveI CanClearImagineGroupsSellingAttractiveBelieve In MeEquityCheaperPortfoliosLack Of Confidence Author:Warren Buffett
“The most powerful political moments for me come when I feel like my actions are aligned with a certain truth. I can feel it. When I'm talking to a group and I'm saying something truthful, I can feel a power that comes out of those statements that is different than when I'm just being glib or clever.” FeelsI CanDifferentMomentsActionPoliticalCertainPowerfulTalkingGroupsCleverStatementsMost PowerfulTruthfulJust Being Author:Barack Obama
“Some writers research in order to write. I write in order to research topics that interest me. Especially if I can meet with other people, in forums from illness support groups to phone-sex hotlines, and learn what other people know best.” PeopleIfsKnowsWritingI CanOrderSexInterestSupportGroupsResearchPhonesIllnessTopicsForumsSupport Groups Author:Chuck Palahniuk
“I'm fortunate in that I'm a lecturer too and this gets me out and about and away from the computer. I also have loads of friends all around the world, plus a core group of special people in my life that I can lean on, chat to, or just hang with.” PeopleWorldI CanGroupsSpecialComputerCoreAround The WorldFortunatePlusLoadLecturerSpecial People Author:Paul Kane
“I am very blessed to have a great group of long-term friends and a huge family that has been very loving and supportive. I try to stay connected to that and contribute as much as I can.” TryingLongHas BeensI CanTermGroupsHugeBlessedConnectedLong TermSupportive Author:Jim James
“I am an author-illustrator of children's books - and yet - I must confess I don't do the books for the kids. When I'm working on a book I'm somewhere else - at the circus - or a rustic old farm - or deep in a forest - with no thought of who might read the book or what age group it would appeal to. I write them so I can illustrate them.” WritingChildrenI CanBookMightKidsAgeGroupsForestsAppealsFarmsSomewhere ElseCircusChildren's BooksIllustratorsRustic Author:Bill Peet
“When I was a kid I started a baseball team. I was a terrible player, but I put together a group of neighborhood kids. I started a hockey team. I put the kids together and got a sponsor. So I can always kind of organize people and get things done.” PeopleKindI CanDoneKidsTogetherPlayerGroupsTeamTerribleBaseballNeighborhoodHockeyOrganizeThings DoneSponsorsBaseball TeamHockey Team Author:Jerry Bruckheimer
“I can tell you what I believe, particularly about Mexican-Americans: they are a community that has contributed greatly to this country, they work extremely hard, they've been very productive citizens of our country, and I think that's true of many ethnic groups in this country.” ThinkingBelieveI CanCountryHardI BelieveCommunityGroupsCitizensOur CountryProductiveMexicanEthnic GroupsMexican American Author:Marco Rubio
“I feel myself the inheritor of a great background of people. Just who, precisely, they were, I have never known. I might be part Negro, might be part Jew, part Muslim, part Irish. So I can't afford to be supercilious about any group of people because I may be that people.” PeopleFeelsMayI CanMightKnownGroupsJewBackgroundsSupercilious Author:James A. Michener
“Pete Ham in the group was a very good writer. He wrote the Nilsson song "Without You", which is a seriously good song. But the poor fellow topped himself. He was a lovely bloke, I can still see him now. It was a terrible loss.” StillsI CanSongLossPoorGroupsTerribleFellowsVery GoodLovelyWithout YouGood WritersHamBlokes Author:Paul McCartney
“People expect your life to change completely. The main difference is I can get work now. I can do my hobby as a job. It's great. It's a privilege. But in terms of the rest of the stuff, I still got all the same group of friends I always had. I don't do anything different. We still go to the same dirty bars and do the same things. So nothing really changes.” PeopleStillsI CanDifferentJobsStuffTermCan DoDifferencesGroupsPrivilegeBarsDirtyHobbiesGroup Of Friends Author:Jeremy Irvine
“I will say that going to these meetings and things, you know, I thought that, you know, be in a room with a bunch of drunk people. Ugh! I can't do that. And the truth is, it is the cheapest therapy that you could ever get. You're in a group of people that are from all walks of life, you know. Some guy that's got, you know, construction stuff on and dust still on, to a person that's the CEO of a company. And it's a common - it's a common abyss that you shared.” PeopleKnowsPersonsStillsI CanGuyStuffWalksRoomsCommonCompanyGroupsTruth IsMeetingsBunchDrunkDustTherapyConstructionCeoAbyssWalks Of LifeUghDrunk People Author:Lynda Carter
“I have no hang-ups in life. I don't care about groups and camps. I have been brought up with certain values and ethics. I have never been egoistic about my stardom and lineage. I don't have any qualms about breaking the ice with my colleagues. I can walk up to any actor and greet him, irrespective of what kind of equation I share with him.” KindHas BeensI CanCareCertainValuesActorsWalksGroupsShareEthicsDon't CareIceI Don't CareCampsColleaguesEquationsStardomHang UpsLineageQualmsQualms About Author:Abhishek Bachchan
“I've always been opposed to groups. I can't believe the doctrine of group is going to work for every single person within the group.” BelievePersonsI CanGroupsDoctrineGoing To WorkSingle Person Author:Sandra Bernhard
“Emerson, Lake & Palmer or King Crimson or Gentle Giant - the worst prog rock references I can come up with. Though I totally loved those groups as a kid.” I CanKidsGroupsWorstRocksKingsCome UpGentleGiantsLakesCrimsonKing Crimson Author:Duncan Sheik
“I've changed a great deal. I used to be vicious to my parents, just because they objected to me going full-time with a group. Now I can see that all they wanted was the best for me. And we get on great.” I CanWantedUsedParentDealsGroupsChangedUsed To BeViciousI've Changed Author:Peter Ham
“I meet a lot of readers who first encountered my work in school. And I can only assume there is another group who would run away very fast if they saw me coming, for exactly the same reason. Reading is individual, and not all tastes are alike.” IfsFirstsI CanReasonRunningSchoolReadingIndividualSawsGroupsReaderTasteAssumingRunning Away Author:Margaret Atwood
“Obviously I can't rely on my group, but I don't want to rely on a laptop just to play back some backing tracks, that's not the way I do things really.” WayWantI CanPlayGroupsTrackRelyLaptops Author:Thighpaulsandra