“We knew we were doing something that would make an impact, because of Francis [Ford Coppola], but I don't think we were surprised by how well the movie [The Outsiders] did, but I think we would all say we were surprised at how well we all did coming out of it.” ThinkingWellsImpactComing OutOutsiders Author:Rob Lowe
“This is a huge thing if you are going to have a positive impact on your spouse. You have to not only realize this, but you have to practice this.” IfsRealizingPracticeHugeImpactSpousePositive Impact Author:Gary Chapman
“Technology changes rapidly and there's definitely a shift toward connectivity that provides 24-hour access to information aligned with individual needs. That's one of the driving trends and that's going to impact every industry in a very big way.” WayNeedsBigsIndividualHoursTechnologyInformationIndustryImpactAccessDrivingTrendsAccess To Information Author:Gary Shapiro
“There are a few instances that arise in the unique context of domestic equal-protection challenges to governmental actions that are facially neutral but produce substantial discriminatory impacts on groups of people, based on such suspect classifications as race, nationality, ethnic origin, etc. This doctrine has never been used in foreign affairs.” PeopleActionUsedChallengesRaceGroupsProduceEqualUniqueImpactAffairProtectionAriseDoctrineInstanceEtcSuspectsNationalityClassificationForeign AffairsEqual Protection Author:David B. Rivkin
“It's important for us to vote in mid-term off year elections in the times where state legislators and mayors offices are being vacated. These are the elections that actually impact the way we live oftentimes more than the President. So we have to pay attention to those things as well.” WayYearsWellsImportantStatesPresidentTermPayAttentionOfficeVoteElectionImpactPay AttentionMayorsLegislators Author:Aldis Hodge
“A subject I'm particularly passionate about is the criminal justice system and almost all of the policies that impact people's lives are determined on a local level.” PeopleJusticeLevelsSubjectsPolicyImpactPassionateDeterminedCriminalsLocalsJustice SystemCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice System Author:Aldis Hodge
“Thirty-five states have Canada as their largest export market. Let's say we get into a trade war with the United States - hopefully not, but let's say. Many states in the union are going to have trouble and more costs getting their stuff up to Canada. If we make the border a little thicker in terms of tariffs, and hit back, that will start to impact the states, in particular large business interests that are in Canada. And that starts to put indirect pressure on the White House.” IfsLittlesWarStatesHouseStuffTermInterestWhiteUnitedUnited StatesFiveTroubleParticularCostPressureTradeImpactUnionsHopefullyBordersThirtyCanadaWhite HouseIndirectTariffsHopefully Not Author:Michael Kergin
“I definitely don't want to run any 5K races anytime soon. I can work out pretty hard as far as intensity. But as far as playing basketball or anything high impact, it's probably not smart for me to do.” WantI CanHardRunningRaceBasketballSmartImpactWork OutIntensityPlaying Basketball Author:Prince Fielder
“Alex [Kendrick] and I started out the whole film-making journey as a desire to reach people for Christ and try to impact their lives for him.” PeopleTryingWholeFilmDesireChristJourneyImpactAlex Author:Stephen Kendrick
“When was about 16 or 17, I was living in Beaumont, Texas and Carlos Montoya came to Lamar College. I went to see him and I didn't know what flamenco was. But when I saw him play, I was blown away that one man on one instrument could make all that sound. I'd learned a lot, but that made a big impact. I had intuition for it. In about three years I learned most of what I know now.” KnowsMenYearsMadePlayBigsThreeSoundSawsCollegeInstrumentsImpactIntuitionOne ManTexasThree YearsBlown AwayFlamencoBig Impact Author:Steve Young
“The Tea Party I have huge disagreements with, obviously. But I give them credit for having activated themselves. And they made a difference in terms of moving the Republican Party, in terms of moving the country in a particular direction. It's a direction I disagreed with. But it showed that, in fact, you get involved, if your voice is heard it has an impact.” IfsGivingMadeCountryFactsMovingVoiceTermDifferencesPartyHeardParticularHugeInvolvedRepublicanImpactCreditTeaRepublican PartyGet InvolvedDisagreementTea Party Author:Barack Obama
“I do think that saving the economy was a pretty big deal. We did a lot of stuff early that ended up having an impact. I believe that the work we've done in moving our energy future in a cleaner direction is going to stick even if some of the individual steps that we took are reversed by future administrations. I think that it's embedded itself in the economy.” IfsThinkingBelieveDoneBigsMovingIndividualEnergyI BelieveStuffDealsStepsEconomyImpactSticksSavingAdministrationBig DealCleanersEmbedded Author:Barack Obama
“I think the regime in North Korea is more fragile than people think. The country's economic system remains desperate, and one thing that could happen for example would be under a new government in South Korea, to get the South Korean government to live up to its own constitution, which says any Korean who makes it to South Korea, is a Korean citizen. A citizen of the Republic of Korea. And you could imagine the impact that would have inside North Korea if people thought, "If I could get out and make it to South Korea, I could have a different life."” PeopleIfsThinkingDifferentCountryGovernmentHappensWould BeImagineOne ThingEconomicExampleCitizensConstitutionRemainsImpactSouthDesperateIf I CouldRepublicFragileRegimesKoreaNorth KoreaKoreanEconomic SystemsDifferent LifeNew GovernmentSouth Korea Author:John Bolton
“Thinking about impact on children meant adding to the agenda, both the R&D agenda and the delivery agenda, but it's amazing news, even in the scale of other tragedies.” ThinkingChildrenNewsTragedyImpactScalesAgendasDelivery Author:Bill Gates
“Hockey is an amazing sport and it has definitely had a positive impact on my life. But my dad always said school comes first, and if I didn't do well in school I didn't get to play hockey.” IfsFirstsWellsSaidPlaySchoolSportsDadImpactMy DadHockeyPositive Impact Author:P. K. Subban
“The Russians could not have had any impact whatsoever on voting in America, either how they were cast or how they were counted.” AmericaImpactCastsVoting Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I didn't feel like I was putting anything good into the world, even though it was funny. I wanted to do something more positive that would have an impact. So even when I'm doing naked push-ups or whatever, it's astounding to see how people respond to it.” PeopleWorldFeelsWantedImpactNakedPush Ups Author:Zach Anner
“I'm an Ivy League-educated lawyer, so you'd think the world wouldn't mess with me, right? But I've been paid $10,000 less than a less qualified man in the same role. I've had men I've worked with grab my leg or rub my back in ways that have made me feel uncomfortable. I've been taken off projects because I was pregnant, even though my pregnancies have been both been healthy and didn't impact my work at all.” ThinkingMenWorldWayFeelsHas BeensMadeRolesTakenHealthyProjectsPaidImpactLegsLawyerEducatedMessLeagueUncomfortablePregnancyPregnantQualifiedIvyWere PregnantIvy LeagueMess With Me Author:Jane Park
“When I think about work-life balance, I don't imagine it as a perfect day where I got to spend the exact right amount of time having an impact at work and snuggling with my kids at home. I never achieve that. But over the course of a month, or a quarter, or a year, I try to make time for the people and experiences I value.” PeopleThinkingTryingYearsHomeKidsValuesCoursesPerfectImagineAchieveMonthsAmountBalanceImpactQuartersWork Life BalanceMaking TimeLife BalancePerfect DaysSnuggling Author:Jane Park
“Reining in the regulatory state would have a massive impact on economic freedom going forward.” StatesEconomicImpactMassiveEconomic Freedom Author:Ted Cruz
“A keystone habit leads to other positive habits and disciplines. These positive traits start a chain reaction that produces other positive outcomes. The presence of these important habits help you become more faithful in other areas of your life. On the other hand, the absence of these key disciplines can impact you negatively.” ImportantHelpingHandsProduceKeysHabitDisciplineAreasImpactAbsenceReactionsChainsFaithfulOutcomesTraitsKeystonesChain ReactionsPositive Outcome Author:Craig Groeschel
“If we have to continue to live under sequestration, it will have a maximum impact on our ability to fulfill the president's strategic guidance. We can't do it all. It's as simple as that, with the limitations of the budget as severe as they are. These deep, abrupt cuts have forced us to make decisions that are not in the interest of America.” IfsAmericaPresidentInterestSimpleAbilityDecisionCuttingImpactLimitationBudgetsGuidanceSevereMaximumStrategic Author:Chuck Hagel
“Whenever you think of Lincoln as a historian, in his own mind, he becomes the Great Emancipator. This is his role in history henceforth. He was an ambitious man who wanted to make an impact on history, and this is how he did it.” ThinkingMenMindWantedRolesImpactHistorianAmbitiousAmbitious Man Author:Eric Foner
“If the Taliban comes back to power, the impact would be devastating. A country that has made great strides, in terms of development indicators, would take a huge step backwards. Afghanistan's national economy would be devastated.” IfsMadeCountryWould BeTermStepsEconomyHugeDevelopmentImpactAfghanistanBackwardsTalibanStrideDevastatedIndicatorsNational Economy Author:Chris Alexander
“I feel like God has intrusted a lot into me and I don't want to sit on it and be selfish. I want to think long term on how we can help this next generation of Christian filmmakers to make a big impact for God.” ThinkingWantFeelsLongHelpingBigsChristianNextTermGenerationsImpactSelfishLong TermFilmmakerNext GenerationBeing SelfishBig Impact Author:Stephen Kendrick
“The government of Qatar, as I mentioned, has proposed to come and lease Kenya's Tana River delta in order to farm there. What I am not sure of is, has an environmental impact assessment been made to ensure that exploiting this delta for agricultural activities is the best way we can use the delta?We must be concerned about the long-term impact of agricultural activities in the delta.” WayLongMadeUseGovernmentOrderTermActivityConcernedRiversImpactEnvironmentalBest WayLong TermNot SureFarmsAssessmentKenyaLeaseDeltaQatarEnvironmental Impact Author:Wangari Maathai
“[Donald] Trump has been very inconsistent on many things; on Twitter he's been all over the place, but some of it is very consistent. That is: Do nothing about climate change except make it worse. And he's not just speaking for himself, but for the whole Republican Party, the whole leadership. It's already had impact, it will have worse impact.” Has BeensWholePartyTrumpRepublicanImpactClimateClimate ChangeConsistentRepublican PartyInconsistent Author:Noam Chomsky
“When I look at 225 million women who want contraceptives, and then I look at the 52 million unintended pregnancies that could be avoided by addressing this unmet need, where can we have the biggest impact with our voice, our dollars, our partners? It's on contraceptives. I would rather address the problem upstream.” WantNeedsLooksProblemVoiceMillionsImpactDollarsPartnersAddressesPregnancyAvoidedContraceptivesUnmet Needs Author:Melinda Gates
“Why so many mentions regarding Jesus from such a wide variety of sources (Pliny, Tacitus, Lucian, Josephus, to name a few)? Because Jesus of Nazareth was a man of history, who made a profound impact on history. There's no good reason to doubt that Jesus existed, or to think the real Jesus was completely different from the one depicted in the Story.” ThinkingMenMadeDifferentRealReasonStoriesJesusNamesDoubtSourceImpactProfoundWideVarietyNazareth Author:Greg Koukl
“While I don't think that Twitter is really an appropriate place for someone who seriously needs help, it shows the impact that we can have when we collectively come together to support someone.” ThinkingNeedsHelpingShowsTogetherSupportImpactAppropriate Author:Demi Moore
“Hopefully what you do as an actor is strong enough and has enough of an impact that people get what you're trying to communicate.” PeopleTryingEnoughActorsStrongImpactCommunicateHopefullyStrong Enough Author:Christina Ricci
“The more time you invest in something, potentially, the deeper the emotional impact of the climax. It's true of relationships, too.” EmotionalImpactDeeperMore TimeClimax Author:Brit Marling
“The Great Famine is a period of our history that we need to know in great detail in order to understand its continuing impact on us as a people. Its causes were complex. We can't apportion blame simplistically but rather [must] understand that blame has to be shared in different areas and levels of society. It was the very poorest of the poor, the small tenants and cottiers, who really suffered. Others were less affected. But most of all I welcomed the commemoration because it was a moment to look into our past and realize the courage and resilience of those who survived.” PeopleKnowsNeedsLooksDifferentMomentsPastOrderCausesRealizingPoorLevelsPeriodsAreasBlameImpactComplexesDetailsResilienceAffectedContinuingSurvivedOur PastPoorestFamineTenantsCommemoration Author:Mary Robinson
“Writing a novel is like an amusement park or a museum or a city. You go into that place and you have certain experiences and those experiences, hopefully, have some impact on you.” WritingCertainCitiesNovelImpactHopefullyParksMuseumsAmusementAmusement Parks Author:Mohsin Hamid
“There have been many claims that [U.S.] sanctions have hurt Burma economically, but I did not agree with that point of view. If you look at reports by the IMF, for example, they make quite clear that the economic impact on Burma has not been that great. But I think the political impact has been very great and that has helped us in our struggle for democracy.” IfsThinkingLooksHas BeensPoliticalHurtViewsStruggleDemocracyClearEconomicExampleClaimsAgreeImpactPoint Of ViewReportsSanctionsBurmaImf Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“Your voice is much more articulate and people listen to you if you've been to school. In family decisions, not surprisingly, the biggest impact in reducing fertility is girls' education.” PeopleIfsSchoolGirlVoiceDecisionImpactReducingFertility Author:Amartya Sen
“One has to bring the multidimensional impact that schooling makes in the lives of people. There's nothing like it, and I think the importance of it has to be shaken into people's understanding and determination.” PeopleThinkingUnderstandingDeterminationImportanceImpactSchooling Author:Amartya Sen
“If you're dealing with grappling [with] problems of feeding people, the biggest impact in fertility reduction is girls' schools. Schooled girls make a bigger impact on that than any other factor - not these various regulations [such as] you have to have one child or that. It turns out that none of these are effective.” PeopleIfsChildrenProblemSchoolTurnsGirlBiggerImpactVariousFactorsRegulationFeedingReductionSchooledFertilityGrappling Author:Amartya Sen
“Women's education has a much greater impact [on], for example, fertility. Men's education, if our studies are correct, ha[s] almost no impact on fertility. Women's do. So, by the way, as a man, it's not to the glory of men specifically that it's women's education that reduces child mortality.” IfsMenWayChildrenStudyGreaterExampleGloryImpactMortalityFertilityWomen's Education Author:Amartya Sen
“The understanding that women are not inferior across the world, it's something that you can get from school, not only from the book but also from chatting with other kids. It's a big impact. One of the curious things is that even when - and this we found from studies - the schools are doing pretty badly in terms of their education, about mathematics and literature and language, going to school transformed people because I think the action of schooling, the activity, is very important.” PeopleThinkingWorldImportantBookBigsKidsActionSchoolFoundLiteratureLanguageUnderstandingTermStudyActivityMathematicsImpactCuriousTransformedInferiorsSchoolingChattingBig Impact Author:Amartya Sen
“I think just as armament had a major impact of a negative kind in the world, education is something which has a major impact of a positive kind in the world. And I think the American population, with its humanity and with its concern about the future of the world, has a real reason to think about what it can do to help the world in expanding education.” ThinkingWorldKindRealReasonHelpingHumanityCan DoMajorsConcernNegativeImpactPopulationExpandingArmament Author:Amartya Sen
“Education makes us the human beings we are. It has major impacts on economic development, on social equity, gender equity. In all kinds of ways, our lives are transformed by education and security. Even if it had not one iota of effect [on] security, it would still remain in my judgment the biggest priority in the world.” IfsWorldWayHumansKindStillsSocialHuman BeingsOur LivesEconomicEffectsSecurityDevelopmentJudgmentMajorsImpactGenderPrioritiesAll KindsTransformedEquityEconomic Development Author:Amartya Sen
“I think education has a bigger impact on the lives of people than absolutely anything else.” PeopleThinkingBiggerImpact Author:Amartya Sen
“One of the things that any kind of studies bring out is that the mere act of schooling - getting together, the organization involved, going to classes on time, and there're things being taught, sitting down with others with different backgrounds, chatting with them, and, sometimes when there are big barriers, eating together when there are school meals, which are big things together with a big social impact - they themselves have a major effect.” KindDifferentSometimesBigsSchoolTogetherSocialClassStudyEffectsTaughtInvolvedEatingMajorsSittingOrganizationImpactMereBackgroundsMealsBarriersBig ThingsSchoolingSitting DownChattingDifferent BackgroundsSocial ImpactEating Together Author:Amartya Sen
“Wheelchairs can have a huge impact on keeping people safe, because many who use them cannot move independently. They have mobility restrictions and they're on the floor relying on someone to pick them up. So, when they're in their wheelchairs, they feel a lot safer and more independant.” PeopleFeelsUseMovingHugeSafePicksImpactRestrictionMobilityWheelchairs Author:Mohammed Saeed Harib
“Iceland's Women's Day Off in 1975 saw 90% of Icelandic women take time off from their paid and unpaid work, an experience that not only showed women how much they contribute but turned Icelandic men into supporters of gender equality. I aim to achieve the same impact in the UK.” MenSawsAchievePaidAimImpactGenderTake TimeSupporterGender EqualityTime OffDays OffIceland Author:Catherine Mayer
“It's a moment that I will be asked about for the rest of my life as an actor, and I carry that moment with pride, that Rita [in Dexter] had such an impact and that it was such a gut-wrenching moment for audience members.” MomentsActorsAudiencePrideMembersImpactGutsThat Moment Author:Julie Benz
“So it's nice to know that Rita had that impact, and it was nice to end a character on a high note like that. But, again, in the moment... I always say, nobody was more devastated than me [from Rita's death in Dexter]!” KnowsEndsMomentsCharacterNiceImpactNotesDevastatedHigh Notes Author:Julie Benz
“Occupy was not a movement, it was a tactic. You can't sit forever in a park near Wall Street. You can't do it for more than a few months. It was a tactic I had not predicted. If people asked me, I would have said "don't do it." But it was a great success, an enormous success, with a big impact on people's thinking, on people's actions.” PeopleIfsThinkingSaidBigsActionForeverStreetsMovementWallMonthsImpactEnormousParksTacticsGreat SuccessBig Impact Author:Noam Chomsky
“We are in tough economic times right now, and the first thing we have to do is look at how we're spending the dollars that we have, and at what kind of return on investment we're getting. Because I think it will show that spending more money without fixing the fundamental flaws in the system won't produce anything different in terms of results. In DC, we were spending a whole lot of money on things that had no positive impact on students' achievement levels.” ThinkingFirstsLooksKindDifferentWholeShowsTermLevelsResultsEconomicStudentsProduceReturnRight NowAchievementToughFundamentalsImpactDollarsInvestmentSpendingFlawsMore MoneyLots Of MoneyFixingPositive ImpactReturn On InvestmentStudent AchievementTough Economic Times Author:Michelle Rhee