“College graduates work in every sector of the American economy, and the research engines incubated within our universities generate a wealth of ideas and innovations that have an enormous impact on our lives.” IdeasWealthEconomyOur LivesCollegeResearchInnovationImpactUniversityEnormousEnginesGraduatesCollege GraduatesIdeas And InnovationAmerican Economy Author:Gordon Gee
“When I was fresh out of law school, I had a burning desire to do something important, to have an impact in some way, but I didn't know what it was.” KnowsWayImportantSchoolLawDesireImpactBurningLaw SchoolBurning Desire Author:Jennifer Granholm
“Businesses typically look at issues like price, quality, time of delivery. They don't often think about social and environmental impact because they're focused on their financial bottom line.” ThinkingLooksSocialLinesQualityIssuesImpactEnvironmentalBottomFinancialFocusedBottom LineDeliveryQuality TimeEnvironmental Impact Author:Jerry Greenfield
“Look at your business and the activities that you undertake. Then, start to think about not just your economic concerns, but about social and environmental impacts that businesses have.” ThinkingLooksSocialEconomicActivityConcernImpactEnvironmentalEnvironmental Impact Author:Jerry Greenfield
“I really cite Walt Disney as teaching me everything I know. It sounds crazy, but I'm serious! In 'Bambi,' the mother dies, but you don't see the corpse. You see the father, the stag, come up and you see 'Bambi' alone, and that has so much more impact than seeing a mutilated deer.” KnowsMotherDiesFatherSoundSeeingCrazyTeachingSeriousImpactCome UpCorpsesDeerWaltCitingStags Author:Matthew Gray Gubler
“If a nation's security is only as strong as its weakest link, then America may be in serious trouble. Hawaii may be our weakest link and could have a serious impact on our nation's immigration policy.” IfsMayAmericaStrongNationsTroubleSecurityPolicySeriousImpactImmigrationLinksHawaiiImmigration PolicyWeakest Link Author:Joe Arpaio
“The Rio Earth Summit in 1992 changed my life completely, turning me into an activist. From the air, you see things you can't see from the ground - you really understand the impact of man, even in a place you know well. My work is meant to convince people we can no longer live like this.” PeopleKnowsMenWellsEarthAirChangedImpactConvinceActivistSummitChanged My LifeRio Author:Yann Arthus-Bertrand
“Subtract out the impact and the fall is all you get. So here's two beers to remember why and three more to forget.” TwoRememberFallThreeForgetDrugImpactAlcoholBeerDrugs And Alcohol Author:Ani DiFranco
“In California, of all places, entertainment is the key to a vibrant economy. If we do not develop young adults capable of entering that world, the financial base of this state is sure to suffer and impact all of us.” IfsWorldStatesYoungSufferingEconomyKeysCapableAdultsImpactFinancialYoung AdultEntertainmentCaliforniaEntering Author:David Cassidy
“Texting has added a new dimension to language use, but its long-term impact is negligible. It is not a disaster.” LongUseLanguageTermImpactDisasterLong TermDimensionsTexting Author:David Crystal
“I think we ought to all take a step back and remember where we were 24, 48 hours ago, a week ago, two weeks ago - the prospect that was hanging out there that America would not honor its obligations for the first time in its history, and the impact that would have on our economy and the global economy.” ThinkingFirstsTwoAmericaRememberHoursStepsEconomyWeekOughtHonorFirst TimeImpactObligationHanging OutTwo WeeksGlobal Economy48 Hours Author:Jay Carney
“When I went out on tour as Bing Hitler I would hook up with Lenny and we'd get drunk together. He was always very supportive. He was a big star and a lot of what he said to me had power and impact. Apart from that, I just like him.” SaidBigsTogetherStarsImpactDrunkHookSupportiveHook Up Author:Craig Ferguson
“It was while starting my business that I saw my first glimpse of government's impact on business.” FirstsGovernmentSawsImpactStartingGlimpse Author:Kay Granger
“One of the things I learned is that you've got to deal with the underlying social problems if you want to have an impact on crime - that it's not a coincidence that you see the greatest amount of violent crime where you see the greatest amount of social dysfunction.” IfsWantProblemSocialDealsCrimeAmountImpactViolentCoincidenceDysfunctionSocial ProblemsViolent Crimes Author:Eric Holder
“It's funny that I got to do 'On the Road' because the thing that had the biggest impact on me growing up was reading books. I was very inspired by the book and this spirit of Dean Moriarty and how envious we all are of somebody who can be that carefree.” BookSpiritReadingGrowing UpGrowingImpactInspiredReading BooksEnviousDeanCarefreeVery InspiredMoriarty Author:Garrett Hedlund
“The world economy today is recovering slowly, and there are still some destabilising factors and uncertainties. The underlying impact of the international financial crisis is far from over.” WorldStillsTodayEconomyCrisisImpactFinancialInternationalFactorsUncertaintyFinancial CrisisRecoveringWorld EconomyEconomy Today Author:Hu Jintao
“When you're talking with a person at this level of the government, at the very highest level, I think you have to be very discreet because he, President Clinton, is very aware that anything he says publicly can have a profound impact on American politics and on world politics.” ThinkingWorldPersonsGovernmentPresidentLevelsTalkingHighestImpactProfoundClintonAmerican PoliticsDiscreetPresident ClintonWorld Politics Author:Lee H. Hamilton
“I had a vague idea of the song's impact in the '60s, but that was tempered by the hate mail and threats I was receiving. It was only about ten years ago, when I finally put it back in my show because so many people were asking for it, that I understood 'Society's Child' real impact.” PeopleYearsChildrenIdeasRealShowsHateSongTenUnderstoodYears AgoAskingImpactThreatMailReceivingVagueVague IdeasHate Mail Author:Janis Ian
“It strikes me as hubris that Universal will buy EMI. What it will do is create a super-major that will have far too much power... I think when Universal goes up over 40 percent market share, I don't see how reasonable regulators can countenance. It will impact not just labels, but artists and cultural diversity.” ThinkingArtistToo MuchShareDiversityMajorsPercentUniversalImpactStrikesLabelsReasonableCountenanceHubrisCultural DiversityRegulatorsToo Much Power Author:Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
“When a woman earns a dollar, the payback is higher. She'll invest in her children, in their education, health care, and basic needs. The impact of a woman's role in the economy benefits society at large.” NeedsChildrenCareRolesEconomyHigherBenefitsImpactDollarsHealth CareBasic NeedsPaybackWomen's Roles Author:Andrea Jung
“My mother told me many stories about her childhood in Cuba. Living there had a profound impact on her and how she regards herself.” StoriesMotherChildhoodRegardImpactProfoundCuba Author:Rachel Kushner
“Although they might not admit it, I think girls are very aware of the impact that they're having. But they never feel it themselves, and it's impossible to explain. It's like trying to tell a blind person what yellow is.” ThinkingFeelsTryingPersonsMightGirlImpossibleBlindImpactYellowBlind Person Author:Alex Kapranos
“It's that TV thing. You can be in the biggest film of the year and it will still not have the kind of impact a TV series has. Once you're in people's living rooms, that's it. There's no hiding place.” PeopleYearsKindStillsFilmRoomsTvsImpactSeriesHidingLiving RoomHiding PlaceTv Series Author:Kelly Macdonald
“All changes in space which we see, hear, smell or taste are literally tactile impressions. All our senses are variations of our unique sense of touch. Two approaching objects touch one another when they finally meet without a noticeable space between them. ... This is what happens in any condensing matter in which the outer aspects move towards a centre... Each single part of matter approaches its neighboring part until the two collide, causing an impact or a pressure. It is space, which appears and disappears between and round object and in the movements of the particles of the object.” MindTwoMatterPhilosophyBodyHappensMovingSpacePsychologyMovementObjectsTasteApproachUniqueAspectPressureImpactMedicineRoundsSmellDisappearSensesImpressionCentreParticlesVariationSpace BetweenSomaCollideTactile Author:Rudolf von Laban
“This is not some distant problem of the future. This is a problem that is affecting Americans right now. Whether it means increased flooding, greater vulnerability to drought, more severe wildfires - all these things are having an impact on Americans as we speak.” MeanProblemSpeakGreaterRight NowImpactClimateVulnerabilitySevereDroughtFloodingWildfires Author:Barack Obama
“I really want it to have an impact on the world. I want to be in a town on the other side of the world, and somebody walks up and says, 'That music you made in Glasgow, I listened to it every day, and it moved me.'” WorldWantMadeSidesWalksTownsImpactMovedGlasgowImpact On The World Author:Alex Kapranos
“No matter what you do, if you're trying to create something new, your environment has a massive impact on you.” IfsTryingMatterEnvironmentNo Matter WhatImpactSomething NewMassiveOur Environment Author:Alex Kapranos
“At this stage of my life I would rather try and have some small impact within a company and suffer through those things than make such a big stink that nobody can trust to work with you. It's very important in an environment of a big institution that people don't feel threatened that you're going to expose them in any way.” PeopleWayFeelsTryingImportantBigsSufferingCompanyEnvironmentStageInstitutionsImpactThreatenedStink Author:Gelsey Kirkland
“I'm thrilled to continue my partnership with U by Kotex for Generation Know while helping to empower girls. I've always been a motivational resource for my younger sisters and hope I can positively impact and inspire other young girls too.” KnowsI CanHelpingYoungGirlGenerationsInspireResourcesImpactEmpoweringPartnershipPositivelyInspire OthersYounger Sister Author:Khloe Kardashian
“If Iran does not change its policies, it won't be able to integrate into the international community and will become even more isolated than it is now, which likely will have a negative impact on the Iranian people.” PeopleIfsDoeAbleCommunityPolicyNegativeImpactInternationalIranIsolatedIntegratingIranianInternational Community Author:Moshe Katsav