“Teaching Plato in Palestine shows how philosophical thinking can illuminate important topics-in particular, the problem of finding ways to engage people with opposed ideologies in fruitful debate. The lively narratives, based on the author's experiences of working with various groups interested in using philosophical tools to clarify their thought and action, will engage a wide range of readers.” PeopleThinkingWayImportantShowsProblemActionGroupsTeachingParticularReaderFindingsToolsPhilosophicalVariousWideDebateIdeologyNarrativeRangeTopicsPlatoPalestineLivelyThoughts And ActionsPhilosophical Thinking Author:Gary Gutting
“Life is all about finding yourself through experiences, and about learning more and more about who you are and what you’re capable of. If you’re getting older and not succeeding in anything or doing anything to make a positive impact on people, then you’re not living. You’re just waiting for death. Get out there and make an impact on people, whether it’s by helping them directly or by doing research to make their lives better or just by inspiring them. Do something good to be remembered for. This is more important than money.” PeopleIfsImportantHelpingLife IsWaitingSucceedFindingsCapableResearchImpactWho You AreRememberedFinding YourselfGetting OldGetting OlderPositive ImpactLearning More Author:Zak Bagans
“Anyone can achieve something important. Contrary to popular belief, the key is not hard work, but finding the right thing to achieve.” InspirationalImportantHardBeliefAchieveHard WorkKeysFindingsContraryRight ThingContrary To Popular Belief Author:Ernie J Zelinski
“The most popular systems are those that apply a disciplined systematic technique, .. The hardest part for investors is finding a system that fits their lifestyle, and that is a critically important component.” ImportantDisciplineFitFindingsTechniqueLifestyleHardestInvestorsComponentsSystematic Author:William McKinley
“Others are engaging even in an eco-type of terrorism whereby they can alter the climate, set off earthquakes, volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves. So there are plenty of ingenious minds out there that are at work finding ways in which they can wreak terror upon other nations. It's real, and that's the reason why we have to intensify our efforts, and that's why this is so important.” WayMindImportantRealReasonUseNationsEffortTypeFindingsClimateWaveTerrorTerrorismPlentyReason WhyEngagingEarthquakesEugenicsIngeniousVolcanoesEcoElectromagnetic Waves Author:William Cohen
“Every question "runs in a vicious circle" because political life as a whole is an endless chain consisting of an infinite number of links. The whole art of politics lies in finding and taking as firm a grip as we can of the link that is least likely to be struck from our hands, the one that is most important at the given moment, the one that most of all guarantees its possessor the possession of the whole chain.” ArtImportantWholeMomentsHandsRunningPoliticalLyingGivenNumbersFindingsInfinitePossessionCirclesEndlessChainsFirmGuaranteesLinksViciousPolitical LifeVicious Circles Book:What Is to Be Done? Source: What Is to Be Done?
“It is important to emphasize again and again and again that finding a cure is not the problem The cures for many cancers, if not most cancers, exist. But they are not being offered to the patient who has cancer.... Being legally permitted to use an alternative cancer therapy is the problem” IfsImportantUseProblemFindingsPatientCancerCuresAlternativesTherapyAgain And Again Author:Barry Lynes
“It's really important for people who are HIV positive to reach out to let other people know that they can be tested, they can find out they can still live a life -- a positive life, a happy life.” PeopleKnowsLifeInspirationalStillsImportantSupportPositiveFindingsImportanceHappyAidsLive LifeHappy LifeReach OutTestedPositive LifeVirusesHivHelping HandLive Life HappyHiv Positive Author:Laura Bush
“I learned early that business is business and politics is politics. The proof is how few important businessmen have made good politicians. They may think that they are very smart about everything because they made millions of dollars by digging a hole in the ground and finding oil, but the talent and luck needed to become rich are not the same talent and luck needed to succeed on Parliament Hill.” ThinkingMayMadeImportantMillionsRichTalentNeededPoliticianSucceedFindingsSmartLuckDollarsOilProofHolesHillsBusinessmanParliamentDiggingVery SmartBecome RichGood PoliticiansDigging A Hole Author:Jean Chretien
“I think that most writers who are trying to write important and difficult books are in many ways putting their own humanity into question. Sometimes the journey is finding out where you stand in relationship to your own humanity and to the humanity of others.” ThinkingWayWritingTryingImportantBookSometimesHumanityDifficultJourneyFindingsWhere You Stand Author:Chris Abani
“You do learn things and one of them is that happiness has nothing to do with validation from other people, the important thing is being happy with yourself ... finding something that is important to you and sticking with it no matter what anyone says. The truth is you've got to really be tough because there are all kinds of forces that are always trying to get you to do things their way ... trying to tell you that you are throwing your life away if you don't follow their advice.” PeopleIfsWayTryingKindImportantMatterForceAdviceTruth IsFindingsToughNo Matter WhatImportant ThingsAll KindsThrowingAlways TryingValidationHappy With YourselfBeing Happy With Yourself Author:Kurt Cobain
“The method of science, as stodgy and grumpy as it may seem, is far more important than the findings of science.” MayImportantSeemsPainFindingsMethodTherapyInjuryPseudoscienceGrumpy Book:Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Source: Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
“I'm really going to do my homework. I'm going to be down there on the practice tee finding out if a guy's wife beat him up the night before, important stuff like that. Stuff that people want to know.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantImportantNightGuyStuffPracticeWifeFindingsBeatsGolfHomeworkTees Author:Lee Trevino