“I think that's an important lesson for young people who want to be artists: You have to find someone who believes in you and who will help you find that time where you don't have to think about a job but just making work. If I didn't have those people in my life, I wouldn't be in the position I'm in.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantBelieveImportantHelpingJobsYoungArtistPositionLessonsBelieve In YouImportant Lessons Author:Ryan McGinley
“That the Op-Ed page is very important in readers' and the nation's perception of the Times, the perception of its editorial positions, and of its implicit editorial positions as expressed by the publisher's choice of people who are given the freedom to write opinion columns.” PeopleWritingImportantChoicesGivenNationsOpinionPositionReaderPerceptionPagesPublishersColumnsEditorialsImplicit Author:Daniel Okrent
“You know, I think when people are in important positions in big organizations, they often get tied up with the minutia of managing money, managing things. They often forget that people deserve to be led.” PeopleThinkingKnowsImportantBigsForgetPositionDeserveOrganizationTiedTied Up Author:Chesley Sullenberger
“Through the continued accumulation of detailed and reliable knowledge about elementary reactions, we will be in a better position to understand, predict and control many time-dependent macroscopic chemical processes which are important in nature or to human society.” HumansImportantProcessPositionReactionsDependentChemicalsAccumulationHuman Society Author:Yuan T. Lee
“Whenever I take a position, I like to imagine what it would be like under the worst-case scenario. In doing so, I minimize the confusion if that situation actually develops. In my view, losses are a very important part of trading. When a loss happens, I believe in embracing it.” IfsBelieveImportantHappensWould BeI BelieveLossViewsSituationCasesImagineWorstPositionI Believe InConfusionTradingScenariosWorst Case Scenario Author:Gil Blake
“It is really important for women to look up and see other women being successful. When I was in that position, all I wanted to do was blend in and be one of the guys.” LooksImportantWantedGuySuccessfulPositionLook UpBeing Successful Author:Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones
“I think I've always been extremely conscious of the kind of empowerment that comes from realizing that you're in a position to express yourself. And the fact is that - and this is the thing about punk rock - that everyone is in a position to create culture, and that point has never been lost on me. To me, that's an important political aspect of doing this, and trying to live in a way that's about dialogue as opposed to like... spectacle.” ThinkingWayTryingKindImportantFactsPoliticalCultureLostRealizingRocksPositionConsciousAspectEmpowermentDialoguePunkExpress YourselfPunk Rock Author:J. Robbins
“There is something more important than any ultimate weapon. That is the ultimate position-the position of total control over Earth that lies somewhere out in space. That is . . . the distant future, though not so distant as we may have thought. Whoever gains that ultimate position gains control, total control, over the Earth, for the purposes of tyranny or for the service of freedom” MayImportantEarthLyingPurposeSpacePositionWeaponsGainsUltimateTyrannyAviationAir PowerAirpower Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“The Arts' position in the school curriculum symbolizes to the young what adults believe is important.” BelieveArtImportantSchoolYoungEducationPositionAdultsCurriculumSchool Curriculum Author:Elliot W. Eisner
“You see continuous movement is the important thing here. Those who remain in one position and then lie to themselves about their progress are the ones in real trouble.” ImportantRealLyingProgressTroubleMovementPositionImportant Things Author:Chris Murray
“Unlike the position that exists in the physical sciences, in economics and other disciplines that deal with essentially complex phenomena, the aspects of the events to be accounted for about which we can get quantitative data are necessarily limited and may not include the important ones.” MayImportantDealsEventsPositionDisciplineAspectEconomicsComplexesDataPhenomenonPhysical Science Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“Political scientists don't work at banks which is a problem. As political issues become more important for the markets, analysts at banks are asked all sorts of questions they don't have the ability to answer. And if you're getting paid to answer questions as analysts at banks are you never want to be in the position of saying you don't know.” IfsKnowsWantImportantProblemPoliticalAbilityAnswersIssuesPositionScientistPaidAnalystsPolitical Issues Author:Ian Bremmer
“According to our social science, we can be or become wise in all matters of secondary importance, but we have to be resigned to utter ignorance in the most important respect: we cannot have any knowledge regarding the ultimate principles of our choices, i.e. regarding their soundness or unsoundness... We are then in the position of beings who are sane and sober when engaged in trivial business and who gamble like madmen when confronted with serious issues.” ImportantMatterChoicesSocialPrinciplesIssuesWisePositionIgnoranceSeriousUltimateImportanceEngagedSaneSoberGambleMadmenOur ChoicesSocial ScienceResignedSoundnessSerious IssuesUnsoundness Author:Leo Strauss
“I think it's very important to know what you want to do next versus just leave it up to chance, really position yourself in the right footings to get to where you want to be.” ThinkingKnowsWantImportantNextChancePositionWhat You WantVersus Author:Kellan Lutz