“No industry is immune and no occupation is safe. All of us need to begin to think in terms of our own inner strengths, our resilience and resourcefulness, our capacity to adapt and to rely upon ourselves and our families.” ThinkingNeedsTermIndustrySafeCapacityResilienceOur FamilyRelyInner StrengthOccupationImmuneRely UponResourcefulness Author:Steven Pressfield
“Spotify is returning a huge amount of money. We'll overtake iTunes in terms of what we bring to the record industry in under two years.” YearsTwoTermRecordsHugeIndustryAmountTwo YearsItunesSpotify Author:Sean Parker
“The dichotomy between art and industry is totally dysfunctional in terms of film.” ArtFilmTermIndustryDichotomy Author:Ann Macbeth
“The movie industry had it better in the '30s and '40s, in terms of gender equality, than it does now, both in payment and in job ratios. It's ludicrous. Are we in the modern world, or what?” WorldDoeJobsTermModernIndustryGenderModern WorldPaymentGender EqualityRatiosMovie Industry Author:Daryl Hannah
“Government and business must come together on the interlinked issues of conservation, economic development and renewable energy. There are literally thousands of businesses, many in the tourism industry, that depend on an intact marine environment for their long-term survival.” LongGovernmentTogetherEnergyTermIssuesEnvironmentEconomicDependsDevelopmentIndustrySurvivalLong TermConservationMarineTourismRenewable EnergyEconomic DevelopmentGovernment And BusinessTourism Industry Author:Richard Branson
“These people also tended to pretend to care deeply about the blind and otherwise disabled. I am sympathetic to the needs of those users, but I can't help but think that those who claimed to speak for the blind were being more than a little disingenuous, just like those Hemp people who present their arguments in terms of their deep and abiding care for the textile industry, when their real motives are ... something else entirely.” PeopleThinkingNeedsLittlesI CanRealHelpingCareSpeakTermIndustryArgumentBlindMotiveUsersAbidingDisabledSympatheticHempTextilesDisingenuous Author:Jamie Zawinski
“Once shoppers become empowered, we will facilitate industries thinking in completely new terms; for example, making products that are totally biodegradable.” ThinkingTermExampleProductsIndustryEmpoweredFacilitateShoppersBiodegradable Author:Daniel Goleman
“My contacts with the film industry can be described in very simple terms: The industry does not really need me, and I do not really need the industry.” NeedsDoeFilmTermSimpleIndustryContactFilm Industry Author:Werner Herzog
“The big companies are the private industry. But they're faced with a short-term need to show a profit in short-term.” NeedsShowsBigsTermCompanyIndustryProfitShort TermBig Companies Author:Buzz Aldrin
“People in the computer industry use the term 'user,' which to them means 'idiot.'” PeopleMeanUseTermIndustryComputerIdiotUsers Author:Dave Barry
“In our industry today only a strong company with a global reach can ensure long-term employment and provide acceptable returns for shareholders.” LongMotivationalTodayStrongTermCompanyIndustryReturnEmploymentLong TermAcceptableShareholders Author:Lakshmi
“Our Government is pleased to invest in increasing export market access for the western Canadian lamb industry. By further strengthening this industry, we are helping producers create economic growth and long-term prosperity.” LongHelpingGovernmentGrowthTermEconomicIndustryWesternProsperityAccessProducersLong TermEconomic GrowthLambsStrengthening Author:Michelle Rempel
“Certain elements of today's ecological crisis reveal its moral character. First among these is the indiscriminate application of advances in science and technology. Many recent discoveries have brought undeniable benefits to humanity. Indeed, they demonstrate the nobility of the human vocation to participate responsibly in God's creative action in the world. Unfortunately, it is now clear that the application of these discoveries in the fields of industry and agriculture have produced harmful long-term effects.” WorldFirstsHumansLongCharacterTodayActionCertainHumanityTermMoralTechnologyCreativeClearEffectsFieldsIndustryElementsBenefitsDiscoveryCrisisEnvironmentalLong TermApplicationSustainabilityAgricultureVocationNobilityEcologicalScience And TechnologyMoral CharacterAdvances In ScienceEcological Crisis Author:Pope John Paul II
“I think the beauty industry is a stepping stone in terms of pageants that will give you a launching pad to be seen. For people to understand who you are and what you stand for... I think it teaches self esteem and self worth. And it also encourages you to have a more philanthropic viewpoint of the world.” PeopleThinkingWorldGivingSelfTermTeachSelf EsteemIndustryStonesWho You AreSelf WorthEsteemViewpointsStepping StonesPhilanthropicPadsLaunchingPageantBeauty Industry Author:Kenya Moore
“I think people look at revolution too much in terms of power. I think revolution has to be seen more anthropologically, in terms of transitions from one mode of life to another. We have to see today in light of the transition, say, from hunting and gathering to agriculture, and from agriculture to industry, and from industry to post-industry. We're in an epoch transition.” PeopleThinkingLooksLightTodayTermToo MuchRevolutionIndustryPostsTransitionHuntingAgricultureGatheringEpoch Author:Grace Lee Boggs
“Tibetans must take full authority and responsibility for developing industry, looking from all different perspectives, taking care of the environment, conserving resources for long-term economic health, and safeguarding the interests of Tibetan workers, nomads, and farmers.” LongDifferentCareTermInterestResponsibilityEnvironmentEconomicPerspectiveIndustryAuthorityResourcesWorkersDevelopingLong TermFarmersTibetanDifferent PerspectiveNomadConservingSafeguardingAuthority And Responsibility Author:Dalai Lama
“For those people who are going to tune in strictly for the pyrotechnics, we have better and bigger explosions. That's a prerequisite of any sequel. But in terms of this, what we're really monitoring is watching the gas industry light our institutions, light our regulatory agencies, light our democracy on fire.” PeopleLightTermDemocracyFireIndustryBiggerInstitutionsAgencyGasTunesExplosionsSequelsPrerequisitesMonitoringPyrotechnics Author:Josh Fox
“I like what Barcelona is doing. This city almost perfectly combines its natural advantages with cultural attractions, IT parks and first-rate educational opportunities. The same applies for Dublin, which manages to achieve a blend of complexity, tolerance and artistry and makes a point of not devoting every part of the city to the tourism industry. Sometimes creativity also means forgoing short-term profits and simply saying no.” FirstsMeanSometimesOpportunityTermNaturalCitiesCreativityAchieveIndustryAdvantageRateProfitEducationalAttractionToleranceManageComplexityParksShort TermTourismSaying NoArtistryBarcelonaDublinTourism Industry Author:Charles Landry
“You have to have a big vision and take very small steps to get there. You have to be humble as you execute but visionary and gigantic in terms of your aspiration. In the internet industry it's not about grand innovation, it's about a lot of little innovations: every day, every week, every month, making something a little bit better.” LittlesBigsBitsTermVisionStepsWeekMonthsIndustryInternetLittle BitInnovationHumbleAspirationVisionariesBe HumbleSmall Steps Author:Jason Calacanis
“A girl's career today doesn't have the same kind of life span, whereas it used to be a collaboration and a partnership and it continued. Peter Lindbergh still uses girls - like, look at Amber Valetta - so there are some photographers that have relationships long-term with models. I also think that the industry can't support the amount of models that exist right now and therefore the relationships between photographers and models and even the clients is short lived.” ThinkingLooksKindLongStillsUseTodayUsedGirlTermCareersSupportIndustryAmountRight NowModelsPhotographerUsed To BeLong TermCollaborationPeterPartnershipClientsAmberShort LivedLife Span Author:Michael Flutie
“I don't necessarily think there's a difference in terms of how the film industry and the ad industry view visual effects. If visual effects (or the lack thereof) are used as a tool to strengthen an idea, they're great. If they are meant to carry more of a load in the absence of a concept, they're a waste and a distraction.” IfsThinkingIdeasFilmUsedTermDifferencesViewsEffectsIndustryWasteConceptsToolsAbsenceVisualsDistractionAdsLoadFilm IndustryVisual Effects Author:Joshua Rogers
“I cast people from right around me. I was at my alma mater. It's special to have most of the graduate students in it [and] one professor, because I feel like in terms of this school, I was one of the few students lucky enough to break into the art industry or the contemporary art world.” PeopleWorldFeelsArtEnoughSchoolTermBreakSpecialStudentsIndustryLuckyCastsContemporaryProfessorsGraduatesArt WorldContemporary ArtGraduate StudentsAlma Mater Author:Kalup Linzy
“In economic terms, health care is a highly successful industry - profitable, growing, and virtually recession-proof - but it's a massive burden on the rest of the economy.” CareTermEconomySuccessfulGrowingEconomicIndustryBurdenProofHealth CareMassiveProfitableRecessions Author:Marcia Angell
“We do want people to know if in fact we learn of an incident that's focused on a particular city.If we learn of long-term planning, that's focused on a particular industry or infrastructure. And so we feel we have an obligation to let people know if we have information of a credible threat or not.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantFeelsLongFactsTermCitiesInformationParticularIndustryThreatFocusedPlanningObligationLong TermInfrastructureIncidentsCredible Author:Barack Obama
“Windows is probably the most important product in the entire PC industry. Everything we do in terms of supporting touch, new hardware, accessibility has incredible impact.” ImportantTermProductsIndustryWindowImpactIncrediblesHardwareAccessibility Author:Bill Gates
“You have to be able to grow and move with the organism that is the music industry. You need to maintain flexibility. Ownership of your own stuff is key and then you're able to dictate on a present-terms basis what would be the most effective way to protect yourself and what you've created. You also don't want to lock yourself into a situation where a major label owns part of your touring and merchandise.” WayWantNeedsWould BeAbleMovingGrowsStuffTermSituationKeysIndustryProtectMajorsBasesLabelsOwnershipLocksOrganismsFlexibilityTouringMusic IndustryProtect YourselfMerchandise Author:Eddie Vedder
“I'm not a movie-based person, in terms of how it affects my career, the industry. I don't care about that. I probably haven't been too smart about that.” PersonsCareTermCareersHavensIndustrySmartDon't CareI Don't Care Author:David Caruso
“There is no excuse for a billion dollar industry to have somebody who's pushing papers on an administrative level - which is still very important in terms of getting projects done - it's imbalanced and completely illogical and example of how badly this art form has been rapped... for them niggas to have health care benefits but for themselves to share in no part to that? It's very telling about the climate of the music industry.” Has BeensArtStillsImportantDoneCareFormTermLevelsShareExampleIndustryPaperBenefitsProjectsDollarsClimateExcuseBillionsHealth CarePushingPapersMusic IndustryNo ExcusesIllogicalAdministrative Author:Immortal Technique
“The plot details of B movies are irrational: accept that people do things that are contradictory, against their own best interests, have short term aims & limited attention span, and do incredibly stupid things while things blow up. Apart from things blowing up, this is just like the music industry.” PeopleTermInterestAttentionAcceptingStupidIndustryAimBlowDetailsPlotIrrationalShort TermContradictoryMusic IndustryStupid ThingsAttention SpanBlowing Up Author:Robert Fripp
“That said, I'm embarrassed and furious that so many coal-state Democrats in the U.S. Senate are paralyzing international progress to protect the short term interests of a dying industry that ravages the environment from mine to slag heap.” SaidStatesTermInterestEnvironmentProgressDyingMinesIndustryProtectDemocratInternationalSenateEmbarrassedCoalShort TermFuriousSlag Author:Denis Hayes
“And with this sort of increased visibility, there's more money going around in the industry, and it changes a lot, in terms of who gets into the business as a creator, who sticks with it, and who gets pushed out. And I do think it's sort of too bad that what once was a safe haven for truly eccentric, outsider artists is no longer that thing. But there are definitely pros and cons. You could also look at it as bringing in a more diverse crowd.” ThinkingLooksArtistTermHavensIndustrySafeSticksCrowdsCreatorDiverseMore MoneyOutsidersEccentricVisibilitySafe HavenPros And Cons Author:Adrian Tomine
“In terms of the way the industry operates, the studio system was such its own thing. It's so different now that it's a globalized world.” WorldWayDifferentTermIndustryStudios Author:Karina Longworth
“The threats are coming to this country, which will, of course, increase the massive industry known as the anti-terrorism industry, and crush our civil liberties and civil rights, And it's devouring our priorities here in communities all over the country which are in such disrepair and are so neglected in terms of public works and public services.” CountryCoursesTermCommunityKnownLibertyRightsIndustryIncreaseThreatTerrorismPrioritiesCivil RightsCrushMassiveNeglectedPublic ServiceCivil LibertiesDevouringAnti Terrorism Author:Ralph Nader
“Bear in mind that we [ with Edward Herman] did not devise the terms "manufacture of consent" and "engineering of consent." We borrowed them from leading figures in the media, public relations industry, and academic scholarship.” MindTermMediaFiguresIndustryBearsRelationAcademicEngineeringConsentScholarshipBorrowedPublic Relations Author:Noam Chomsky