“First of all, women inherently, I think, are quite capable of having lots of balls in the air. And so, like, it's all those skills you use; you analyze the problem, figure out your tools, and then go at it piece by piece.... It's like what you have to do in the morning to get your kids out the door [if you're a parent]. The skills are, I believe, the same. The patience issues are the same.” IfsThinkingFirstsBelieveUseProblemKidsI BelieveParentMorningIssuesPiecesDoorsAirFiguresSkillsCapableToolsBalls Author:Sylvia Mathews Burwell
“I am also very excited by the way in which we can see Paul wrestling not only with his Jewish world and its scriptures but also, by clear implication, with philosophical and political issues that were 'out there' at the time. The thing is that for Paul this is all part of the same larger, whole vision of God and God's purposes. Watching how everything comes together is an intellectual treat of the first order - as well as a spiritual and practical challenge to me personally and to the church.” WorldWayFirstsWellsWholeTogetherSpiritualPoliticalPurposeOrderChallengesChurchVisionIssuesClearIntellectualTreatsPhilosophicalExcitedScripturePracticalsWrestlingImplicationsPolitical Issues Author:N. T. Wright
“Traditions cannot themselves, simply with their own powers, do what needs to be done. These earlier experiences and accomplishments were dealing with other issues, providing guidance for different worlds than the world of the early twenty-first century.” WorldNeedsFirstsDifferentDoneIssuesCenturyTraditionTwentiesGuidanceAccomplishmentProvidingDifferent Worlds Author:Thomas Berry
“For me this was never a money issue, it was about being rich in your heart. To come home, and to be in the place where your dream first started, 15 minutes away from where my grandfather built my first basketball court, is a dream come true.” FirstsHeartHomeDreamIssuesRichMinutesBasketballBuiltCourtYour DreamsComing HomeGrandfatherDreams Come TrueMy GrandfatherBeing RichBasketball Court Author:Baron Davis
“One of the first issues I dealt with was the struggle to find a language, to find my own words.” FirstsLanguageMy OwnStruggleIssues Author:Rirkrit Tiravanija
“It's inevitable that everyone's first drawing they draw is much like their fingerprint. It's inescapable that one has an identifiable style. It's not a major issue with me, but I never wanted to have a distinctive signature style so much.” FirstsWantedIssuesStyleMajorsDrawsDrawingInevitableSignaturesDistinctiveFingerprints Author:Raymond Pettibon
“When I first raised the issue of the so-called Islamic State at the Munich Security Conference in February, speaking about its economy, its flexibility and pathology, people thought I was trying to scare them. But now we have experienced just that. If al-Qaida was version 2.0 of terror, then the Islamic State is version 5.0.” PeopleIfsTryingFirstsStatesEconomyIssuesSecurityRaisedTerrorVersionsIslamicAlsScareFlexibilityConferencesFebruaryPathologyIslamic StateMunich Author:Ashraf Ghani
“Look at the coded language the Right is using against President Barack Obama. Openly calling him a liar in Congress, saying he is 'not a Christian, he was not born here, he is not one of us.' That makes addressing such issues trickier for the first African-American in the White House.” FirstsLooksChristianHouseLanguagePresidentBornWhiteIssuesCallingCongressBarackAfrican AmericanLiarsWhite HousePresident Barack Obama Author:Jesse Jackson
“The issue of motherhood is no longer salient. In fact, the very first female bomber for Hamas posed in her last will and testament video with her two kids.” FirstsTwoFactsKidsLastsIssuesFemaleMotherhoodVideoTestamentHamasBombersWills And Testaments Author:Mia Bloom