“I don't want anybody to be confused that the issue of police and community is one part of a broader set of issues. Our children need to be properly educated. They need to be trained so that they can get jobs and be functional.” WantNeedsChildrenJobsCommunityIssuesPoliceOur ChildrenEducatedConfused Author:Elijah Cummings
“Women need to take charge of their lives and be as dynamic and active as they can be. I know that some people feel that there's a negative connotation to the notion of feminism like it has some hidden and ugly undercurrent. But that's ridiculous. My mother was a feminist and she was very politically-minded and always anxious to defend women's rights and advance a lot of social issues for women.” PeopleKnowsNeedsFeelsMotherSocialIssuesRightsFeminismNegativeNotionFeministUglyActiveRidiculousAnxiousWomens RightsSocial IssuesConnotation Author:Amy Poehler
“There are tons of gay issues that are important, from gay marriage to adoption rights to work-place discrimination and more... but I think the biggest gay issue is the level of involvement of the gay community to demand change. So many gays think that other gays will take care of it. To fix this, people need to realize that they CAN make a change, but no one person can do it alone.” PeopleThinkingNeedsPersonsImportantCareCan DoRealizingCommunityLevelsIssuesRightsGayDemandTake CareDiscriminationAdoptionInvolvementMaking ChangesGay MarriageGay CommunityWork Place Author:Tyler Oakley
“We need to know what the Bible says about abortion and marriage, poverty and slavery, and we need to see how all of these issues fundamentally relate to the gospel.” KnowsNeedsPovertyIssuesSlaveryRelateAbortion Author:David Platt
“And while we stand with conviction and courage, we must live with compassion. Amid a world with massive social needs around us, ranging from desperate poverty and orphan crises and millions of girls being trafficked for sex, to the degradation of marriage and the abortion of babies, we need to speak and act with selfless love on all of these issues.” WorldNeedsGirlSpeakSocialSexCompassionPovertyMillionsIssuesBabyCrisisConvictionDesperateAbortionMassiveSelflessDegradationOrphanSelfless Love Author:David Platt
“If you don't educate people well, then you're going to have a lot of violent, angry young men and women. You can go around saying they're all so violent, just throw them in jail, this is an underclass, what can you do? You can create fear. The issue of violence is very suitable for a repressive society. Then you can have more legislation, more police, more laws to fight crime, when all you need to do is to encourage people in a different way.” PeopleIfsMenWayNeedsWellsDifferentLawYoungFightingIssuesViolenceCrimeMen And WomenPoliceAngryViolentDifferent WaysYoung ManJailEducateLegislationSuitable Author:Jeanette Winterson
“Scientists and religious leaders, activists and first nation leaders, CEOs of corporations and actors, all of us need to come together right now, because the planet is in a lot of pain. My job doesn’t always feel like an integral part of the change that needs to occur. If I can offer, in my profession, to do things that are going to allow more people to connect with certain issues, then I hope it’s useful.” PeopleIfsNeedsFeelsFirstsI CanPainTogetherJobsCertainActorsNationsReligiousActingLeaderIssuesPlanetsOffersScientistProfessionCorporationsActivistCeoReligious Leaders Author:Ellen Page
“Hope is such a powerful thing. We all have hope for different things, but I think sometimes we need to share our hope with other people. We're sometimes in our own issues, and it isolates us, but when we come together and encourage each other and give a little bit of hope, it can, like it says in the song, go a long way.” PeopleThinkingWayNeedsGivingLittlesLongDifferentSometimesTogetherSongBitsPowerfulIssuesShareLittle BitDifferent ThingsLong WayHaving Hope Author:Natasha Bedingfield
“Oceans need more attention because climate change IS an ocean issue. Our oceans will be the first victim, and sea life will suffer dramatically. Detailed proof is hard in ocean science, but I think we're already seeing big ocean changes caused by climate change, such as starvation of whales, seabirds, and other animals off the coast US west coast.” ThinkingNeedsFirstsHardBigsSufferingAnimalAttentionIssuesSeeingSeaOceanVictimWestClimateClimate ChangeProofCoastStarvationWhalesWest CoastSea Life Author:Mark Powell
“I think we have to really focus on the issues much more than we may have in the past. I think we have to seek to create coalitional strategies that go beyond racial lines. We need to bring black communities, Chicano communities, Puerto Rican communities, Asian American communities together.” ThinkingNeedsMayTogetherPastBlackCommunityLinesIssuesFocusStrategyAsianAsian AmericanBlack Community Author:Angela Davis
“I see top business schools working to bridge this gap [between academic research and business application] by respecting executive education, by having more mature students who proactively draw from faculty what they know they need, and by having faculty who are willing to leave their ivory towers for the murky world of business reality. Unfortunately, at other times, business professors have little or not interest or savvy about business issues.” KnowsWorldNeedsLittlesRealitySchoolInterestIssuesStudentsWillingDrawsResearchBridgesExecutivesFacultyMatureGapsProfessorsApplicationAcademicTowersIvorySavvyBusiness SchoolIvory TowerAcademic Research Author:Dave Ulrich
“My basic approach is to recognize that mainstream legal theories of contract have been muddied by unlibertarian and positivistic conceptions of law and rights. Questions about what rights are "alienable" or not, loose talk about how promises should be "binding," etc., highlight the need for clarity in this area. In my view, to sort these issues out one needs a very clear and consistent understanding of the nature of property rights and ownership.” NeedsShouldHas BeensLawUnderstandingViewsIssuesClearRightsTheoryPromiseApproachAreasPropertyClarityConsistentEtcConceptionContractsMainstreamOwnershipProperty RightsBindingHighlights Author:Stephan Kinsella
“It's in that tradition that we're here today, and we look to soup because there's no force on the globe that brings people together on a daily basis with the same consistency and manner than the cultivation, preparation and eating of food. Food affords us the opportunity to touch everyone in our community, to address the needs of all groups - food is the intersection of the most pressing issues of our time.” PeopleNeedsLooksTodayTogetherOpportunityForceCommunityIssuesGroupsEatingTraditionBasesPreparationOur TimeAddressesGlobesConsistencySoupOur CommunityCultivationIntersections Author:Sam Kass
“On issues carrying as much emotional freight as race - and there aren't many - a U.S. senator needs to speak with care and consistency. Otherwise, he could find people speaking at his own retirement tribute.” PeopleNeedsCareSpeakRaceIssuesEmotionalRetirementSenatorsConsistencyTribute Author:Gordon Smith
“But the issue of sexual harassment is not the end of it. There are other issues - political issues, gender issues - that people need to be educated about.” PeopleNeedsEndsPoliticalIssuesGenderEducatedHarassmentPolitical IssuesGender Issues Author:Anita Hill
“I think in the end the big issue is that the private sector still needs more help. And the answer is not more big government. I know in my state our reforms allowed us to protect firefighters, police officers, and teachers.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsStillsEndsStatesHelpingBigsGovernmentAnswersIssuesTeacherProtectPoliceReformOfficersPrivate SectorPolice OfficerBig GovernmentFirefighter Author:Scott Walker
“I believe that the Democratic party has a bright future, but that like any long lived entity it needs to address some fundamental issues.” NeedsBelieveLongI BelievePartyIssuesFundamentalsDemocraticAddressesEntityDemocratic PartyBright Future Author:Martin Frost
“The environmental agenda seems swept under the rug a lot, and environmentalists are looked at as tree-huggers who aren't dealing with the real issues when in fact someone needs to be keeping an eye on how we're treating the planet. When politicians bring up the environment, they're immediately labeled as being anti-business. But for the sake of the planet on which we live, we need to take the environment into account.” NeedsRealFactsSeemsEyeIssuesEnvironmentTreePlanetsPoliticianAccountsEnvironmentalSakeAgendasEnvironmentalist Author:Rachel Dratch
“I think it's something that the citizenry needs to be vigilant about - participating in democracy, and that includes issues like what's going on and how much secrecy and transparency there should be. That's an on-going thing - in a democracy you want checks and balances and oversight, but you need a covert agency to protect the country. It's a very tricky balance and I think it changes as the world changes and I think we all need to be mindful of that.” ThinkingWorldWantNeedsShouldCountryDemocracyIssuesBalanceProtectChecksAgencySecrecyTransparencyTrickyParticipatingVigilantCitizenryOversightCovert Author:Matt Damon
“Lawyers serve a purpose, and we couldn't operate as society without them. They can make things more complicated and difficult, but there are certain times where the need for them is crucial to an argument or an event or an issue.” NeedsPurposeCertainDifficultIssuesEventsArgumentComplicatedLawyerCrucial Author:Gabriel Macht
“I started having some memory-loss issues. I took a neurological exam, and they said, "Well, you should stop fighting now." And I kept begging them for one more fight, one more fight, and the doctor said to me, "How much are they going to pay you?" I was supposed to fight three more times, and one would have been for a cruiser belt. So I said, "I just need to fight three more times." He said, "Listen, you can't even get hit in the head one more time, your neuro is so bad."” NeedsShouldWellsHas BeensSaidFightingThreeMemoriesLossPayIssuesDoctorsMore TimeThey SaidBeltsBeggingExamMemory Loss Author:Mickey Rourke
“When you need a lifestyle change due to [health issues], a dietary change is usually the first thing you need to take control of.” NeedsFirstsIssuesDuesLifestyleTake ControlHealth IssuesLifestyle Change Author:Mark Spitz
“All our relationships, especially the deep ones, stir up the deepest issues for us that we need to confront and work with.” NeedsIssuesOur Relationship Author:Shakti Gawain
“When we face a choice between adding features and resolving security issues, we need to choose security.” NeedsFacesChoicesIssuesSecurityFeatures Author:Bill Gates
“One of many challenges is of course to create a legal basis for copyright issues that's up to date with both modern distribution, consumer behavior and the rights and needs of creators and copyright holders.” NeedsCoursesChallengesIssuesRightsModernBehaviorBasesCreatorConsumersDistributionCopyrightUp To Date Author:Lisa Langseth
“As a young filmmaker, I shot a lot of stuff because I wanted to make sure that I got everything, but now I've gotten much more precise with my shooting. Editing is a whole other layer because then, sometimes you realize characters don't even need to say this or that. It becomes an issue of exposition, and over-explaining something. In the script, I'd reinforce certain things about what I wanted people to know two or three times, but in the editing room, I'd be like, "I only need to say this once, maybe twice."” PeopleKnowsNeedsTwoSometimesWholeCharacterWantedYoungCertainThreeStuffRealizingRoomsIssuesShotsScriptsShootingFilmmakerLayersEditingPreciseThree TimesExplaining Author:Storm Saulter
“There are advances in technology and enabling voices, but there are issues with the stories themselves. I think people of color are still not seen as human beings. They're still associated with types, with comedy, but we're in a crisis right now, with things like Black Lives Matter. We need films that address these issues.” PeopleThinkingNeedsHumansStillsMatterStoriesFilmBlackVoiceHuman BeingsTechnologyIssuesComedyColorTypeRight NowCrisisAddressesBlack Lives MatterEnablingBlack Lives Author:Charles Burnett
“The true story is that black people need to tell their history. Very few films are made by black people about slavery. That itself is a crime because slavery is a very important historical event that has held our people hostage. Forget white people's role in it. In the end what's important is black people remain and live with the scars and psychological issues.” PeopleNeedsMadeImportantEndsStoriesFilmBlackWhiteForgetRolesIssuesEventsCrimeSlaveryHistoricalPsychologicalBlack PeopleScarWhat's ImportantTrue StoryHostageHistorical Events Author:Haile Gerima
“If all these guys think that nothing is going to come out for 100 years, they're going to act a whole lot more boldly. So we need to get back into the declassification business. This notion of overclassification is not just a bleeding-heart liberal issue. When everything is classified, nothing is classified.” IfsThinkingNeedsYearsHeartWholeGuyIssuesNotionGet BackBleedingBleeding Heart Author:Ted Gup
“Democracy is a hegemonic tool of the West and contrary to Islam. Why do you act as though the entire world needs democracy? And when it comes to homosexuality, the issue is clearly dealt with by the Koran. It says it is forbidden and should be punished.” WorldNeedsShouldDemocracyIssuesToolsWestIslamContraryHomosexualityForbidden Author:Abdul Sattar Abu Risha
“The days are gone when a country can issue orders to other peoples. Today, mankind needs culture, ideas and logic.” NeedsIdeasCountryTodayOrderCultureGoneIssuesMankindLogic Author:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
“I can't think of many other laws we might need. For now, though, we'll be talking to German Muslims over issues of coexistence.” ThinkingNeedsI CanMightLawTalkingIssuesCoexistence Author:Wolfgang Schauble
“If I am traitor, who did I betray? I gave all my information to the American public, to American journalists who are reporting on American issues. If they see that as treason, I think people really need to consider who they think they're working for. The public is supposed to be their boss, not their enemy.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsEnemyIssuesInformationSupposed To BeJournalistBossBetrayTraitorTreason Author:Edward Snowden
“I think everyone's had a brother or a father or a cousin, uncle or grandfather who's had health issues because they've neglected things. I think that's almost been part of Australian culture, which is why I think Movember is really important. We need to change that outlook.” ThinkingNeedsImportantCultureFatherIssuesBrotherGrandfatherUnclesOutlookCousinNeglectedAustralianNeed A ChangeHealth IssuesAustralian Culture Author:James Magnussen
“Susan Wojcicki at Google makes a point to leave the office at 6 P.M. After 9 P.M. she gets back online to handle any pressing work issues that need her attention. She told us she hopes that sends a message to all parents that it's OK to spend time away from the office. All the women we spoke to on the show use technology in a similar way. They are very clear that they don't need to be chained to a desk. They can take time out of their work day to be with their families.” WayNeedsUseShowsParentAttentionTechnologyIssuesClearOfficeMessagesHandleOnlineSpokesGet BackTake TimeGoogleDesksEnd TimesSpend TimeChainedTime AwayWork Day Author:Willow Bay
“Materialism is not fundamentally an economic problem, but a cultural one... a spiritual issue. It runs to the depths of our souls, and, for this reason, needs to be understood less in terms of budgets or fiscal cycles and more in terms of where we locate the sacred, of where we search for meaning and transcendence, and of how we think about justice, equality, and the future of our world.” ThinkingWorldNeedsSoulReasonProblemRunningSpiritualTermJusticeIssuesEconomicUnderstoodSacredDepthBudgetsCyclesMaterialismOur WorldTranscendenceSearch For MeaningEconomic ProblemsJustice Equality Author:Robert Wuthnow
“I will be laying out in detail, what I think we need to do with our friends and allies in Europe and elsewhere to do a better job of coordinating efforts against the scourge of terrorism. Our country deserves no less because all of the other issues we want to deal with depend upon us being secure and strong.” ThinkingWantNeedsCountryJobsStrongDealsEffortIssuesDependsDeserveEuropeDetailsTerrorismOur CountrySecureAlliesElsewhereBetter JobsScourgeCoordinating Author:Hillary Clinton
“Well, I do write on political and social issues and the idea that one shouldn't - or the idea that we should censor ourselves - doesn't really work for me because it would be doing the government's job for them. And I'm not interested in doing that. I think what we need very much in Pakistan is to be able to discuss the corruption and the violence that really colours most of our life here.” ThinkingNeedsShouldWritingWellsIdeasGovernmentWould BeAbleJobsPoliticalSocialIssuesOur LivesViolenceCorruptionColourNot InterestedPakistanSocial Issues Author:Fatima Bhutto
“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
“I'm not a genre film filmmaker. I'd rather look for a topic that I think we need to bring up and discuss because there's something about the issues in the film.” ThinkingNeedsLooksFilmIssuesGenreFilmmakerTopics Author:Ruben Ostlund
“You need people who are shaping and advocating for the actual policies and structural changes that need to occur in order to address those issues. That's where the politics and t” PeopleNeedsOrderIssuesPolicyAddressesAdvocating Author:Maya Harris
“I'm not sure we need half a billion dollars for women's health issues.” NeedsHalfIssuesDollarsBillionsNot SureHealth IssuesWomen's Health Author:Jeb Bush
“Women still need higher political representation and to be included at decision making tables in all issues in order for solutions that relates from peace to food, to health, to basic stability in the world. We cannot continue to marginalize half of the population in the world in finding sustainable solutions that are good for all.” WorldNeedsStillsPoliticalOrderDecisionHalfIssuesHigherFindingsSolutionsTablesPopulationRelateDecision MakingStabilityRepresentation Author:Zainab Salbi
“I don`t know the facts surrounding Andrew Jarecki`s work. I think it`s a triumph of television. But it does raise troubling issues that I think we as a documentary community, you know, need to address.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsDoeFactsCommunityIssuesTelevisionRaisesTriumphAddressesDocumentariesAndrew Author:Joe Berlinger
“It’s innate in me to be a Democrat — a true Southern populist kind of Democrat. There’s not a lot of those anymore. I’m not saying I’m right or wrong. That’s just the way I feel. The issues that matter to me are the social safety nets for people, health care, middle-class concerns. We need to take care of the middle class and the poor in our country. The chasm is getting larger between haves and have-nots, and that’s something we need to close down a little bit.” PeopleWayNeedsFeelsKindLittlesCountryMatterCareSocialBitsPoorClassIssuesMiddleLittle BitConcernSafetyDemocratTake CareOur CountryHealth CareMiddle ClassSouthernInnatePopulistChasmsSafety NetHaves And Have Nots Author:Tim McGraw
“They didn't need to be specifically South American or Latin American. Instead we discovered we were talking about human beings in general. We realized that these are not issues only pertinent to Latin America: poverty, misery, consumerism, etc.” NeedsHumansAmericaHuman BeingsTalkingPovertyIssuesMiserySouthEtcLatinConsumerismLatin AmericaPertinentLatin American Author:Alex Abreu
“How about we get rid of separate bathrooms for boys and girls? Gays and straights share the bathroom with zero issues. We need to put an end to the sexist pooping policies of yesterday. The only way to achieve gender equality is to start crapping in front of each other.” WayNeedsEndsGirlBoysIssuesShareAchieveFrontsPolicyGayGenderYesterdayZeroBathroomGender EqualitySexistBoy And Girl Author:Daniel Tosh
“We come from the days when rap used to agitate the mainstream. Now it's more buddy-buddy. That doesn't sit well with me. So what we need is [a bit more] street politics, bringing up issues, agitating you a little bit. And nothing can agitate you more now than a terrorist threat.” NeedsWellsLittlesUsedBitsIssuesStreetsLittle BitThreatRapTerroristMainstreamBuddyAgitate Author:Ice Cube
“he issue of inequality in this country [USA], and the ways that money has captured our political system, are serious indicators of that. And climate change is a game-changer. We really are in serious trouble as a species if we stick with business as usual. We desperately need to find alternatives, and in fact we are surrounded by them.” IfsWayNeedsCountryFactsPoliticalGamesIssuesTroubleSeriousSticksClimateSpeciesClimate ChangeInequalityAlternativesUsaUsualCapturedPolitical SystemsIndicatorsGame Changers Author:Cynthia Kauffman
“We think about our country and the big issues that we face in this country; creating jobs, making sure people can keep their jobs, the need for rising wages, whether our children when they graduate from college can find a job, protecting the homeland, destroying ISIS, rebuilding defense. These are all the things that we need to focus on but we'll never get there if we're divided. We'll never get there if republicans and democrats just fight with one another.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsChildrenCountryBigsJobsFacesFightingIssuesFocusCollegeRepublicanCreatingOur ChildrenDemocratDefenseOur CountryRisingDividedDestroyingGraduatesWagesIsisHomelandRebuildingCreating Jobs Author:John Kasich