“The government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans' privacy. But when Americans lack the most basic information about our domestic surveillance programs, they have no way of knowing whether we're getting that balance right. This lack of transparency is a big problem.” WayGivingProblemBigsGovernmentAmericaKnowingInformationBalanceSafeProgramWeightTerroristPrivacyTransparencySurveillanceBig Problems Author:Al Franken
“What makes a good animated movie is being able to balance adult and knowing in-jokes and also just out and out funny things that make all people laugh. The idea that it's actually something that will appeal to a family, that's the trick.” PeopleIdeasAbleLaughingKnowingBalanceJokesAdultsTricksAppealsFunny ThingsAnimatedAnimated Movies Author:Benedict Cumberbatch
“Implementing parts of European constitution and leaving out others - without knowing where we're going - isn't an option. That would be detrimental to the overall balance, which is why we must embark on another comprehensive discussion of the issue once again. I would like to see Europe retain the idea of a constitution in the end, and I plan to campaign on its behalf.” IdeasEndsWould BeKnowingIssuesPlansBalanceEuropeConstitutionLeavingCampaignsDiscussionBehalfComprehensiveDetrimentalImplementing Author:Angela Merkel
“Individual style is the correct balance of knowing who you are, what works fro you, and how to develop your own personality” IndividualKnowingStylePersonalityBalanceWho You AreKnowing Who You AreIndividual Style Author:Giorgio Armani
“It is important to remember that value investing is not a perfect science. It is an, with an ongoing need for judgment, refinement, patience, and reflection. It requires endless curiosity, the relentless pursuit of additional information, the raising of questions, and the search for answers. It necessitates dealing with imperfect information - knowing you will never know everything and that that must not prevent you from acting. It requires a precarious balance between conviction, steadfastness in the face of adversity, and doubt - keeping in mind the possibility that you could be wrong.” KnowsNeedsMindImportantRememberFacesValuesAnswersPerfectActingKnowingDoubtInformationPossibilityBalanceJudgmentReflectionAdversityCuriosityInvestingConvictionPursuitEndlessImperfectOngoingRelentlessRefinementPrecariousSteadfastnessFacing AdversityRelentless Pursuit Author:Seth Klarman
“For me, the main thing is spontaneity and taking chances. You have to study and know the traditions, but then you have to play things that haven't been played before. It becomes a balance of knowing the tradition and using your own original voice to add to it.” KnowsPlayVoiceChanceKnowingStudyHavensBalanceTraditionOriginalsAddTake A ChanceSpontaneity Author:Dave Kikoski
“I guess it's just my job to somehow balance knowing that every song is going to come differently and be different, but also know that, on the other hand, I am a songwriter and I am a craftsman, and I do have a craft and a technique and a method. So I need to balance the technique and the method.” KnowsNeedsDifferentHandsJobsSongKnowingBalanceMethodTechniqueCraftsSongwritersCraftsman Author:Brett Dennen
“Let me remind you of the old maxim: people under suspicion are better moving than at rest, since at rest they may be sitting in the balance without knowing it, being weighed together with their sins.” PeopleMayTogetherMovingSinKnowingBalanceSittingLet MeSuspicionMaxims Book:The Penguin complete novels of Franz Kafka Source: The Penguin complete novels of Franz Kafka
“I like the feeling of keeping people off-balance and having the audience not knowing where I'm coming from or keeping that mysterious.” PeopleFeelingsAudienceKnowingBalanceMysteriousNot Knowing Author:Hiro Murai