“When you manipulate others your attention level drops and you become prey, for you have dropped to the plane of manipulation.” LevelsAttentionBuddhismPlanesManipulationPreyManipulate Author:Frederick Lenz
“The world is wonderful. It is beautiful when you are in a correct level of attention.” WorldBeautifulLevelsAttentionWonderfulBuddhism Author:Frederick Lenz
“In lower levels things are dark, gray, experiences are shallow. You become alienated from those around you.” DarkLevelsBuddhismGrayShallow Author:Frederick Lenz
“Supernatural entities simply do not exist. This nonreality of the supernatural means, on the human level, that men do not possess supernatural and immortal souls; and, on the level of the universe as a whole, that our cosmos does not possess a supernatural and eternal God.” MenHumansMeanDoeSoulWholeUniverseLevelsAtheismEternalPositive AtheismCosmosImmortalEntityImmortal Soul Author:Corliss Lamont
“At the beginning of this year also, I called upon the North Korean side to open dialog between the responsible authorities of the South and the North at any place, at any time, and at any level, in order to prevent a recurrence of war and to cooperate to speed up the peaceful unification of our fatherland. However, no sincere response has yet been made by North Korea.” YearsMadeWarOrderSidesLevelsAuthorityResponsibleSouthResponseSpeedPeacefulUsaSincereKoreaNorth KoreaKoreanUnificationFatherlandNorth KoreanRecurrence Book:Jimmy Carter Source: Jimmy Carter
“In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence ... in time every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties ... Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence.” LevelsBusinessDutyPostsAccomplishedEmployeeHierarchyIncompetenceIncompetent Author:Laurence J. Peter
“Imagine if you've got the diva of all divas. If we've got to be somewhere at five or six o'clock, I tell her its time to go at noon so she gets those five hours to do what she needs to do. But were both kids at heart. She is the funniest person ever and she has a great sense of humor. We connect at a spiritual level.” IfsNeedsHeartPersonsKidsFunnySpiritualHoursLevelsFiveImagineSixClockSense Of HumorNoonKid At Heart Author:Nick Cannon
“The earth is alive. There are places on the earth that are very powerful. Meaning that on another dimensional level, there is an interfacing dimension where there is a crossover point between dimensions and a tremendous amount of energy is passing back and forth.” EarthEnergyLevelsPowerfulAliveBuddhismAmountPassingPassingsDimensionsBack And ForthVery PowerfulCrossover Author:Frederick Lenz
“If you spend too much time in a place like that your power level will be lowered and these beings will annoy you.” IfsLevelsToo MuchBuddhismAnnoying Author:Frederick Lenz
“Self-acceptance begins in infancy, with the influence of your parents and siblings and other important people. Your own level of self-acceptance is determined largely by how well you feel you are accepted by the important people in your life. Your attitude toward yourself is determined largely by the attitudes that you think other people have toward you. When you believe that other people think highly of you, your level of self-acceptance and self-esteem goes straight up. The best way to build a healthy personality involves understanding yourself and your feelings.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsBelieveWellsImportantSelfFeelingsParentUnderstandingLevelsAttitudeInfluenceSelf EsteemAcceptancePersonalityHealthyDeterminedAcceptedBest WayEsteemSelf AcceptanceSiblingInfancyPeople In Your LifeStraight UpUnderstanding Yourself Author:Brian Tracy
“No matter where they put people, no matter how they try to promote people, there aren't too many people in the game today that are on my level on and off the court.” PeopleTryingMatterTodayGamesLevelsBasketballCourtAnd Off Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“With this new stupid Supreme Court ruling, secret money can come in on an unlimited level from corporations. Nobody knows where it comes from. That distorts the political situation in our country tremendously. Most of that money is spent on negative advertising that is tearing down the character and reputation of your opponent, and it works, although most American people say, "We don't like negative advertising," it works.” PeopleKnowsCountryCharacterPoliticalLevelsSecretSituationStupidNegativeCourtSupremeReputationAdvertisingOur CountryCorporationsOpponentsSupreme CourtUnlimitedRulingNobody KnowsCharacter And Reputation Author:Jimmy Carter
“People have different emotional levels. Especially when you're young. Back then I guess most of my influences could be thought of as eccentric. Mass media had no overwhelming reach so I was drawn to the traveling performers passing through.” PeopleDifferentYoungLevelsInfluenceMediaEmotionalMassPassingPassingsPerformersOverwhelmingEccentricMass MediaPassing Through Author:Bob Dylan
“I just think that we're all trying to make ourselves emaciated, in order to pretend that we're all disappearing, as we move forward in every level of society and it's so frightening. This is all a big reaction to the fact that there are more women in medical school than there are men now and I am pretty sure it will be the same soon in law schools and in business.” ThinkingMenTryingFactsBigsSchoolMovingLawOrderLevelsDisappearMedicalReactionsMoving ForwardFrighteningIn-lawsLaw SchoolMedical SchoolI Am Pretty Author:Meryl Streep
“It's amazing to completely focus on something for four, five or six months, have it completely consume your life and be constantly thinking about somebody else's set of circumstances and how they would react to something. I find it fascinating. It's rewarding and on a professional and personal level.” ThinkingLevelsFiveFocusFourMonthsCircumstancesSixFascinatingSix MonthsConstantly Thinking Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“Screenwriters get paid a hell of a lot more money but their level of frustration seems to be so high that I don't want that.” WantSeemsLevelsHellPaidFrustrationMore MoneyScreenwriters Author:Chuck Palahniuk
“I try to get as close to a childlike level as possible because we were all artists back then.” TryingArtistLevelsChildlike Author:Kanye West
“"Motherboard," for me, has four different levels: the bottom part is the water, vegetation, and growth. The second part is the world with figures and animals; there's chaos and civilization. The third part is the digital zone - these red things are turning into really loud digital sounds. Then the fourth level is like ether and things turning into air. This idea of how we're becoming partly digitalized is really interesting to me.” WorldIdeasDifferentSoundGrowthWaterAnimalInterestingLevelsFourAirFiguresBecomingCivilizationRedThirdsChaosBottomLoudZoneDigitalFourthReally InterestingDifferent LevelsVegetation Author:Ali Banisadr
“We [My Chemical Romance] didn't push ourselves to that next level. I think we purposefully held ourselves back, feeling like maybe in order to advance, we need to regress. There was definitely a sense of fear within the band about taking that next step.” ThinkingNeedsFeelingsRomanceOrderNextLevelsStepsBandChemicalsNext StepsNext Level Author:Gerard Way
“I don't think about returning to the streets, 'cause I don't have any plans to return to the streets. I'm at another level in my life. Returning to the street - I still be in my streets when I get time to, when it's necessary.” ThinkingStillsCausesLevelsPlansStreetsReturn Author:Meek Mill
“Stand-up comedy is like the lowest medium in all of show business in levels of respect.” ShowsLevelsComedyMediumsLowestShow BusinessStand Up Comedy Author:Chris Rock
“If you want to take dance to an extra level, you have to be physically fit. You also have to put the years of work in. If there's no pain, there's no gain. You've got to sweat to improve.” IfsWantYearsPainLevelsFitGainsExtrasSweatNo PainPhysically Fit Author:Andrew Stone
“You don't have to be Dave Halberstam to see that the American role in both conflicts [the Iraq war and the Vietnam conflict] is characterized by arrogance, ignorance and self-delusion at the highest levels of government.” WarSelfGovernmentLevelsRolesIgnoranceConflictHighestIraqArroganceDelusionVietnamIraq WarDaveSelf Delusion Author:Jonathan Yardley
“We love a world in which the people in the white hats get rewarded and the people in the black hats pay the price. And that I have to say doesn't happen very often, particularly in a very complex economy. We're in a time of panic where people have lost trust in what the banks are doing, what the investment firms are doing - lost trust beyond a level of reasonableness, to be honest. And, it's got to be stopped.” PeopleWorldHappensLostBlackWhiteLevelsPayEconomyHonestInvestmentComplexesBeing HonestFirmHatsPanicPay The PriceReasonablenessBlack HatsLost Trust Author:Rebecca M. Blank
“I believe that God is the source of all the universal, timeless principles. And to Him, I give all the credit and the glory. However, to a person who is not religious, I believe they can live to the highest level of their conscience and develop spiritual intelligence that surpasses most people, including many religious people, who profess but do not practice.” PeopleGivingBelievePersonsSpiritualI BelieveReligiousLevelsPrinciplesPracticeSourceHighestGloryConscienceUniversalIncludingCreditTimelessSpiritual Intelligence Author:Stephen Covey
“Republicans are systematically and deliberately trying to stop millions of American citizens from voting. What part of democracy are they afraid of? I call on Republicans at all levels of government, with all manner of ambition, to stop fear mongering about a phantom epidemic of election fraud. I'm calling for universal, automatic voter registration, every citizen in every state in the union.” TryingStatesGovernmentLevelsMillionsDemocracyCitizensCallingRepublicanAmbitionUniversalElectionUnionsVotingVotersFraudEpidemicsPhantomsAmerican CitizensRegistrationFear MongeringVoter Registration Author:Greg Gutfeld
“To be an actor or actress, you have to feel on a deep level and tap into emotions that you've never felt before. You're imagining how something would feel. You have to use your imagination so much.” FeelsUseActorsFeltImaginationLevelsEmotionActresses Author:Elle Fanning
“The director is the captain of the ship, without question. No matter what their talent or energy level is, everyone on the crew has all eyes on the captain. If they come in going, "I don't know. Maybe we'll do this. Maybe we'll do that," you've got 10 days to shoot and they don't care what you're doing.” IfsKnowsMatterEyeCareEnergyLevelsTalentDirectorsNo Matter WhatDon't CareShipsCaptainsCrewEnergy Levels Author:Melissa Leo
“I wanted to play music from the age of seven. I suddenly fell in love with it and that's what I was going to do, or to be involved with music. It was just speaking to me at a level that as a seven year old I suddenly realized the world was capable of supporting in my head a lot more than what I was understanding verbally and visually.” WorldYearsPlayAgeWantedUnderstandingLevelsInvolvedCapableSevenSeven Years Author:John Powell
“I know one thing - very few writers in Southern California get to write what they want to write. We are more or less worker ants, working for either film companies or tv companies or Internet companies. We do a lot of assigned work. Feelings hardly ever enter into it. If they do, they tend to be on a sort of soap opera level.” IfsKnowsWantWritingFeelingsFilmLevelsCompanyOne ThingTvsInternetWorkersCaliforniaSouthernOperaSoapAntsSoap OperasSouthern California Author:Larry Gelbart
“The better the script is the more you can commit, but you can only really commit with full confidence when you know the material is as strong as your level of commitment to it and it frees you up.” KnowsStrongLevelsMaterialsCommitmentScriptsCommit Author:James McAvoy
“One of the really nice things about having the time to do a movie is that you can fine tune it. With TV, you really need A-level people to make a good TV show because it's moving so fast.” PeopleNeedsShowsMovingLevelsNiceTvsFineTunesTv ShowsReally NiceNice Things Author:Joel Surnow
“One of the things I wanted to do after three, prolonged movies is to do something that was really, kind-of knee-jerk decisions, and artistic instincts and strip down the process to more of a guttural level, and make something that wasn't so manicured and polished; wasn't quite so developed and supported, and just run wild with it and see what happens with it.” KindHappensRunningWantedThreeProcessDecisionLevelsInstinctArtisticKneesJerkPolished Author:David Gordon Green
“People are weird. We do live on all levels at the same time and you can be fighting and flirting, and there can be fury and sexual tension. All that stuff can co-exist so it's just a testament to how complex we are. Or maybe it's a testament to how boringly we try and simplify everything.” PeopleTryingFightingStuffLevelsComplexesTensionTestamentFlirtingFurySimplify Author:Alice Eve
“I think you can't do any action without in some way paying homage to John Woo. He's the guy who just invented that sort of next level of poetic nasty action.” ThinkingWayActionGuyNextLevelsPoeticNastyHomageNext Level Author:Will Ferrell
“I really enjoy the direct dialogue with the fans. I'm very cognizant of my audience. I'm a trained storyteller and entertainer, and I know I wouldn't be able to work at the level I work at if people didn't enjoy what I did.” PeopleIfsKnowsAbleEnjoyLevelsAudienceFansDirectDialogueStorytellerEntertainersCognizant Author:Elizabeth Banks
“This is a living planet. Look around. Mars, Venus, Jupiter. Look beyond our solar system. Where else is there a place that works, that is just right for the likes of us? It has not happened just instantly. It is vulnerable to our actions. But it's the result of four and a half billion years of evolution, of change over time. And it changes every day, all the time. It would be in our interest to try to maintain a certain level of stability that has enabled us to prosper, to not wreck the very systems that give us life.” GivingTryingYearsLooksWould BeActionCertainInterestLevelsResultsHalfFourHappenedPlanetsEvolutionBillionsLikesVulnerableStabilityMarsOur ActionsWrecksVenusSolar SystemJupiterChanges Over Time Author:Sylvia Earle
“Don't let people scare you from a career that may not net you a six figure salary. If you want to be a teacher, teach. But knowing that your salary may only reach a certain level, do all that you can to become the best money manager you can be.” PeopleIfsWantMayCertainLevelsCareersTeachKnowingTeacherFiguresSixManagersScareSalaryBest Money Author:Michelle Singletary
“Success to me is self-determined, the life I live today, to come from a kid strung out on angel dust, homeless, at some points sleeping in the street. No money, not knowing where the next meal was coming from. No sex, no relationships, people that didn't love me, didn't care about me, to where I am today... that's successful. When I signed my record deal I always wanted to be respected by my peers for my ability and my skill level.” PeopleSelfCareKidsTodayWantedNextSexSleepAbilityLevelsDealsKnowingSuccessfulRecordsStreetsSkillsAngelDeterminedDustMealsNot KnowingPeersHomelessNo MoneyLive For TodaySleeping In Author:Joe Budden
“My childhood was never great. We moved from place to place a lot. There were times when we had no definite place to stay. So, a basic level of security was not always there. Therefore, when you finally make it out, and you become who I am, you're humbled by the memories of those situations.” MemoriesLevelsSituationChildhoodSecurityMovedWho I AmDefinite Author:LeBron James
“Surfing is so unique and it's something that no matter what level you are, you can go and have fun. You can pick and choose the waves that you want to surf, so if it is too big and scary, you can wait until it changes and gets more to your level. Every time you go out it's always different and unique. It's almost like a place you can just de-stress.” IfsWantDifferentMatterBigsFunWaitingLevelsUniquePicksStressNo Matter WhatWaveScaryHaving FunSurfingSurfDe Stress Author:Bethany Hamilton
“You have to get to the next level, or you're gonna get stuck where you are for the rest of your life.” NextLevelsStuckWhere You AreRest Of Your LifeNext Level Author:Corey Taylor
“I ain't makin' music for the media. I make music for the people in the streets - that want a street level of entertainment. I'm makin' music because I have the streets to feed.” PeopleWantLevelsStreetsMediaMusic IsEntertainment Author:Rick Ross
“Sometimes when you hear so much and everybody is praising you, you can get lost in that. You can start thinking that you are on a higher pedestal than everyone else. So I try to stay level headed, humble and the best way to do that is to not really acknowledge it that much. I just keep grinding and working as hard as I can. I also set my goals higher so that I don't have time to be content with my place in life and in my career.” ThinkingWayTryingI CanSometimesHardLostGoalLevelsCareersHigherPraiseHumbleBest WayAcknowledgePedestalPlace In LifeLevel Headed Author:Kevin Hart
“It's not normal for me to feel jealous. I'm competitive with myself more than anything. And anyway, all of my friends in the business are bigger than me! Most of them are musicians, and I think music takes them to a whole new level. For me, I'm going to try out music, but it will be more fun than anything else. I'm really trying my hardest to become a well-respected actress. All I really want to do is movie after movie after movie. I love acting, and I want to create that so I can be around for a long time.” ThinkingWantFeelsTryingWellsLongI CanWholeFunLevelsActingNormalMusicianLong TimeMy FriendsBiggerActressesHardestJealousTrying My Hardest Author:Selena Gomez
“When somebody brings me a record to mix, usually they feel like they can only get it so far with who they were working with or with themselves, and they just want somebody with fresh ears to take it to the next level. I just try to have a candid, open conversation with them about each song before we start working on it.” WantFeelsTryingSongNextLevelsRecordsConversationEarsNext LevelCandid Author:John Congleton
“I am a political animal, because for God's sakes I think "We The People" is a job. I think experienced self government demands on all levels - intellectual, moral, historical, and spiritual level. We are supposed to be engaged and give directions to our elected employees.” PeopleThinkingGivingSelfGovernmentJobsSpiritualPoliticalAnimalLevelsMoralDemandIntellectualHistoricalSakeSupposed To BeEngagedEmployeeSelf-governmentPolitical Animals Author:Ted Nugent
“Sometimes with a comedy it's just having the instinct of how real you play it and what level you want it.” WantRealSometimesPlayLevelsComedyInstinctReal You Author:Robin Williams
“"X-Men" is not really about mutants; it's about humanity. I think it's about the human race. We're an absolutely destructive race. It seems that we can't seem to get beyond this level of tribalism that has been around for thousands of years. Anything we fear we tend to destroy.” ThinkingMenYearsHumansHas BeensSeemsHumanityLevelsRaceHuman RaceDestructiveX MenTribalismMutants Author:Michael Fassbender
“I personally think money in politics on any level is horrible. I'd like to see a set amount and have every candidate spend it. Have it be completely transparent. But actually getting to that spot, as we have learned through all the legislation over the decades, is very difficult.” ThinkingDifficultLevelsAmountDecadesHorribleSpotsCandidatesLegislationTransparentMoney In Politics Author:Rick Santelli