“While much of modern behavioral and social science treats individuals as autonomous agents, it is absolutely clear that the way we think and act is enormously influenced by the culture in which we live. It also is clear that the major elements of modern culture-science, technology, law, music, and religion-have evolved over time in a quite concrete sense of the term. Mesoudi makes these arguments very well and his book is a very good read.” ThinkingWayWellsBookLawCultureIndividualSocialTermTechnologyClearModernElementsMajorsArgumentTreatsVery GoodAgentsConcreteSocial ScienceAutonomousModern CultureScience TechnologyGood Reads Author:Richard R. Nelson
“My [story] outlines are usually about 5-6 pages long. I'm essentially telling myself the story in short form. I try to make it clear who the major characters are, what they want, and what obstacles they face.” WantTryingLongCharacterStoriesFacesFormClearMajorsPagesObstaclesOutlines Author:Chevy Stevens
“Greece's debts are all denominated in euros, but it isn't clear who holds how much of those debts. For that reason, the consequences of a national bankruptcy would be incalculable. Greece is just as systemically important as a major bank.” ImportantReasonWould BeClearMajorsConsequenceDebtGreeceBankruptcyEuro Author:Wolfgang Schauble
“Capturing Saddam Hussein and ensuring that this brutal dictator will never return to power is an important step toward stabilizing Iraq for the Iraqis. Let's also be clear: Our problems in Iraq have not been caused by one man, and this is a moment when the administration can and must launch a major effort to gain international support and win the peace.” MenImportantMomentsProblemWinningEffortStepsSupportClearReturnMajorsGainsInternationalIraqAdministrationOne ManBrutalDictatorSaddamHussein Author:John F. Kerry
“The people at the label were great but at the end of the day our visions didn't match up and I knew I had to do it my way. The potential success that could come with signing with a major label didn't quite outweigh how important it was for me to make my music the way I knew it needed to be made. It was a hard decision to make, but I've never regretted it for a second and it's only become more clear to me after making and releasing Stairwells that it was the right one.” PeopleWayMadeImportantEndsHardDecisionVisionClearNeededMajorsMade ItMy WayLabelsThe End Of The DaySigningNever RegretHard Decision Author:Kina Grannis
“Hip-Hop's cultural movement is much larger than the corporate representation. The images most of hip-hop's critics point to are those manufactured by major corporations whether on television, via Viacom, or on the radio, via Radio One and Clear Channel.” ClearMovementTelevisionMajorsCriticsHip HopRadioHipsCorporateCorporationsHopsRepresentation Author:Bakari Kitwana
“There is no question that the US market is the hardest to break into. I believe that the reason for this primarily has to do with the fact that the majority of the most powerful radio stations in the US are owned by Clear Channel. They are massive and have the ability to break artists worldwide. For the most part, they are dealing directly with the major labels in the US, with whom they have had long relationships. If you are an artist that is not being pushed by Clear Channel radio in the US, your chances of becoming a household name are slim.” IfsBelieveLongReasonFactsArtistNamesI BelieveChanceAbilityPowerfulBreakClearBecomingMajorsMajorityRadioHardestLabelsMost PowerfulMassiveStationsHouseholdSlimRadio StationsLong Relationship Author:Wendy Starland
“After Brexit referendum, our country faces major challenges. Risks to the economy and living standards are growing. The public is split.The government is in disarray. Ministers have made it clear they have no exit plan, but are determined to make working people pay with a new round of cuts and tax rises.” PeopleMadeCountryGovernmentFacesChallengesPayEconomyClearCuttingGrowingPlansRiskTaxesMajorsStandardsRoundsDeterminedOur CountryMade ItMinistersSplitsExitReferendumsDisarrayNo Exit Author:Wes Streeting
“Disturbingly, the First Amendment, along with the Fourth Amendment - protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures, and requiring warrants - have been the major casualties of the shift in government policy in the last two decades. Unfortunately, I think that the biggest consequences of this tragedy won't be clear until it is far, far too late.” ThinkingFirstsHas BeensTwoGovernmentLastsClearPolicyLateMajorsConsequenceTragedyDecadesToo LateAmendmentsFourthFirst AmendmentUnreasonableCasualtiesWarrantsSeizuresGovernment PolicyFourth AmendmentUnreasonable SearchesUnreasonable Search And Seizures Author:Chelsea Manning
“We are living in a world where major states and large geopolitical projects have to prove their competitive edge. It is clear, as well, that with regard to the intensifying American-Chinese confrontation and the inert power of a united Europe, Russia has to make up its mind - because it is losing ground as an independent center of power.” WorldMindWellsStatesUnitedClearProveProjectsMajorsLosingEuropeRegardIndependentEdgesRussiaChineseConfrontationGeopolitical Author:Garry Kasparov
“There was an age in which it was clear to me that my parents weren't perfect, but then there was an age at which I had empathy for that. And that was through therapy, probably. You have to rebuild and you also have to grow in your understanding of whatever it is your parents are facing, and that takes a major, profound shift of perspective from being a child.” ChildrenAgeGrowsParentUnderstandingPerfectClearPerspectiveMajorsEmpathyProfoundTherapy Author:Ira Sachs
“What I found fascinating was just how quickly the best of the young Negro League players were drafted into the major leagues once Branch Rickey broke the color line by hiring Jackie Robinson. It was clear that all of the major league owners already knew the talents of the black ballplayers that they had refused to let into their league.” YoungFoundBlackLinesClearPlayerTalentColorMajorsBrokeLeagueBranchesFascinatingOwnersHiringJackieMajor League Author:Walter Dean Myers
“Over the past 20 years, I have noticed that the most flexible, dynamic, inquisitive minds among my students have been industrial design majors. Industrial designers are bracingly free of ideology and cant. The industrial designer is trained to be a clear-eyed observer of the commercial world - which, like it or not, is modern reality.” WorldYearsMindHas BeensRealityPastClearModernDesignStudentsMajorsIdeologyDesignerObserversFlexibleCantOver The PastInquisitiveIndustrial DesignInquisitive Minds Author:Camille Paglia