“One of the amazing things about the Internet is that the content creators are the gatekeepers. We can think of an idea and execute it quickly, and we didn't have to pitch the idea to a major network or convince a studio head to sign-off on the concept.” ThinkingIdeasInternetMajorsConceptsCreatorStudiosConvinceAmazing ThingsGatekeepersSigning Off Author:Ray William Johnson
“Before the 1940s the terms "system" and "systems thinking" had been used by several scientists, but it was Bertalanffy's concepts of an open system and a general systems theory that established systems thinking as a major scientific movement” ThinkingUsedTermMovementTheoryMajorsConceptsScientistSystems ThinkingSystems Theory Book:The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision Source: The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision
“Regimented minds cannot grasp the concept of confrontation as an open exchange of major differences with a view to settlement through genuine dialogue.” MindDifferencesViewsMajorsConceptsGenuineDialogueConfrontationSettlement Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“Clare Fischer was a major influence on my harmonic concept. He and Bill Evans, and Ravel and Gil Evans, finally. You know, that's where it really came from. Almost all of the harmony that I play can be traced to one of those four people and whoever their influences were.” PeopleKnowsPlayFourInfluenceMajorsConceptsHarmonyBillsFischerRavel Author:Herbie Hancock
“America overflows with specious "victims" demanding redress for spurious grievances. However, one genuinely oppressed minority is getting overdue relief. Beginning with spring training in Arizona and Florida, Major League Baseball, taking pity on traumatized pitchers, is directing umpires to enforce the strike zone.” AmericaMajorsSpringTrainingConceptsBaseballVictimStrikesPityDefinedLeagueReliefMinoritiesZoneFloridaOppressedPitcherUmpiresArizonaGrievanceOverflowMajor LeagueOverdueRedressMajor League BaseballSpring Training Author:George Will
“My major preoccupation is the question, 'What is reality ?' Many of my stories and novels deal with psychotic states or drug-induced states by which I can present the concept of a multiverse rather than a universe. Music and sociology are themes in my novels, also radical political trends; in particular I've written about fascism and my fear of it.” I CanStatesStoriesRealityPoliticalUniverseDealsNovelWrittenParticularDrugMajorsConceptsRadicalThemeTrendsFascismSociologyPreoccupationPsychoticMultiverse Author:Philip K. Dick
“We had some major successes and we did so because the country embraced the spirit of Earth Day and embraced this concept that we have to have forward-looking, visionary environmental policy and energy policy in this country.” CountryEarthSpiritEnergyPolicyMajorsConceptsEnvironmentalVisionariesEarth DayRenewable EnergyEnergy PolicyWorld Earth DayEnvironmental Policy Author:Jay Inslee
“You know, students who major in elementary education - they're going to be grade school teachers - they have the highest rates of math anxiety of any college major. And they bring that into the classroom. So you find students being introduced to math concepts by teachers who may have not only a lack of training but also a lack of enthusiasm about math.” KnowsMaySchoolTeacherStudentsCollegeAnxietyMajorsHighestTrainingConceptsRateMathEnthusiasmGradesClassroomSchool TeachersGrades In School Author:Anya Kamenetz