“As the United States chains itself down with greater debt, China is building relationships across the globe to bolster its trade, its access to natural resources, and its energy consumption. In far too many cases, this means lost opportunities for America and our businesses.” MeanStatesAmericaOpportunityEnergyLostNaturalUnitedCasesUnited StatesGreaterBuildingResourcesTradeChinaDebtAccessChainsConsumptionGlobesNatural ResourcesLost OpportunityBuilding RelationshipsEnergy Consumption Author:Reince Priebus
“I was just on Broadway for four months, and the amount of fan mail that arrived at the theater was just overwhelming. I mean, I had no idea! I guess people suddenly had access to me and knew where to find me, so they got me there, and I was amazed.” PeopleMeanIdeasFourFansMonthsAmountTheaterAccessNo IdeaOverwhelmingMailAmazedBroadwayFind MeFan Mail Author:Sonya Walger
“My spiritual life is... sometimes I have access to it and sometimes I don't. When I do have access to it, it's usually a sense of my understanding what the best course of action or the best thing for me to do. By best, I mean when I have a real sense of doing the right thing and doing good for people and the connected universe of everybody.” PeopleMeanRealSometimesActionSpiritualLife IsUniverseCoursesUnderstandingConnectedAccessBest ThingsRight ThingSpiritual LifeDoing GoodDoing The Right Thing Author:Al Franken
“You will be educated, which means that you will be interested where others are bored, that you will notice unities where others experience randomness, and that you will intend meanings where others are just spouting words. For exactly that is supposed to be the result of becoming literate: The world becomes a thick texture of significance that you know how to “access.” KnowsWorldMeanResultsKnow HowBecomingUnityAccessEducatedSupposed To BeBoredSignificanceThickTextureRandomness Author:Eva Brann
“Far too many doctors-many of them excellent physicians-commit suicide each year; one recent study concluded that, until quite recently, the United States lost annually the equivalent of a medium-sized medical school class from suicide alone. Most physician suicides are due to depression or manic-depressive illness, both of which are eminently treatable. Physicians, unfortunately, not only suffer from a higher rate of mood disorders than the general population, they also have a greater access to very effective means of suicide.” YearsMeanStatesSchoolSufferingLostUnitedClassUnited StatesStudyGreaterHigherDoctorsSuicideRatePopulationIllnessDuesAccessMedicalMoodCommitMediumsExcellentDisorderPhysiciansManicMedical SchoolDepressiveYear OneMood Disorders Book:An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness Source: An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
“Online education, then, can serve two goals. For students lucky enough to have access to great teachers, blended learning can mean even better outcomes at the same or lower cost. And for the millions here and abroad who lack access to good, in-person education, online learning can open doors that would otherwise remain closed.” MeanPersonsTwoEnoughGoalMillionsTeacherDoorsStudentsCostLuckyAccessOutcomesOnlineGreat TeacherOnline Learning Author:Daphne Koller
“It always surprises me when donors who operate successful businesses assume that just building a school structure means that a community now has access to education. When creating a business, does renting an office space now mean that you're producing goods, training staff and generating revenues?” MeanDoeSchoolCommunitySpaceSuccessfulBuildingOfficeCreatingTrainingStructureAssumingSurpriseAccessGoodsStaffRevenueSuccessful BusinessSurprise MeDonorsAccess To EducationOffice Space Author:Adam Braun
“The Arts are fundamental resources through which the world is viewed, meaning is created, and the mind developed. To neglect the contribution of the Arts in education, either through inadequate time, resources, or poorly trained teachers, is to deny children access to one of the most stunning aspects of their culture and one of the most potent means for developing their minds.” WorldMindMeanChildrenArtCultureTeacherResourcesAspectFundamentalsDenyAccessDevelopingContributionNeglectInadequateStunning Author:Elliot W. Eisner
“It is not to the moderation and justice of others we are to trust for fair and equal access to market with out productions, or for our due share in the transportation of them; but to our own means of independence, and the firm will to use them.” MeanUseJusticeShareEqualFairsIndependenceProductionsDuesAccessFirmModerationTransportation Book:Jefferson: Writings Source: Jefferson: Writings
“Obviously with the Internet and increased access to other means of watching shows, the audience has dispersed and is all over the place and that is a challenge.” MeanShowsChallengesAudienceInternetAccess Author:J. J. Abrams