“Self-deport? What the heck does that mean? I have no doubt Hispanics have been alienated during this campaign. But now there's an opportunity for Gov. Romney to have a sincere conversation about what we can do and why. I absolutely advocate for comprehensive immigration reform. Republicans want to be tough and say, 'Illegals, you're gone.' But the answer is a lot more complex than that.” WantMeanDoeHas BeensSelfOpportunityCan DoAnswersGoneDoubtRepublicanConversationToughComplexesCampaignsImmigrationReformNo DoubtSincereRomneyComprehensiveImmigration Reform Author:Susana Martinez
“If one has the answers to all the questions - that is the proof that God is not with him. It means that he is a false prophet using religion for himself. The great leaders of the people of God, like Moses, have always left room for doubt. You must leave room for the Lord, not for our certainties; we must be humble.” PeopleIfsMeanLeftAnswersRoomsLeaderLordDoubtHumbleProofCertaintyProphetGreat LeaderMosesBe HumbleFalse Prophets Author:Pope Francis
“Inspiration means that you don't have to figure things out, or think about them. Ideas and answers pop into your head and the energy carries you forward, if you allow it. Planning. . . is a way of ritually killing inspiration, which transcends the need for planning.” IfsThinkingWayNeedsMeanIdeasInspirationEnergyAnswersFiguresKillingPopsPlanningCarrie Author:Chuck Spezzano
“It may well be that our means are fairly limited and our possibilities restricted when it comes to applying pressure on our government But is this a reason to do nothing? Despair is nor an answer Neither is resignation Resignation only leads to indifference, which is not merely a sin but a punishment.” WellsMayMeanReasonGovernmentSinAnswersPossibilityDespairPressurePunishmentIndifferenceResignation Author:Elie Wiesel
“Very beautiful situations have developed using chaos as part of the enlightened approach. There is chaos of all kinds developing all the time... If you are trying to stop those situations, you are looking for external means of liberating yourself, another answer. But if we are able to look into the basic situation, then chaos is the inspiration, confusion is the inspiration.” IfsTryingLooksKindMeanInspirationAbleBeautifulAnswersSituationApproachChaosConfusionAll KindsDevelopingEnlightenedLiberatingVery Beautiful Book:The Pocket Chögyam Trungpa Source: The Pocket Chögyam Trungpa
“Go directly to work' means... when an idea strikes, you drop everything and when your work bell tolls, you answer it.” MeanIdeasAnswersStrikesBellsTolls Author:Eric Maisel
“Enlightenment simply means that you've run out of questions, and that the answers don't matter anymore.” MeanMatterRunningAnswersEnlightenment Author:Frederick Lenz
“In order for a musician to grow, he's got to pay his dues. Some musicians ask me, 'well, what do you mean? You're saying I have to 'starve' and pay all these dues just to play jazz?' And my answer to them is, well, to some degree, yes! Because in order to play jazz you have to live it. Those notes mean something. They don't just come from your brain, they come from your heart and soul too. And in order to have that heart and soul you have to experience life. So I relate my music to my life and my life style. You can't separate the two.” WellsHeartMeanTwoSoulPlayOrderAsksGrowsAnswersPayBrainStyleDegreesMusicianJazzNotesDuesRelateAsk MeHeart And SoulLife Style Author:Woody Shaw
“An integral approach is based on one basic idea: no human mind can be 100% wrong. Or, we might say, nobody is smart enough to be wrong all the time. And that means, when it comes to deciding which approaches, methodologies, epistemologies, or ways or knowing are "correct," the answer can only be, "All of them."” WayMindHumansMeanIdeasEnoughMightAnswersKnowingApproachSmartHuman MindEpistemologyMethodology Author:Ken Wilber
“Faith offers the promise that everything will ultimately be renewed in God. This hardly means that we will, or must, receive an answer from God for every question in our lives.” MeanAnswersOur LivesPromiseOffers Author:Notker Wolf
“Knowing the 'right answers' does not mean we believe them. To believe them means to act as though they're true.” BelieveMeanDoeAnswersKnowingRight Answers Author:Dallas Willard
“To answer oppression with appropriate resistance requires knowledge of two kinds: in the first place, self-knowledge by the victim, which means awareness that oppression exists, an awareness that the victim has fallen from a great height of glory or promise into the present depths; secondly, the victim must know who the enemy is. He must know his oppressor's real name, not an alias, a pseudonym, or a nom de plume!” KnowsFirstsKindMeanTwoRealSelfNamesAnswersEnemyAwarenessPromiseGloryVictimDepthResistanceOppressionHeightFallenAppropriateSelf KnowledgeOppressorsAliasesGreat HeightsPseudonyms Book:The Education of a British-Protected Child Source: The Education of a British-Protected Child
“You asked if I thought my fiction had changed anything in the culture and the answer is no. Sure, there's been some scandal, but people are scandalized all the time; it's a way of life for them. It doesn't mean a thing. If you ask if I want my fiction to change anything in the culture, the answer is still no. What I want is to possess my readers while they are reading my book if I can, to possess them in ways that other writers don't. Then let them return, just as they were, to a world where everybody else is working to change, persuade, tempt, and control them.” PeopleIfsWorldWayWantMeanStillsI CanBookCultureReadingAsksAnswersFictionChangedReturnReaderScandal Book:Conversations with Philip Roth Source: Conversations with Philip Roth
“It depends on how you define the word "racialist." If you mean being conscious of the differences between men and nations, and from that, races, then we are all racialists. However, if you mean a man who despises a human being because he belongs to another race, or a man who believes that one race is inherently superior to another, then the answer is emphatically "No."” IfsMenBelieveHumansMeanNationsDifferencesHuman BeingsAnswersRaceDependsConsciousSuperiorsDespise Author:Enoch Powell