“I think writers have to be proactive: they've got to use new technology and social media. Yes, it's hard to get noticed by traditional publishers, but there's a great deal of opportunity out there if you've got the right story.” IfsThinkingHardStoriesUseOpportunitySocialDealsTechnologyMediaSocial MediaTraditionalPublishersNew TechnologyProactive Author:Ian Rankin
“Nobody tells the history of marijuana and its prohibition like Russ Belville does. He has a special talent for presenting scholarship in a remarkably engaging way. That’s why I turned to Russ when I needed someone to present on the subject to the annual staff retreat of the Drug Policy Alliance. And it’s why I repeatedly recommend him for speaking and media opportunities. He’s good!” WayDoeOpportunitySpecialSubjectsTalentMediaPolicyNeededDrugMarijuanaStaffRetreatEngagingAlliancesScholarshipProhibitionPresentingAnnualsSpecial TalentsNeeded SomeoneDrug Policy Author:Ethan Nadelmann
“I think the print media have failed to make the most of their opportunity. They may all disappear because they are approaching things in the wrong way.” ThinkingWayMayOpportunityMediaDisappearPrintWrong WayPrint Media Author:David Gelernter
“The media have, indeed, provided the Devil with perhaps the greatest opportunity accorded him since Adam and Eve were turned out of the Garden of Eden.” OpportunityMediaDevilGardenAdamEdenAdam And EveGarden Of Eden Author:Malcolm Muggeridge
“I'm very excited about this wonderful opportunity to take part in the evolution of a company that is integral to the Hispanic community and a powerful force in all areas of the media.” OpportunityForceCommunityPowerfulCompanyWonderfulMediaEvolutionAreasExcitedHispanic Author:Gloria Estefan
“Any form of media is an opportunity to be a mirror and reflection of what we are experiencing more in the details of our life. What makes it fun and unique in a lot of ways is how that journey is changing just by the mere fact of the current time.” WayFactsFormOpportunityFunOur LivesJourneyMediaUniqueReflectionMirrorsMereCurrentsDetails Author:Mara Brock Akil
“Social media and music in general have been changing so fast. You can go on Twitter and go from one artist to another. What I really like about it is the opportunity to communicate directly with your fans.” Has BeensArtistOpportunitySocialFansMediaGoes OnCommunicateSocial Media Author:Juanes
“I think you want to do as much as you can for your fans. I take as many opportunities as I can when it comes to media and interviews and autograph sessions and things of that nature - as long as it's not interfering with the schedule and how much inexperience you can get on the track. When it starts to cut into that, it's kind of defeating the purpose. So that's where I draw the line.” ThinkingWantKindLongI CanPurposeOpportunityLinesCuttingFansMediaDrawsTrackInterviewsInterfereSchedulesSessionAutographsInexperience Author:John Wes Townley
“Whenever there's a tragedy involving gun use, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, the gun-control lobby and the news media seize it as another opportunity to exploit the emotions of uninformed American people for political gain.” PeopleUsePoliticalOpportunityEmotionMediaNewsGunGainsTragedyBillsClintonAlsGun ControlExploitsGoreInvolvingNews MediaUninformedAnother Opportunity Author:Walter E. Williams
“When people see opportunity, when they have a sense of control of their own destiny, then they're less vulnerable to the propaganda and twisted ideologies that have been attracting young people - particularly being turbocharged through social media.” PeopleHas BeensYoungOpportunitySocialDestinyMediaSocial MediaIdeologyVulnerablePropagandaTwisted Author:Barack Obama
“The big opportunity - and where the most disruption is - is in local media.” BigsOpportunityMediaLocalsDisruption Author:Vivian Schiller
“Computer and video games represent one of the most important new media developments of this generation. Unlike many other forms of entertainment they offer players the opportunity to explore, be creative, learn through interaction and express themselves to others. It is vitally important that we protect and nurture this new art form so that it can reach its full potential. Like most new forms of artistic expression that have come before (music, novels, movies), the primary critics of video games are the people that do not play them.” PeopleArtImportantPlayFormOpportunityGamesNovelCreativePlayerGenerationsMediaExpressionDevelopmentOffersProtectComputerCriticsEntertainmentVideoArtisticPrimariesInteractionNurtureBe CreativeNurturingThis GenerationFull PotentialArtistic ExpressionNew Media Author:Will Wright
“I don't consider myself to be a media guy. It just happens to be that I've had opportunities in the media. I don't consider myself to be on a career path. I'm just a Christian and a Catholic priest.” HappensChristianGuyOpportunityCareersPathMediaCatholicPriestsCareer Path Author:Jonathan Morris
“Social media is the greatest leadership tool ever invented. It gives you the opportunity to amplify your voice, extend your influence, and create a tribe of passionate followers who want to hear from you.” WantGivingOpportunitySocialVoiceInfluenceMediaToolsPassionateSocial MediaFollowersTribesAmplifyGreatest Leadership Author:Michael Hyatt
“Great opportunity for technology/media companies to meet the movers and shakers in the broadcast and media industries.” OpportunityCompanyTechnologyMediaIndustryGreat OpportunityShakersMovers And Shakers Author:Kay Koplovitz
“Sellers who've embraced social media are creating new opportunities that totally bypass traditional sales channels... It's about good selling - using all the tools that are available to you today.” TodayOpportunitySocialMediaCreatingToolsAvailableSocial MediaSellingTraditionalInsightfulSellersNew OpportunityBypass Author:Jill Konrath
“What won't work - what can't work - is to act like the last years never happened, and that the survival of the [mass media] industry will be found by hiding content behind walled gardens. Instead of sticking their finger in the dike, trying to hold back the flow of innovation, companies need to ride the rapids of progress and seize the opportunities it provides.” NeedsTryingYearsLastsFoundOpportunityBehindsCompanyProgressHappenedMediaIndustrySurvivalMassGardenFlowInnovationFingersHidingLast YearRapidsMass Media Author:Arianna Huffington
“Drink lots of water, and nap. I've made some really big messes along the way, whether on the academic side or on the media side. It hasn't been a straight path. But a lot of those mess-ups have led to opportunities, so I guess I'd say be fearless, and keep bottled water with you, so you don't dehydrate.” WayMadeBigsOpportunitySidesWaterPathMediaDrinkMessFearlessAcademicNapsStraight PathBottled Water Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“I think people think their incomes have been flat lining for a long period of time. They feel that the next generation's opportunities are not going to be improvement. So and I also think that social media then allows insurgent movements to gain scale at speed.” PeopleThinkingFeelsLongHas BeensNextOpportunitySocialGenerationsMediaMovementPeriodsGainsSocial MediaSpeedImprovementScalesIncomeFlatsNext GenerationLong Periods Of TimeInsurgent Author:Tony Blair
“I think you have to take the man at his word [Donald Trump]. Is kind of an equal-opportunity insulter. He started by calling Mexican immigrants rapists and criminals. He moved on to denigrating John McCain's heroism during the Vietnam War. He has gone after people with disabilities. He has said Muslims should be kept out of our country. He certainly has gone after individual women in the media, in the political arena.” PeopleThinkingMenShouldKindSaidWarCountryPoliticalOpportunityIndividualGoneMediaHe ManTrumpCallingEqualMovedCriminalsOur CountryImmigrantsDisabilityVietnamHeroismArenaMexicanVietnam WarMccainMoved OnEqual OpportunityPeople With Disabilities Author:Hillary Clinton
“We have a great elaborate machine which I feel has to be completely dismantled - in order to do that we need people who understand how the machine works - the mass media - unparalleled opportunity.” PeopleNeedsFeelsOrderOpportunityMediaMassMachinesMass Media Author:William S. Burroughs
“When the media would call and want to interview me, I thought it was 'cause they really wanted to find out what I thought about things. I thought it was because they really wanted to find out who I am. That's not what they wanted. They already in their minds knew who I was and they didn't like it, and they wanted face-to-face opportunities to expose my defects and my problems and my racism and bigotry and all this.” WantMindProblemWantedFacesOpportunityCausesMediaRacismWho I AmInterviewsBigotryDefectsFace To Face Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The excuse of divided government is over: they have the House and the Senate as well; they have the state legislatures; they have a majority of the governors. And that's exciting. But for me, I think the lesson also is all the opportunities out there for women, increasingly in politics and media and public policy and government affairs - all the things we do here in Washington - that we still have to make choices, there are limits.” ThinkingWellsStillsStatesGovernmentChoicesOpportunityHouseMediaPolicyLessonsLimitsExcitingMajorityAffairExcuseDividedSenateGovernorsLegislaturePublic PolicyState LegislaturesDivided Government Author:Kellyanne Conway