“Any actor working a long time should know how a shot is set up, where to place themselves, how to handle the lines. I'm a member of the crew, like the best boy, the electrician. What I'm good at is making eyes at the camera.” KnowsShouldLongEyeActorsLinesBoysKnow HowMembersLong TimeShotsCamerasHandleCrewElectrician Author:Jodie Foster
“Reconciliation is what takes place, of course, at higher levels. President Karzai has been very clear about the red lines for reconciliation, accept the constitution, lay down their weapons, cut their ties with al Qaeda and essentially become productive or at least participating members of society in that regard.” Has BeensCoursesPresidentLinesLevelsAcceptingClearCuttingHigherMembersWeaponsRedConstitutionRegardLaysTiesProductiveAlsReconciliationAl QaedaParticipatingHigher LevelRed Lines Author:David Petraeus
“We thank those Senators, both Republican and Democrat, who stood firm against tremendous pressure from the Bush administration, pro-drilling members of Congress and their allies in the oil industry. They recognize that the budget is an inappropriate place to decide controversial national policy matters like America's energy policy. We urge all members of Congress to remain steadfast in their belief that the vast, unspoiled wilderness of America?s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is more than a line item in the Federal Budget.” MatterAmericaBeliefEnergyLinesPolicyIndustryRepublicanMembersPressureDemocratCongressOilAdministrationBudgetsFirmUrgesWildernessAlliesRefugeSenatorsItemsWildlifeControversialInappropriateSteadfastArcticDrillingEnergy PolicyOil Industry Author:Carl Pope
“An optimist is somebody who thinks our various political and social systems, schools and churches, support groups and Boy Scout troops, jury trials and congressional committees, are on the up-and-up. That they are intended for the benefit of the members. The reality is that they are designed to keep everyone in line.” ThinkingRealitySchoolPoliticalSocialChurchLinesBoysSupportGroupsMembersBenefitsVariousTrialsTroopsCommitteesOptimistJurySocial SystemsBoy ScoutSupport GroupsCongressional Committees Author:Jack McDevitt
“To all the staff members that take care of us every single day, From Donnie Strack, to Joe Sharpe, Tony Katz, Dave Bliss, Josh Longstaff, Will, Wilson, St, Mark, Dwight, I could down the line, All you guys have made me a better player. I wish I had a Sharpie, So I could write all your names on here 'Cause you had a hand on this. You made me believe in myself. You made me a better person, A better player. Your words of encouragement, Your love, Your positivity, Got me through. And I thank you guys.” WritingBelievePersonsMadeHandsCareGuyNamesWishCausesLinesPlayerLove YouMembersEncouragementMarkPositivityTake CareBlissNbaStaffBetter PersonWilsonDaveWords Of EncouragementJoshMvpDwightStaff Members Author:Kevin Durant
“There are plenty of team players in government who do whatever the leader says. There are too few difficult members, who have complicated minds, unusual perspectives, the toughness to withstand the party-line barrages and a practical interest in producing results.” MindGovernmentPoliticalDifficultInterestLinesResultsPartyLeaderPlayerTeamPerspectiveMembersComplicatedPracticalsPlentyUnusualPolitical PartiesToughnessTeam PlayerProducing Results Author:David Brooks
“Dog's owners don't call me. It's their neighbors or family members. We call them the whistleblowers, but it's more like the pack. It's making sure that one pack member gets in line. Before it was the owners, now it's the community.” CommunityLinesDogMembersNeighborOwnersCall MePacksFamily MembersWhistleblowers Author:Cesar Millan
“The Rule of 150 says that congregants of a rapidly expanding church, or the members of a social club, or anyone in a group activity banking on the epidemic spread of shared ideals needs to be particularly cognizant of the perils of the bigness. Crossing the 150 line is a small change that can make a big difference.” NeedsBigsSocialDifferencesChurchLinesGroupsActivityMembersIdealsClubsSpreadBankingExpandingPerilCrossingsEpidemicsSmall ChangesCognizant Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“When the snakes out in that field begin to realize that if one of their members get out of line, it's going to be detrimental to all of them, they'll keep that, perhaps they'll then take the necessary steps to keep their fellow snakes away from my chickens or away from my children if the responsibility is placed upon them.” IfsChildrenRealizingLinesResponsibilityStepsFieldsMembersFellowsMy ChildrenChickensSnakesDetrimental Author:Malcolm X
“The bottom line is that every single member of Congress has to get voted into office every two or six years. That means they need to look really good in their home district and state. That means good local press. That means people in their district thinking, "Man, I really don't like Congress, but I like Senator Bob."” PeopleThinkingMenNeedsYearsLooksMeanTwoStatesHomeLinesMembersOfficeSixPressesBottomCongressLocalsBobSenatorsBottom LineMean PeopleThinking Man Author:Ezra G. Levin
“I don't think anyone ever plans to change line-ups, but it's something that comes with being in bands. I was in a band once and there were always problems - members come and go - and some of the world's biggest bands have changed line-ups loads!” ThinkingWorldProblemLinesPlansChangedBandMembersLoadComes And Goes Author:Bruno Mars
“There have been some medical schools in which somewhere along the assembly line, a faculty member has informed the students, not so much by what he said but by what he did, that there is an intimate relation between curing and caring.” Has BeensSaidSchoolLinesStudentsMembersRelationCaringMedicalIntimateFacultyAssemblyMedical SchoolAssembly LineFaculty Members Author:Ashley Montagu
“If you're like most members of the Baby Boom generation, you decided somewhere along the line, probably after about four margaritas, to have children. This was inevitable. Mother Nature, in her infinite wisdom, has instilled within each of us a powerful biological instinct to reproduce; this is her way of assuring that the human race, come what may, will never have any disposable income.” IfsWayHumansMayChildrenMotherParentLinesPowerfulRaceFourGenerationsBabyMembersDecidedInfiniteInstinctParentingIncomeInevitableHuman RaceMother NatureDisposableMargaritaBaby Boom Book:The World According to Dave Barry Source: The World According to Dave Barry