“Who's counting? It was, of course, the minority who were counting. It always is. Most of the women I know today would dearly like to use their fingers and toes for some activity more enthralling than counting. They have been counting for so long. But the peculiar problem of the new math is that every time we stop adding, somebody starts subtracting. At the very least (the advanced students will understand this) the rate of increase slows. ... The minority members of any group or profession have two answers: They can keep score or they can lose.” KnowsLongHas BeensTwoUseProblemTodayCoursesLosesAnswersGroupsStudentsActivityMembersRacismIncreaseFingersRateMathProfessionDiscriminationInequalityScoreMinoritiesPeculiarToesCountingFingers And Toes Book:Making Sense Source: Making Sense
“I make some movies for myself. I do that sometimes when the subject matter is very sensitive and very personal and I really can't imagine that I'm an audience member. I would lose myself too much if I thought of myself as the audience. There are other types of genre films that I need to be able to direct from the audience, to be right next to you watching the picture being made.” IfsNeedsMadeSometimesMatterAbleFilmNextLosesAudienceToo MuchImagineSubjectsTypeMembersDirectGenreSensitiveImagine ThatSubject Matter Author:Steven Spielberg
“There are some communities that feel you shouldn't give them the publicity, because it's just going to make people curious. There are communities who feel we need to fight them tooth and nail. What we have seen, though, is that ignoring them does not make them go away. If we sit back and let them have free reign, we lose members of our community.” PeopleIfsNeedsGivingFeelsDoeFightingCommunityLosesCommunicationMembersTeethCuriousGoing AwayNailsReignPublicityOur Community Author:Bill Vaughan
“Suppose two-thirds of the members of the national House of Representatives were dumped into the Washington garbage incinerator tomorrow, what would we lose to offset our gain of their salaries and the salaries of their parasites?” TwoHouseLosesTomorrowMembersGainsThirdsRepresentativesGarbageSalaryParasitesDumpedHouse Of Representatives Book:PREJUDICES A SELECTION Source: PREJUDICES A SELECTION
“I believe a family can be like that sports team. A successful family wins as a team. But if its members are intent upon winning their own individual battles with one another, the team loses. A winning solution is to work out the differences and, when it's over, let it be over. Then they can get back in the game as a team.” IfsBelieveGamesWinningIndividualI BelieveSportsLosesDifferencesSuccessfulTeamBattleMembersSolutionsWork OutGet BackSports TeamPower StruggleBack In The Game Author:Steve Goodier
“The idea of surprise is part of what makes something funny, or what gets a reaction. At least when I'm an audience member, after you hear a joke so many times it's not as funny because it loses its surprise or its twist. So I think funny has to do with surprise.” ThinkingIdeasLosesAudienceMembersJokesSurpriseReactionsTwists Author:Charlyne Yi
“If Turkey become a member of the EU, of course Turks would lose a part of this identity, just as Europe would lose a part of its own. It would also be a different Europe then. Accepting Turkey into the EU is an ambitious political endeavor of historical proportions. Europe would become a strong, multi-religious unit.” IfsDifferentPoliticalCoursesStrongLosesReligiousAcceptingIdentityMembersEuropeHistoricalProportionEndeavorAmbitiousUnitsTurkeys Author:Orhan Pamuk
“For years President Obama has been saying that no one would lose their healthcare plan. Now the White House has admitted that in fact many people will lose their plans. But there is a way to keep the great coverage you have. Just become a member of Congress. Then the taxpayers pay for the whole thing.” PeopleWayYearsHas BeensWholeFactsHousePresidentLosesWhitePayPlansMembersCongressWhite HousePresident ObamaHealthcareTaxpayersCoverage Author:Jay Leno
“Team members need to feel trusted and valued, and micromanaging communicates the opposite. Founders who are prone to manage every detail of their businesses will ultimately kill themselves as well as lose the support of team members. Learn to delegate key tasks and give credit.” NeedsGivingFeelsWellsLosesSupportTeamKeysMembersTasksOppositesDetailsCommunicateCreditManageTrustedFoundersDelegatesTeam MemberMicromanaging Author:Martin Zwilling
“Entrepreneurs are perennially short on cash, so they tend to hire less expensive and less experienced team members. Yet most founders are overworked, so they have no time and budget for coaching and training. Team members not confident in their roles lose motivation quickly.” MotivationLosesRolesTeamMembersTrainingEntrepreneurBudgetsCoachingExpensiveCashFoundersTeam Member Author:Martin Zwilling
“How will the exit affect thousands of British pensioners living in Portugal or Spain who will lose their access to the welfare and health systems? Fifty-three free-trade agreements, which were negotiated by the EU on behalf of all Member States, are also hanging in the balance for the UK.” StatesThreeLosesBalanceMembersTradeBritishAccessWelfareFiftyAgreementBehalfSpainExitFree TradePortugalTrade AgreementsHealth System Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“If the choice were made, one for us to lose our sovereignty and become a member of the Commonwealth or remain with our sovereignty and lose the membership of the Commonwealth, I would say let the Commonwealth go.” IfsMadeChoicesLosesMembersSovereigntyCommonwealthMembership Author:Robert Mugabe
“Whether they be young in spirit, or young in age, the members of the Democratic Party must never lose that youthful zest for new ideas and for a better world, which has made us great.” WorldMadeIdeasAgeYoungSpiritLosesPartyMembersDemocraticNew IdeasDemocratic PartyBe YoungZest Author:John F. Kennedy