“a large percentage of bright young men and women locate the impetus behind their career choice in the belief that they are fundamentally different from the common run of man, unique and in certain crucial ways superior, more as it were central, meaningful - what else could explain the fact that they themselves have been at the exact center of all they've experienced for the whole 20 years of their conscious lives? - and that they can and will make a difference in their chosen field simply by the fact of their unique and central presence to it...” MenWayYearsHas BeensDifferentWholeFactsRunningYoungCertainChoicesBeliefDifferencesCommonBehindsCareersFieldsUniqueConsciousMen And WomenMeaningfulChosenSuperiorsYoung ManMaking A DifferenceCrucialPercentagesImpetusCareers Choices Author:David Foster Wallace
“On every full moon, rituals ... take place on hilltops, beaches, in open fields and in ordinary houses. Writers, teachers, nurses, computer programmers, artists, lawyers, poets, plumbers, and auto mechanics -- women and men from many backgrounds come together to celebrate the mysteries of the Triple Goddess of the Dance of Life. The religion they practice is called Witchcraft.” MenTogetherArtistHousePracticeTeacherMysteryFieldsPoetMoonComputerOrdinaryMen And WomenLawyerBackgroundsCelebrateBeachRitualNurseGoddessMechanicWitchcraftPaganismProgrammersFull MoonPlumberComputer ProgrammersOpen FieldsWiccanAuto Mechanic Book:Spiral Dance: Slipcase Source: Spiral Dance: Slipcase
“My new work deals with emptying my body: 'Boat emptying, stream entering.' This means that you have to empty the body/boat to the point where you can really be connected with the fields of energy around you. I think that men and women in our Western culture are completely disconnected from that energy, and in my new work I want to make this connection possible.” ThinkingMenWantMeanBodyCultureEnergyDealsFieldsMen And WomenEmptyConnectionsWesternConnectedBoatStreamsEnteringDisconnectedWestern CultureNew Work Author:Marina Abramovic
“May we all, as a nation of believers, fight for the achievement of America, may we make sacrifices worthy of those proud men and women who fought for us, labored for us, bled soil from the beaches of Normandy to the fields of Gettysburg for us.” MenMayAmericaFightingNationsSacrificeFieldsProudAchievementMen And WomenWorthyBelieverBeachSoilGettysburgProud ManNormandy Author:Cory Booker
“We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to those who serve or have served in our countrys military, as well as to the families of those individuals. Whether protecting our freedoms in foreign fields or making contributions here at home, the value these men and women bring to the American workforce and our way of life is beyond measure.” MenWayWellsHomeLife IsValuesIndividualMilitaryFieldsGratitudeMen And WomenDebtEnormousContributionWorkforceDebt Of Gratitude Author:Sylvia Mathews Burwell
“That's just like America. It's made up of lots of different people. We're all different colors, different ages, we do different jobs -- but it takes all of us black people, white people, brown people, men and women, young and old, working in the factories, working in the fields, working in offices, working in stores -- it takes a lot of different kinds of people to get the job done for America.” PeopleMenKindMadeDifferentDoneAgeJobsAmericaYoungBlackWhiteFieldsColorOfficeMen And WomenStoresBrownBlack PeopleFactoriesDifferent KindsDifferent PeoplesYoung And OldGet The Job DoneDifferent ColorsDifferent JobsDifferent Ages Author:Jesse Jackson
“There is a double-standard between men and women. My father was a major league baseball player, and I grew up thinking I could have the same attitude on the field that he did. When I did that in real life, people thought I was a total bi-atch.” PeopleThinkingMenRealFatherAttitudePlayerFieldsGrewMajorsGrew UpStandardsMen And WomenBaseballReal LifeLeagueBaseball PlayerDouble StandardMajor LeagueMajor League Baseball Author:Katie Uhlaender
“For years we've been treating men and women as though the only differences had to do with our sexual organs. The field of Gender-Specific Medicine was launched by cardiologist Marianne J. Legato, M.D. in 1997 when she recognized that a gender-neutral approach could be harmful to both men and women.” MenYearsDifferencesFieldsApproachMen And WomenMedicineGenderOrgansCardiologist Author:Jed Diamond
“Those of us who grew up in the '50s and '60s, we had the dream that this could be turned around, and the earth could be back in balance, and that we could level the playing field with men and women and pay, and you know, minority groups having equal opportunity. We just magically thought this was all going to happen: we were going to have clean food, and organic this, and conscious that, and it just didn't happen.” KnowsMenDreamHappensEarthOpportunityLevelsPayGroupsFieldsGrewBalanceEqualGrew UpConsciousMen And WomenCleanMinoritiesEqual OpportunityPlaying FieldsMinority Groups Author:Bonnie Raitt
“I am very gratified to have lived to see a revolution in the field of work/life: Everyone - men and women, employees and employers - now has this issue top of mind.” MenMindIssuesFieldsRevolutionMen And WomenEmployeeEmployersEmployees And Employers Author:Stewart D. Friedman
“Men and women succeed because they find a field of endeavor that matches their interests and abilities.” MenInterestAbilityFieldsSucceedMen And WomenEndeavor Author:Ben Stein
“It has passed over mountain ranges and The waters of the seven seas. It has shown upon laborers in the fields, Into the windows of homes, And shops, and factories. It has beheld cities with gleaming towers, And also the hovels of the poor. It has been witness to both good and evil, The works of honest men and women and The conspiracy of knaves. It has seen marching armies, bomb-blasted villages And "the destruction that wasteth at noonday." Now, unsullied from its tireless journey, It comes to us, Messenger of the morning. Harbinger of a new day.” MenHas BeensHomeEvilWaterPoorCitiesMorningJourneySeaHonestFieldsMountainMen And WomenWindowDestructionArmySevenWitnessRangeBombsShopsGood And EvilVillageFactoriesConspiracyTowersNew DayHonest ManMessengersLaborersKnavesHarbingerMountain Ranges Author:Clinton Lee Scott
“Across the San Joaquin Valley, across California, across the entire Southwest of the United States, wherever there are Mexican people, wherever there are farm workers, our movement is spreading like flames across a dry plain.” MenChildrenNationsBlackWhiteMovementFieldsMen And WomenRedInjusticeFlyingBackgroundsCaliforniaFlamesDryValleysFlagsEagles Author:Cesar Chavez
“The spirit of a country, if it is to be true to itself, needs continually to draw great breaths of inspiration from the simple realities of the country; from the smell of its soil, the pattern of its fields, the beauty of its scenery and from the men and women who dwell and toil in the rural areas” IfsMenNeedsCountryRealityInspirationSpiritNatureSimpleEnvironmentFieldsHe ManDrawsMen And WomenAreasBreathsPatternsSmellBeing TrueSoilToilSceneryNatural EnvironmentRural Areas Author:George Stapledon
“Every study of high achieving men and women proves that greatness in life is only possible when you become outstanding at your chosen field.” MenLife IsStudyAchieveFieldsGreatnessDisciplineProveMen And WomenChosenSelf DisciplineOutstanding Author:Brian Tracy
“The success of this Government, and thus the success of our Nation, depends in the last analysis upon the quality.of our career services. The legislation enacted by the Congress, as well as the decisions made by me and by the department and agency heads, must all be implemented by the career men and women in the Federal service. In foreign affairs, national defense, science and technology, and a host of other fields, they face problems of unprecedented importance and perplexity. We are all dependent on their sense of loyalty and responsibility as well as their competence and energy.” MenWellsMadeProblemGovernmentLastsFacesEnergyNationsDecisionQualityResponsibilityCareersTechnologyFieldsDependsMen And WomenImportanceAffairCongressDefenseLoyaltyPresidentialAnalysisAgencyDepartmentDependentHostLegislationCompetenceUnprecedentedScience And TechnologyDecisions MadeNational DefensePerplexityForeign Affairs Author:John F. Kennedy