“I'm a huge proponent of exchanges, student exchanges, cultural exchanges, university exchanges. We talk a lot about public diplomacy, .. It's extremely important that we get our message out, but it's also the case that we should not have a monologue with other people. It has to be a conversation, and you can't do that without exchanges and openness.” PeopleShouldImportantCasesStudentsHugeConversationMessagesUniversityOpennessDiplomacyMonologuesCultural Exchange Author:Condoleezza Rice
“KFC is not black owned, but it sure knows to market heavily to African Americans - obviously hoping we won-t care about what they do the underdog, or in this case, the underchicken - So, if KFC wants to take our money and use it to pay for sloppy practices that hurt animals?I say we send them a message that this is not going to happen. I-m calling on people to boycott KFC until they adopt animal welfare systems recommended by PETA and until they stop the worst abuses of the birds they raise for their restaurants.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantUseHappensCareBlackHurtAnimalPayPracticeCasesWorstCallingMessagesBirdAbuseRaisesAfrican AmericanWelfareRestaurantsUnderdogAnimal WelfareSloppyBoycottPetaKfc Author:Bill Vaughan
“The best idea ever thought of in the history of humanity is useless unless someone communicates it. It will die in the test tube. And in our case, what we're communicating here to people is not necessarily something they want to hear. And so, our demeanor - how we deliver this message - takes on crucial, crucial importance.” PeopleWantIdeasHumanityDiesCasesAtheismMessagesTestsImportanceCommunicatePositive AtheismUselessCrucialTubesDemeanor Author:Phil Plait
“I think the problem in the Republican Party is really not money. I think they've got lots of it. I think it is theory of the case - why are we here, what is our message, how to connect to the real world.” ThinkingWorldRealProblemPartyCasesTheoryRepublicanMessagesReal WorldRepublican Party Author:Bob Woodward
“In Jesus Christ, there is no distance or separation between the medium and the message: it is the one case where we can say that the medium and the message are fully one and the same.” JesusChristCasesMessagesJesus ChristDistanceSeparationMediums Book:The Medium and the Light: Reflections on Religion and Media Source: The Medium and the Light: Reflections on Religion and Media
“In all common ordinary cases, we see intuitively at first view what is out duty, what is the honest part. This is the ground of the observation, that the first thought is often the best. In these cases, doubt and deliberation is itself dishonesty; as it was in Balaam upon the second message.” FirstsViewsCommonCasesDoubtHonestDutyMessagesOrdinaryObservationDishonestyDeliberationBalaam Book:The Whole Works of Joseph Butler ... Source: The Whole Works of Joseph Butler ...
“I think being a woman alone enhanced the impulse in others to be generous. What we're told is that to be a woman alone is to be in a dangerous situation. The message is that people are gong to prey on you and do bad things to you. That may be true in some cases, but what I experienced was the other case.” PeopleThinkingMaySituationCasesDangerousMessagesBeing TrueImpulseGenerousBad ThingsPreyBeing A WomanGongsDangerous Situations Author:Cheryl Strayed
“When you have giant corporations that give you a one track message of "finding a cure" or of "hope" it can give the public a false sense that someone is looking after their health interest and some cases even managing their health.” GivingInterestCasesFindingsMessagesTrackCuresCorporationsGiants Author:Ravida Din
“A lot of times, people say that if you work hard and never give up, it will always work out, which is a great message. However, that's not always the case.” PeopleIfsGivingHardCasesHard WorkGiving UpMessagesWork OutNever Giving Up Author:Dan Scanlon
“Banning the burkini doesn't produce terrorists. But it does make the people who are already alienated, who are already disenfranchised, I many cases, economically disenfranchised in a place like France in many of those neighborhoods, and make them say, ah, ISIS's message is true and real.” PeopleDoeRealCasesProduceMessagesTerroristFranceNeighborhoodIsisDisenfranchised Author:Michael Leiter
“In most cases, if you've gotten to this point, you've already received a letter or phone message from your creditor with the name and extension of a representative. If you haven't, you can call the toll-free number on your bill, but keep in mind that the person who answers may not have the power to negotiate a settlement. Ask to speak to someone who is either a supervisor or in the settlement department, if the creditor has one (as many do).” IfsMindMayPersonsAsksNamesSpeakAnswersNumbersCasesHavensMessagesLettersBillsPhonesDepartmentRepresentativesExtensionsSettlementTollsCreditorsSupervisors Author:Jean Chatzky
“I've found great virtue in two-thirds of the way into the message; right before I'm really want to nail home a point, pausing to tell a joke or to tell a light-hearted story, because I know my audience has been working with me now for 20 or 25 minutes. And if I can get them to laugh, get oxygen into their system, it wakes up those who might be sleeping, so there's something about using a story to draw people back in right before you drive home your final point. In that case I think it's real legitimate just to use a story for story's sake.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWayWantHas BeensI CanTwoRealStoriesUseHomeLightMightFoundSleepCasesAudienceLaughingVirtueMinutesMessagesDrawsJokesThirdsWake UpFinalsSakeNailsOxygenHeartedPausingLight Hearted Author:Max Lucado
“The new iPhone has encryption that protects the contents of the phone. This means if someone steals your phone - if a hacker or something images your phone - they can't read what's on the phone itself, they can't look at your pictures, they can't see the text messages you send, and so forth. But it does not stop law enforcement from tracking your movements via geolocation on the phone if they think you are involved in a kidnapping case, for example.” IfsThinkingLooksMeanDoeLawCasesExampleMovementInvolvedProtectMessagesPhonesStealingLaw EnforcementEnforcementIphoneHackersKidnappingTrackingEncryptionText Message Author:Edward Snowden
“[Sean] Spicer`s message echoed what President Trump tweeted.The so-called angry crowds in home districts of some Republicans are actually, in numerous cases, planned out by liberal activists. Sad.But underneath those dismissals, lies and urgency inside the White House to figure this out, and quickly.” HomeLyingHousePresidentWhiteCasesFiguresTrumpRepublicanMessagesAngryCrowdsWhite HouseActivistUrgencySeanDismissal Author:Chuck Todd
“It would seem to be the case that pressure on Iran to acquire nuclear weapons is almost totally driven by their need for a deterrent capability to avoid the fate of Iraq, Libya. The use of American military force in Syria thus sends exactly the opposite message as supposedly desired to the leadership in Tehran - and to others. North Korea has been dealt with diplomatically because it has the bomb and might use it if provoked.” IfsNeedsHas BeensUseSeemsMightForceCasesFateMilitaryMessagesWeaponsOppositesPressureIraqDrivenNuclearBombsAcquireIranCapabilityNuclear WeaponsSyriaKoreaNorth KoreaLibyaProvokedMilitary ForceDeterrentTehranAmerican MilitaryMight Use Author:Richard A. Falk
“We see our sins reflected everywhere: in the pallor of our intimates’ faces, in the scratching of tree branches against windows, in the strange movements of everyday objects. These may be messages from God or tricks of the eye, but in neither case are we permitted to ignore them.” MayEyeFacesSinCasesTreeMovementObjectsStrangeMessagesWindowEverydayTricksBranchesTree BranchesEveryday Objects Author:Anna Godbersen