“I am convinced that the moment is coming when, with its message of eternal, universal values, it will come to the aid of our society. For in these words: "Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself," lie those very moral principles that will enable us to survive even the most critical situations.” MomentsLyingValuesSituationMoralPrinciplesEternalMessagesUniversalCriticalConvincedAidsNeighborOur SocietyThyselfMoral PrinciplesLove Thy Neighbor Author:Boris Yeltsin
“The notion that a story has a message assumes that it can be reduced to a few abstract words, neatly summarized in a school or college examination paper or a brisk critical review.” StoriesSchoolCollegePaperMessagesAssumingNotionCriticalAbstractReviewsExamination Author:Ursula K. Le Guin
“Encouraging a child means that one or more of the following critical life messages are coming through, either by word or by action: I believe in you, I trust you, I know you can handle this, You are listened to, You are cared for, You are very important to me” KnowsBelieveMeanChildrenImportantActionI BelieveMessagesFollowingI Believe InCriticalHandleBelieve In YouI Trust YouI Believe In You Author:Barbara Coloroso
“My message to the world is that until we recognize that peace is not just the absence of war but the revival of life on the "backlines," where women are keeping kids in school, caring for the sick and injured, and daily negotiating space for the continuation of critical life processes of this nature, we're going to continue to miss the point.” WorldWarKidsSchoolProcessSpaceMissingMessagesSickCaringCriticalAbsenceRevivalInjuredContinuationNegotiating Author:Zainab Salbi
“Propaganda's content increasingly resembles information. It has even clearly been proved that a violent, excessive, shock-provoking propaganda texts leads ultimately to less conviction and participation. The listeners critical powers decrease if the propaganda message is more rational and less violent.” IfsInformationMessagesConvictionCriticalViolentRationalPropagandaShockListenersProvokingParticipationDecrease Author:Jacques Ellul
“What we want to do is raise the bare minimum amount that will give us a large enough microphone to effectively convey our message. Unfortunately, $20 million is critical mass in terms of running an effective campaign in New York.” WantGivingEnoughRunningTermMillionsNew YorkAmountMessagesMassRaisesCriticalCampaignsMinimumMicrophonesCritical Mass Author:David Brenner
“To ensure that future generations have the opportunity to make a living from the creation of music, it is critical that we continue to build support behind this important initiative. Thousands of people have already voiced their opinion that it is time to vigorously defend the rights of music creators. Our goal now is to empower thousands more to carry this message forward.” PeopleImportantOpportunityGoalBehindsOpinionSupportRightsGenerationsCreationMessagesCreatorCriticalEmpoweringInitiativeFuture Generation Author:Keri Hilson
“So, I think it's important for us to be careful about the language we use, which is why I've been critical of Donald Trump. Disparaging women, disparaging hispanics, that's not a sign of strength. Making fun of disabled people... We're never going to win elections if we don't have a more broader unifying message.” PeopleIfsThinkingImportantUseWinningLanguageFunTrumpMessagesElectionCarefulCriticalBe CarefulDisabledUnifyingDisparaging Author:Jeb Bush
“My message is believe in yourself. Have courage in your capacity. Listen to your inner voice. And then the critical component of all this is, do the work.” BelieveVoiceMessagesCapacityCriticalBelieve In YourselfBelieve In YouComponentsInner VoiceHave Courage Author:Brad Willis
“I had in mind a message, although I hope it doesn't intrude too badly, persuading Americans, and especially Southerners, of the critical importance of land and our vanishing natural environment and wildlife.” MindNaturalEnvironmentLandMessagesImportanceCriticalWildlifeNatural EnvironmentVanishingSouthernerPersuading Author:E. O. Wilson
“The really interesting moment will be when you have a critical mass of people engaging through the networks, more than through the press and TV. When that happens, the culture of politics has to change, moving away from controlled one-way messages towards a political culture that is more questioning.” PeopleWayMomentsHappensMovingPoliticalCultureInterestingTvsMessagesMassPressesCriticalOne WayControlledQuestioningEngagingReally InterestingMoving AwayCritical MassPolitical Culture Author:Geoff Mulgan
“We only feel dehumanized when we get trapped in the derogatory images of other people or thoughts of wrongness about ourselves. As author and mythologist Joseph Campbell suggested, "'What will they think of me?' must be put aside for bliss." We begin to feel this bliss when messages previously experienced as critical or blaming begin to be seen for the gifts they are: opportunities to give to people who are in pain.” PeopleThinkingGivingFeelsPainOpportunityMessagesBlameCriticalBlissTrappedNonviolent CommunicationThink Of MeDerogatory Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg