“Many smart folks seem to think that if you just get your metaphors and messages right, you'll win. That if you start describing what you favor as a 'moral value' - 'affordable health care is a moral value' etc., - then you'll appeal to red-state voters.” IfsThinkingStatesSeemsCareValuesWinningMoralMessagesSmartRedFolksMetaphorFavorsHealth CareAppealsEtcVotersDescribingAffordableMoral ValuesAffordable Health Care Author:Eric Liu
“If, as Marshall McLuhan once taught us, the medium is the message, then Derfner's medium-this lovely, discursive amalgamation of wit and smarts-is indeed his message about how to stay happy, sane, and honest in whatever situation one finds oneself in.” IfsSituationHonestTaughtMessagesSmartOneselfWitLovelyMediumsSaneTaught UsAmalgamationStay Happy Author:Philip Gambone
“Sometimes I get this gut feeling about people - maybe I sense a hidden agenda or that they care for the money more than the message. I wish that I'd listen to that feeling instead of waiting for the truth to rear its ugly head. I'm a smart girl. I'm loyal. But sometimes I'm too loyal. I'm not loyal enough to myself.” PeopleSometimesEnoughFeelingsCareGirlWishWaitingMessagesSmartUglyGutsAgendasLoyalGut FeelingsSmart Girl Author:Lady Gaga
“I think we need to get smart enough to do what's going to help us and not just continue to do things that are going to hurt us. It's pretty easy to read something or hear about it in a message, but it's that personal application of that where it's just you, God, and your problems, that are going to give you the power to get stronger and stronger.” ThinkingNeedsGivingEnoughHelpingProblemMotivationalEasyHurtMessagesSmartStrongerApplication Author:Joyce Meyer
“Let's make math fun and sexy and glamorous. Smart is sexy, that's one of my main messages.” FunMessagesSmartSexyMathGlamorous Author:Danica McKellar
“I want girls to feel the confidence you get from being smart. They get so many messages that tell them the most important thing is to be beautiful.” WantFeelsImportantBeautifulGirlMessagesSmartImportant ThingsBeing SmartI Want A Girl Author:Danica McKellar
“My message is: You don't have to give up being popular, fun, or fashionable in order to be smart; they can go hand and hand. Doing math is a great way to exercise your brain; being smart is going to make you more powerful in life.” WayGivingHandsOrderFunPowerfulBrainExerciseGiving UpMessagesSmartMathFashionableBeing SmartBeing Popular Author:Danica McKellar
“The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable.” WayInspirationalTodaySpaceMessagesSmartComplexesIntelligenceHip HopCommunicateHipsHopsRemarkableInsightfulPersonal Leadership Author:Barack Obama