“It would certainly be interesting to know what the CIA knew about Oswald six weeks before the assassination, but the contents of this particular message never reached the Warren Commission and remain a complete mystery.” KnowsInterestingMysteryWeekParticularSixMessagesCiaAssassinationWarren Commission Author:Jim Garrison
“When I wrote a song, it would have to be from something I was really excited about, or a melody that's been haunting me for weeks, or a message I wanted to convey lyrically. So it would have to start from something I felt very strongly about.” WantedSongFeltWeekMessagesExcitedMelodyVery StrongHaunting Author:Brendon Urie
“Jail sentences have many functions, but one is surely to send a message about what our society abhors and what it values. This week, the equation was twofold: female infidelity twice as bad as male abuse, the life of a woman half as valuable as that of a man. The killing of the woman taken in adultery has a long history and survives today in many cultures. One of those is our own.” MenLongTodayLawValuesCultureHalfTakenWeekMessagesFemaleAbuseFunctionMalesKillingInjusticeValuableSentencesOur SocietyJailMisogynyInfidelityEquationsAdultery Author:Anna Quindlen
“In China I told pastors about how, in the West, we have these church buildings and how we go to services each week that last an hour or so. I told them how if we don't like the music or the message then we can go to different buildings and services... They all broke out into laughter. They thought I was the funniest guy they had ever seen.” IfsDifferentLastsGuyHoursChurchWeekBuildingMessagesLaughterWestChinaBrokePastorChurch Buildings Author:Francis Chan
“If nobody is clear on what you're protesting, it's not a protest. Thousands of people gathered in London this week to voice their disapproval of the G-20. Their basic message being, Stop all your globalizing and unite the world!” PeopleIfsWorldVoiceClearWeekMessagesLondonProtestDisapproval Author:Bill Maher
“I glean a few times a week, and it's all about the subject line. I look for the lyrical, "Billowy Red Scarf Girl" or the funny, "Hipster Chick Who Passed Gas," the unintentionally funny, "Looking for the Hot Girl in Pink Dress," ones that immediately suggest images, "Furry Arms Under a Yellow Umbrella," or the plain odd, "Seeking Girl Who Bit Me Twice..." I don't think I've ever abandoned one... the images usually arrive fully formed in my head as soon as I read the message, and I decide whether to draw it or not.” ThinkingLooksGirlBitsLinesWeekSubjectsArmsMessagesDrawsRedHotDressesSeekingOddGasYellowAbandonedChicksUmbrellaLyricalHipsterScarvesFurryHot Girl Author:Sophie Blackall
“Often I say to myself "Really, what are we doing on this planet?" We are passing the message as well as we can, communicating our fears, our hopes ... Day in day out, week after week and year after year, people kill each other.” PeopleYearsWellsWeekPlanetsMessagesCommunicatePassingPassings Author:Elie Wiesel
“Research states that we have a two-week window to act after being inspired by an experience, before the brain is compelled to move on. I have always thought that while some documentaries I have seen have educated me, they have failed to engage and drive me to act in support of the message.” TwoStatesMovingBrainSupportWeekMessagesResearchWindowInspiredEducatedDocumentariesCompelledTwo Weeks Author:Sam Branson
“Usually I'm able to prepare a message about two to three weeks in advance.I know some preachers don't like that. They want to be finishing it on Friday before they preach it on Sunday, but our worship team really likes me to get it done way in advance.” KnowsWayWantTwoDoneAbleThreeWeekTeamWorshipMessagesLikesSundayPreacherFridayFinishingGet It DoneFinishing It Author:Max Lucado
“My innovation message, specifically including energy, happened to be the same week that on Monday and Tuesday I announced the Breakthrough Energy Venture Group. Then on that Tuesday afternoon, in December, was when I sat down with him. I explained the US has great science here, this is where the market for these things is going to be. It connects to less pollution, it connects to U.S. jobs, it connects to security, not needing the energy coming from far away.” JobsEnergyHappenedGroupsWeekSecurityMessagesInnovationIncludingSatAfternoonFar AwayPollutionVentureMondayBreakthroughDecemberTuesdayGreat Science Author:Bill Gates
“Twenty years ago if you provided someone with horrible service, it may take weeks or even months for the word-of-mouth message to get out to 15-20 potential customers. Today, with social media, thousands of potential customers can learn about horrible service within hours, minutes or even seconds after it happens.” IfsYearsMayHappensTodaySocialHoursWeekMinutesMediaMonthsMessagesMouthsYears AgoTwentiesSocial MediaCustomersHorribleSecondsWord Of Mouth Author:Bill Capodagli
“Our ministry is supported entirely by faith, through the missions gifts of readers who receive my messages every three weeks. We seldom mention money, and we never burden supporters.” FaithThreeWeekReaderMessagesBurdenMissionsMinistrySupporter Author:David Wilkerson
“What does it cost to lose those weeks, that light, the very nights in the year preferred over all others? Can you evade the dying of the brightness? Or do you evade only its warning? Where are you left if you miss the message the blue nights bring?” IfsYearsDoeLightNightLeftLosesWeekDyingMissingCostMessagesBlueWarningBrightness Book:Blue Nights (Enhanced Edition) Source: Blue Nights (Enhanced Edition)