“In a multipolar world, there must be more powers capable of taking responsibility, the US and Europe must be able to unite to achieve peace in the Middle East.” WorldAbleResponsibilityMiddleAchieveCapableEuropeEastMiddle EastTaking Responsibility Author:Dominique de Villepin
“The two championship contenders, Dario Franchitti and Will Power, are starting right next to each other in the middle of the grid. Honestly, if I can be fast enough early in the race to be able to get up there and latch onto those two, it will be pure entertainment. It's going to be a pack race, and you never know how that's going to turn out.” IfsKnowsI CanTwoEnoughAbleTurnsNextRaceKnow HowMiddlePureStartingEntertainmentHonestlyGet UpPacksChampionshipWill PowerGridsLatches Author:Dan Wheldon
“Nashville has always felt perfect. I don't think Third Man Records could exist in any other town that I know of in America. Anything smaller or larger than the size of Nashville, and also the music - the attention that's paid to music in that town is sort of the right kind. It's not too hipster and it's not too fake; it's something in the middle, which is really good ground for a place like Third Man Records, that aims to be genre-less. It's great to be able to have that kind of access.” ThinkingKnowsMenKindAbleAmericaFeltPerfectAttentionRecordsMiddleThirdsPaidTownsAimSizeAccessGenreFakeHipsterNashville Author:Jack White
“Part of my function as a writer is to dream awake. And that usually happens. If I sit down to write in the morning, in the beginning of that writing session and the ending of that session, I'm aware that I'm writing. I'm aware of my surroundings. It's like shallow sleep on both ends, when you go to bed and when you wake up. But in the middle, the world is gone and I'm able to see better.” IfsWorldWritingEndsDreamHappensAbleSleepMorningGoneMiddleBedFunctionWake UpAwakeShallowSurroundingsSession Author:Stephen King
“Part of the middle class promise is that, after a lifetime of hard work, you'll be able to retire and enjoy the fruits of that labor. Medicare was established to secure that promise.” HardAbleEnjoyClassMiddleHard WorkPromiseLaborLifetimeFruitSecureMiddle ClassRetiringMedicare Author:Al Franken
“So we said to ourselves, if we can remove antibodies from someone who's in the middle of a terrible rejection, and save those kidneys, then we should be able to remove them before surgery” IfsShouldSaidAbleMiddleTerribleRejectionRemoveSurgeryKidneysAntibodies Author:Robert Montgomery
“Obviously, our most pressing need is subsistence for the most vulnerable victims of Katrina, but we should not overlook the fact that the victims of Katrina also include middle-class Americans who have saved and invested, but now face an economic crisis, .. They should be able to tap into their savings and meet this crisis without facing an unfair penalty.” NeedsShouldFactsAbleFacesClassEconomicMiddleCrisisVictimSavedVulnerableSavingMiddle ClassUnfairPenaltiesSavingsKatrinaEconomic CrisisSubsistence Author:Artur Davis
“What can I do to make sure that middle-class families are feeling more secure, that more young people are able to access opportunity, that we are safe, that we are working with our international partners to try to create more order at a time when there's a lot of chaos? How do we deal with terrorism in a way that's consistent with our values? As long as I stay focused on those north stars, then I tend not to get too rattled.” PeopleWayTryingLongFeelingsAbleYoungValuesOrderOpportunityStarsDealsClassMiddleSafeChaosInternationalTerrorismFocusedAccessPartnersSecureConsistentMiddle ClassStay FocusedMiddle Class FamilyNorth Star Author:Barack Obama
“For centuries, the Muslims were able to co-exist perfectly well with Jews and Christians in the Middle East.” WellsAbleChristianMiddleCenturyJewEastMiddle East Author:Karen Armstrong
“Once your kid reaches middle school, parents are really supposed to fade out of the social picture. Kids are supposed to make their own plans, keep up with sophisticatedly crude discussions, and be able to go out on their own without supervision.” KidsAbleSchoolSocialParentPlansMiddleDiscussionFadesCrudeMiddle SchoolSupervision Author:Bill Vaughan
“The world is always full of brilliant youth which fades into grey and embittered middle age: the first flowering takes everything. The great men are those who have developed slowly, or who have been able to survive the glamour of their early florescence and to go on learning from life.” MenWorldFirstsHas BeensAgeAbleMiddleYouthGoes OnBrilliantGreat MenFadesGreyMiddle AgesGlamourFlowering Book:Not Under Forty Source: Not Under Forty
“Ah, well, during the Middle Ages, religion was often able to redeem art. Today, however, art is about the only thing that can redeem religion, and the clerics will never forgive us for that.” WellsArtAgeTodayAbleMiddleArt IsForgivingMiddle AgesNever Forgive Author:Samuel R. Delany
“I will never date an actor or a model. My family will never accept her. We are a middle class family, and an actress will never be able to gel with us.” AbleActorsAcceptingClassMiddleModelsMy FamilyActressesMiddle ClassMiddle Class Family Author:Suresh Raina
“As a critic, I try very hard to say exactly what I think. And in a medium in which we are well-known for the binary thumbs up and thumbs down, I try to be able to give the mixed review. But most pictures fall into that middle ground, so I wrestle over which way my thumb is going to turn. It's not flip.” ThinkingWayGivingTryingWellsHardAbleTurnsFallKnownMiddleCriticsMediumsReviewsWell KnownThumbsFlipBinaryMiddle GroundThumbs UpThumbs Down Author:Gene Siskel
“In a story, you have to have a theme and an angle, you have to have a beginning, middle and an end. You have to have a defining moment and kick it to death. You gotta be able to recognize that, by the way. It probably takes experience.” WayEndsMomentsStoriesAbleMiddleKicksThemeAngleDefiningDefining Moments Author:Dan Jenkins
“I really have always thought of myself as somebody who lives in the middle of the wheel and is able to go to the extreme, to the outside of the wheel in any direction. The best case scenario for me is to be able to be centered and then go out.” AbleCasesMiddleExtremesWheelsScenarios Author:Jim Carrey
“A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a region free of Iranian nukes are worthy goals that should be able to withstand public scrutiny in every Middle Eastern capital.” ShouldTwoStatesAbleGoalMiddleConflictSolutionsWorthyRegionsPalestinianEasternIsraeliScrutinyIranianIsraeli Palestinian ConflictNukes Author:Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
“I went to art school for about a year. I was born and raised in the Willamette Valley in Oregon into a middle-class family who didn't have the funds to say, "Here, kid. Here's your money for school." So I worked real hard during the summer and saved money and was able to go to school for a year and borrowed a little money which I paid back after that first year.” YearsFirstsLittlesArtRealHardKidsAbleSchoolBornClassMiddleSummerPaidRaisedSavedMiddle ClassFundValleysBorrowedArt SchoolOregonBorn And RaisedLittle MoneyMiddle Class Family Author:Mike Royer
“I think the president can set a tone and say we're not divided by gender, age, race. We're all Americans and want the same things. We want the best things for our kids. We want the rules to be fair. If they work hard, get a great education, they should be able to join the middle class.” IfsThinkingWantShouldHardKidsAgeAblePresidentRaceClassMiddleHard WorkFairsGenderBest ThingsToneMiddle ClassDividedGreat Education Author:Bobby Jindal
“The notion of a healthy society, of capable people who are able to enjoy life, arose in the liberal, middle-class, leftist and non-religious segments of society. The euthanasia idea came from neither the radical right-wing nor the conservative corner. It was and remains part of the modern age and progressive thought.” PeopleIdeasAgeAbleEnjoyReligiousClassModernMiddleHealthyCapableRemainsWingsNotionConservativeCornersRadicalMiddle ClassProgressiveEnjoy LifeRight WingLeftistsEuthanasiaModern AgeNon ReligiousHealthy Society Author:Gotz Aly
“Writers tend to work early in the morning, or late at night, when brains are naturally able to focus deeply on one thought. In the middle of the day, distractions are unavoidable. I wonder if anything worthwhile has ever been written in the afternoon.” IfsAbleNightBrainWonderMorningFocusWrittenMiddleLateDistractionAfternoonWorthwhile Author:Scott Adams
“The Romans had been able to post their laws on boards in public places, confidant that enough literate people existed to read them; far into the Middle Ages, even kings remained illiterate.” PeopleEnoughAgeAbleLawMiddleKingsPostsBoardsMiddle AgesIlliterateConfidant Author:John Roberts
“My mission is to raise incomes for hard working middle class families. If you work hard and do your part you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead.” IfsShouldHardAbleClassMiddleHard WorkRaisesMissionsIncomeMiddle ClassGet AheadMiddle Class Family Author:Bernie Sanders
“And it occurs to me that if I were aboard a rowboat floating in the middle of all the beer I've drunk in a lifetime, I'd never be able to see the shore.” IfsAbleMiddleLifetimeDrunkBeerShoreFloating Book:The more easily kept illusions: the poetry of Al Purdy Source: The more easily kept illusions: the poetry of Al Purdy
“At the heart of any successful film is a powerful story. And a story should be just that: a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end, powerful protagonists that audiences can identify with, and a dramatic arc that is able to capture and hold viewers' intellectual and emotional attention.” ShouldHeartEndsStoriesAbleFilmPowerfulAttentionAudienceSuccessfulMiddleEmotionalIntellectualNarrativeDramaticCaptureViewersArcsProtagonistsBeginning Middle And End Author:Julia Bacha
“Translator Dlique was saying, very earnestly, “Eggs are so inadequate, don't you think? I mean, they ought to be able to become anything, but instead you always get a chicken. Or a duck. Or whatever they're programmed to be. You never get anything interesting, like regret, or the middle of the night last week.” ThinkingMeanAbleLastsNightInterestingWeekMiddleRegretOughtEggsChickensBe YouDucksInadequateMiddle Of The NightTranslators Author:Ann Leckie
“To be able to impress, you have to get to this middle ground where you're not too advanced so it goes over people's heads, and you're not too minimalist where people think you're just trying to rob the game and not stretch out.” PeopleThinkingTryingAbleGamesMiddleImpressMinimalistMiddle Ground Author:DJ Quik
“Every single thing I`ve done, from the Affordable Care Act to pushing to raise the minimum wage, to making sure that young people are able to go to college and get good job training, to what we`re pushing now in terms of sick paid leave,everything I do has been focused on how do we make sure the middle class is getting a fair deal.” PeopleHas BeensDoneCareAbleJobsYoungTermDealsClassMiddleCollegeTrainingFairsSickPaidRaisesFocusedMiddle ClassPushingMinimumGood JobAffordableMinimum WageAffordable Care ActJob Training Author:Barack Obama
“To aspiring writers, I would tell them that we live in a wonderful time where you're able to make your work visible, easily. If you think about it, even ten years ago or twenty years ago, there was a middle man, there was a publisher, there were studios, there was this world of rejection letters. Now, we're in a place where we have the technology and the ability to go shoot our own movies or to put stuff on YouTube or a blog, if you're a writer, or self-publish.” IfsThinkingMenWorldYearsSelfAbleStuffAbilityTechnologyWonderfulMiddleThis WorldTenYears AgoLettersTwentiesStudiosRejectionVisiblePublishersPublishBlogsYoutubeWonderful TimesAspiring WritersRejection Letters Author:Diablo Cody
“The economy has definitely been improving, and things like the stock market are doing better, but the economy has to be good for working-class and middle-class families who work every day, send their kids to a school like is in front of my house, and they have to be able to enjoy their lives. That's why you don't pass a trade agreement that ships even more jobs overseas.” KidsAbleSchoolJobsHouseEnjoyClassEconomyMiddleFrontsTradeBe GoodShipsMiddle ClassAgreementWorking ClassImprovingTrade AgreementsMiddle Class Family Author:Russ Feingold
“Essentially what my campaign is about, it`s about anything, this is saying we`ve got bring that money back into the middle class and working families. We have to create jobs, we have to raise, we have to make public colleges and universities tuition free so kids in that community who are studying hard understand that some day they will be able to go to college.” HardKidsAbleJobsCommunityClassStudyMiddleCollegeRaisesUniversityCampaignsMiddle ClassTuitionColleges And Universities Author:Bernie Sanders
“I hope we are able to shift debate over to the Middle East and change this debate to how we help the people in their home countries rather than believing we can be their relief valve for the poverty and the grief that`s in the world by bringing people here.” PeopleWorldBelieveCountryHelpingHomeAbleGriefPovertyMiddleEastDebateReliefMiddle EastValveHome Country Author:Steve King
“The Great Recession is not imaginary, and the effects loom large. There was an article in the NYT about the galloping death rate among white men in middle age. Higher than among any other demographic, etc. Mostly death by drugs, alcohol, or suicide. Many of them rural. My feeling is that it's many people who haven't been able to get back into the work force. Reg Morse is an example of the problem.” PeopleMenFeelingsProblemAgeAbleForceWhiteMiddleEffectsHavensExampleHigherDrugSuicideRateAlcoholEtcGet BackArticlesImaginaryWhite ManMiddle AgesRecessionsDemographicsGallopingGreat Recession Author:Rick Moody
“Those type of people [in New Orleans] keep me happy and just smiling, you know? I just go hang out and talk with them and they tell me all types of old stories, and sometimes I might even pull my horn out in the middle of the block, and they're playing on beer bottles and different things, and we just do a little second line type thing, just us, four or five people, who are just having fun. That makes me day to be able to do that and go hang out with the people in the (Treme) neighborhood, and to do some shows around town, you know?” PeopleKnowsLittlesDifferentSometimesStoriesShowsMightAbleFunLinesFiveFourMiddleTypeTownsBlockBeerHaving FunDifferent ThingsNeighborhoodHanging OutBottlesNew OrleansHornsJust Have Fun Author:Troy Andrews
“I don't understand this thing about [Bashar] Assad. He has to go. Assad is aligned with Iran and Russia. The one thing we want to prevent is we want to prevent Iran being able to extend a Shia crescent all across the Middle East. Assad has got to go.” WantAbleOne ThingMiddleEastRussiaIranMiddle EastAssadShiaCrescent Author:John Kasich
“You need to be able to ride past the technology by understanding what it can do, who you are, and where you want to take it. You don't want technology to lead you; you want to lead it, but it's very hard to do that when you're in the middle of it.” WantNeedsHardAblePastUnderstandingCan DoTechnologyMiddleWho You Are Author:Paula Scher
“I keep a daily journal of whatever weird thought comes into my mind, like when I had a dream I was in North Dakota in the middle of a blizzard and for some reason the Egyptian pyramids were there, too - that I was able to shuffle into the book.” MindBookReasonDreamAbleMiddleJournalPyramidsEgyptianI Had A DreamDakotaShuffleBlizzardNorth DakotaEgyptian Pyramids Author:Dan Chaon
“Israel is the American watchdog in the Middle East, and that's why the Palestinians remain victims of one of the longest military occupations. They don't have oil. If they were the Saudis, they wouldn't be in the position they are now. But they have the power of being able to upset the imperial order in the Middle East.” IfsAbleOrderMiddleMilitaryPositionVictimIsraelOilEastUpsetOccupationMiddle EastPalestinianSaudis Author:John Pilger