“A lot of people worry much too much about what their children are reading... If a child picks up a book and reads something she has a question about, if she can go to her parents, great. Or else they will read right over it. It won't mean a thing. They are very good, I think, at monitoring what makes them feel uncomfortable. If something makes them feel uncomfortable they will put it down.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsMeanChildrenBookReadingParentWorryToo MuchPicksVery GoodUncomfortableOver ItMonitoring Author:Judy Blume
“Doubt is my boon companion, the faithful St. Bernard ever at my side. Whether writing essays or just going about daily life, I am constantly second-guessing myself. My mind is filled with 'yes, buts,' 'so whats?' and other skeptical rejoinders. I am forever monitoring myself for traces of folly, insensitivity, arrogance, false humility, cruelty, stupidity, immaturity and, guess what, I keep finding examples. Age has not made me wiser, except maybe in retrospect.” WritingMindMadeAgeSidesForeverDoubtExampleHumilityFindingsFilledStupidityCrueltyFaithfulArroganceFollyDaily LifeCompanionWiserEssaysSkepticalRetrospectGuessingImmaturityBoonMonitoringInsensitivitySecond GuessingFalse HumilityWriting Essays Author:Phillip Lopate
“We are very encouraged that the results from our monitoring of air quality and drinking water conditions in both New York and near the Pentagon show that the public in these areas is not being exposed to excessive levels of asbestos or other harmful substances. I am glad to reassure the people of New York and Washington, D.C. that their air is safe to breathe and their water is safe to drink.” PeopleShowsWaterLevelsResultsQualityAirConditionsNew YorkDrinkSafeAreasDrinkingBreatheGladSubstanceExposedPentagonDrinking WaterMonitoringAir QualityAsbestos Author:Christine Todd Whitman
“If you focus on principles, you empower everyone who understands those principles to act without constant monitoring, evaluating, correcting, or controlling.” IfsPrinciplesFocusConstantEmpoweringCorrectingMonitoring Book:Principle Centered Leadership Source: Principle Centered Leadership
“I think in running, to be honest, that even though athletes are very dedicated and are willing to train and do whatever they need to do to prepare, more often than not they're not in a very professional environment where you've got a high performance director and a coach that are really monitoring your daily activities.” ThinkingNeedsRunningEnvironmentHonestWillingActivityDirectorsPerformancesTrainAthleteCoachesBeing HonestDedicatedMonitoringDaily Activities Author:Alberto Salazar
“The candidates before you know that the IFP has set up a system of deployed IFP national and provincial leaders who are not only monitoring the performance of candidates during these elections but will also do so after these elections.” KnowsLeaderPerformancesElectionCandidatesMonitoring Author:Mangosuthu Buthelezi
“I believe it is urgent to begin now, before we are constrained by a totally controlled society monitoring limited resources on the planet. Now is the time to establish our extraterrestrial base in freedom; later it may be under the coercion of necessity.” BelieveMayI BelieveSpacePlanetsResourcesControlledUrgentCoercionMonitoringExtraterrestrialLimited ResourcesControlled Society Author:Barbara Marx Hubbard