“We heard the sad news today And had to send this card to say Our thoughts and prayers go out to you There's not lot a lot that we can do But if you need just anything Pick up the phone, give us a ring Even though we're far apart We're with you in spirit and in heart And hope that you will find, at length The love of family will give you strength.” IfsNeedsGivingHeartTodaySpiritCan DoPrayerHeardNewsPicksPhonesRingsCardsLengthSympathyOur ThoughtsFamily LoveThoughts And PrayersOur Thoughts And Prayers Author:Margaret Jones
“There are still people who essentially live in intellectual silos and either read Mother Jones or watch Fox News, based on their worldview. And they pick information out that reinforces it rather than keeping an open mind.” PeopleMindStillsMotherWatchesInformationNewsIntellectualPicksFoxesOpen MindWorldviewFox NewsKeep An Open Mind Author:Andrew Revkin
“I think cancer is a hard battle to fight alone or with another person at your side, but I will say having someone to pick you up when you fall, stand by your side through every appointment and delivery of bad news is priceless.” ThinkingPersonsHardFallFightingSidesBattleNewsPicksCancerPricelessDeliveryBad NewsYour SideAppointments Author:Jenna Morasca
“And also it's an ever-gathering process. If I pick up the Sporting News or some sports publication and there's an article on somebody and I think I might see that player, I will tear it out and put it in a file, and I have a looseleaf book so when we're going to play that particular team I take out all these clippings and things I pulled out, I go through them, highlight them, put them in the book.” IfsThinkingBookPlayMightSportsProcessPlayerTeamTearsParticularNewsPicksArticlesGatheringFilesPublicationHighlights Author:Vin Scully
“Let me give you really bad news, and I'm sure people will demonize me for saying this: the rich are always gonna be with us. They will always be with us. There are rich people in Cuba. There are rich people in Venezuela. You pick the policies, and the rich are gonna figure it out. They're always gonna be rich.” PeopleGivingRichFiguresPolicyNewsPicksLet MeRich PeopleCubaBad NewsVenezuela Author:Anthony Scaramucci
“My worry about the New York Times is that it's got the only position as a national elitist general-interest paper. So the network news picks up its cues from the Times. And local papers do too. It has a huge influence. And we'd love to challenge it.” InterestChallengesWorryInfluenceNew YorkPositionHugePaperNewsPicksLocalsPapersNew York TimesElitist Author:Rupert Murdoch
“'Not again!' I thought to myself this morning, as news trickled out that John McCain was set to pick Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Not again, because too often women are promoted for the wrong reasons, and then blamed when things don't go right.” ReasonRunningRomanceMorningNewsPicksMatesGovernorsAlaskaMccainPalinWrong Reasons Author:Dee Dee Myers
“To be sure, if you watch CNBC all day long you'll pick up some interesting news about particular companies and the economy as a whole. Unfortunately, to get to the useful information, you have to wade through reams of useless stuff, with little guidance on how to distinguish between the two.” IfsLittlesLongTwoWholeStuffInterestingCompanyWatchesEconomyInformationParticularNewsPicksUselessGuidanceWadeSome InterestingUseful InformationUseless Stuff Author:James Surowiecki
“Attention is love, what we must give children, mothers, fathers, pets, our friends, the news, the woes of others. What we want to change we curse and then pick up a tool. Bless whatever you can with eyes and hands and tongue. If you can't bless it, get ready to make it new.” IfsWantGivingChildrenHandsEyeMotherFatherAttentionReadyNewsPicksToolsTongueCursePetBlessWoe Book:The Art of Blessing the Day: Poems with a Jewish Theme Source: The Art of Blessing the Day: Poems with a Jewish Theme