“Only from the perspective of such a utopia is it possible to use the concepts of pessimism and optimism with full justification: an optimist is someone who thinks that on planet number five the history of mankind will be less bloody. A pessimist is one who thinks otherwise.” ThinkingUseNumbersFiveMankindPlanetsPerspectiveConceptsOptimismPessimismJustificationBloodyOptimistUtopiaPessimist Author:Milan Kundera
“I think my father is probably the best coach ever because, if we talk about numbers, he's got a lot and he's only had two players.” IfsThinkingTwoFatherNumbersPlayerCoachesBest Coaches Author:Serena Williams
“Nothing is more odious than the majority, for it consists of a few powerful leaders, a certain number of accommodating scoundrels and submissive weaklings, and a mass of men who trot after them without thinking, or knowing their own minds.” ThinkingMenMindCertainPowerfulNumbersLeaderKnowingMassMajorityScoundrelsSubmissivePowerful Leaders Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Happiness, for me, is a function of the number of people I love, and I think joy and happiness is directly related to how many people are in our lives and how deeply we are bonded with those people. And so I'm happy if I'm with Ann; I'm happier if I'm also with my family and my grandchildren.” PeopleIfsThinkingJoyNumbersOur LivesMy FamilyFunctionRelatedGrandchildrenJoy And HappinessMy Grandchildren Author:Mitt Romney
“This is what makes science so hard, and ultimately so fun. Think of the limits of what we know as a great suite of rooms inhabited by vast numbers of incredibly busy, incredibly messy, nearsighted people, all of whom are eccentric recluses.” PeopleThinkingKnowsHardFunRoomsNumbersLimitsBusyMessyEccentricRecluse Author:Alexei Panshin
“Many people believe that the grains of sand are infinite in multitude ... Others think that although their number is not without limit, no number can ever be named which will be greater than the number of grains of sand. But I shall try to prove to you that among the numbers which I have named there are those which exceed the number of grains in a heap of sand the size not only of the earth, but even of the universe” PeopleThinkingTryingBelieveEarthUniverseNumbersGreaterProveLimitsInfiniteSizeSandGrainMultitudesExceedGrains Of Sand Author:Archimedes
“I think a lot of creative people have no sense of numbers and economics.” PeopleThinkingNumbersCreativeEconomicsCreative People Author:Garry Marshall
“When I was taking arithmetic in the first grade I said to myself, "I'm going to be a singer. I don't have to worry about numbers." I didn't think I was going to be famous or a star.” ThinkingFirstsSaidStarsNumbersWorrySingersGradesArithmetic Author:Linda Ronstadt
“What's been most helpful to me is realizing that those times when all the heads in the room turn and look at me as if I was crazy, reinforce my own leadership capability. Because I've been in a number of those settings where I've been right. And I've been right often enough that now when it happens I don't automatically think, "Oh, my, what's wrong with me?" or "Ohhh, I must not be ready for this role," or "They know so much more than I do."” IfsThinkingKnowsLooksEnoughHappensTurnsRealizingMy OwnRoomsNumbersRolesCrazyReadySettingSettingsHelpfulCapabilityLook At Me Author:Mitchell Baker
“Even though I was making documentaries, my films had fictional elements to them. I think I like blurring those distinctions because so much of what we see on television purports to be the truth, but it's often largely imaginary - or wishful thinking, or any number of less honorable things.” ThinkingFilmNumbersTelevisionElementsDistinctionImaginaryHonorableDocumentariesWishful Thinking Author:Ruth Ozeki
“I think there's really no rhyme or reason as to what keeps a show on air. Surely it's a numbers game, but some of the best shows get canceled, and some shows where you don't totally understand why they're on the air stay on for 15 or 20 years.” ThinkingYearsReasonShowsGamesNumbersAirRhyme Author:Jordana Spiro
“I think the number one thing Black women and all Black people should be paying attention to is our health.” PeopleThinkingShouldBlackNumbersAttentionOne ThingPay AttentionBlack PeopleBlack WomenAll Black Author:Bell Hooks
“Economists who have studied the relationship between education and economic growth confirm what common sense suggests: The number of college degrees is not nearly as important as how well students develop cognitive skills, such as critical thinking and problem-solving ability.” ThinkingWellsImportantProblemGrowthAbilityCommonNumbersEconomicStudentsCollegeSkillsDegreesCriticalCommon SenseProblem SolvingEconomistEconomic GrowthCritical ThinkingCognitiveCollege Degree Author:Derek Bok
“Believe it or not, the number one fear in America remains public speaking. And, in some ways, I think that is a real shame because we are so blessed to live in a country where we are able to express ourselves, so we should want to do that.” ThinkingWayWantShouldBelieveRealCountryAbleAmericaNumbersShameBlessedRemainsPublic Speaking Author:Dana Perino
“Movember is an event that I've supported for a number of years. I haven't grown a moustache myself before, but I've always donated to others. I think that raising awareness for men's health is really important. You see a lot of initiatives - very public initiatives - around women's health, like breast cancer awareness and the like, but men's health issues tend to go more unnoticed. I think this is a great cause and I'm proud to support it.” ThinkingMenYearsImportantCausesNumbersSupportIssuesAwarenessEventsHavensProudCancerBreastsInitiativeBreast CancerUnnoticedMoustacheHealth IssuesWomen's HealthRaising AwarenessCancer Awareness Author:James Magnussen
“Of course, if you think of a European or American household in the '50s, so what were the things that when people started climbing up the ladder, what did they buy? A fridge, a TV, I think piano was the number three item in say '53 or '54.” PeopleIfsThinkingThreeCoursesNumbersTvsPianoClimbingHouseholdItemsLaddersFridgesClimbing UpNumber ThreeClimbing Up The Ladder Author:Esa-Pekka Salonen
“I wouldn't place much stock in numbers. I don't believe that they reflect Putin's true popularity. Just think about how the pollsters proceed. They call people and they ask them questions on the street. In today's Russia, it takes a lot of courage to tell a stranger something critical about the head of the Kremlin. And yet more than 20 percent do so nonetheless.” PeopleThinkingBelieveTodayAsksNumbersStreetsPercentDon't BelieveStrangerCriticalRussiaPopularityPutinKremlin Author:Garry Kasparov
“I haven't even thought about a world record. I just want to go out there and have fun. I think when you focus too much on the numbers, you don't see anything that's out there.” ThinkingWorldWantFunNumbersRecordsToo MuchFocusHavensHaving FunWorld Records Author:Missy Franklin
“[Georg Cantor was the first to prove that there could be a series of infinities; that infinities come in an infinite number of sizes.] Thus Cantor's Absolute is a perfect image for what we experience of God. When I speak of a Big Enough God I am not merely thinking of an Infinite God, but the God of infinities, the Absolute, which either chooses to reveal itself or remains veiled in mystery. Modern mathematics does begin to feel like the language that God talks.” ThinkingFeelsFirstsDoeEnoughBigsSpeakLanguagePerfectNumbersMysteryModernProveAbsolutesInfiniteMathematicsRemainsSeriesSizeInfinity Author:Sara Maitland
“Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them. Operations of thought are cavalry charges in a battle - they are limited in number, they require fresh horses, and must only be made at decisive moments.” ThinkingMadeImportantMomentsNumbersCivilizationBattleHorseOperationsExtendingCavalryDecisive Moments Author:Alfred North Whitehead
“War is like a game of chess ... but with this little difference, that in chess you may think over each move as long as you please and are not limited for time, and with this difference too, that a knight is always stronger than a pawn, and two pawns are always stronger than one, while in war a battalion is sometimes stronger than a division and sometimes weaker than a company. The relative strength of bodies of troops can never be known to anyone.... Success never depends, and never will depend, on position, or equipment, or even on numbers, and least of all on position.” ThinkingMayLittlesLongTwoWarSometimesBodyMovingGamesDifferencesNumbersCompanyKnownPositionDependsPleaseStrongerChessDivisionRelativeTroopsEquipmentKnightsPawns Author:Leo Tolstoy
“One-fifth of Americans, 20% believe that Barak Obama is, himself, a Muslim and in fact - amongst Republicans that number is almost 40%. Polls show in this country, that the more you disagree with Barak Obama's domestic policies, the more likely you are to think that he is a Muslim.” ThinkingBelieveCountryFactsShowsNumbersPolicyRepublicanDisagreeFifthPollsDomestic PolicyBarak Obama Author:Reza Aslan
“It would be fun to go back and see where all my songs stopped, because I think I'd have every number in the top 100. It never ceases to amaze me. It still hurts when one doesn't work, because you put your heart and soul into it.” ThinkingHeartStillsSoulWould BeSongFunHurtNumbersCeaseHeart And SoulTop 100It Still Hurts Author:Vince Gill
“I think where Playground is heading is deeper into that marriage between stage, film and television, with the increasing number of people in the film business working in television, obviously something that we were very influential in starting and doing at HBO. And I think that that's the focus of where I see the company moving forward, continuing to explore that intersection of all that talent.” PeopleThinkingFilmMovingNumbersCompanyFocusStageTalentTelevisionStartingDeeperMoving ForwardContinuingInfluentialHeadingsPlaygroundsIntersectionsHboFilm And Television Author:Colin Callender
“Television viewership has been declining for a number of years. The internet has been blamed. Everything has been blamed. Except for what I think the problem is: that the networks own the shows, and they completely think that they make them. They don't any longer let the people who make shows just make them. The networks have notes about everything. They are intimately involved in every aspect of the process. And I think it's hurt the process.” PeopleThinkingYearsHas BeensShowsProblemProcessHurtNumbersTelevisionInternetInvolvedAspectNotes Author:Edward Allen Bernero