“Writing is mysterious, and it's supposed to be...any path that gets you there is a good path in the end. But one true thing among all these paths is the need to tap a deep vein of connection between our own uncontrollable interior preoccupations and what we're most concerned about in the world around us. We write in response to that world; we write in response to what we read and learn; and in the end we write out of our deepest selves, the live, breathing, bleeding place where the picture forms, and where it all begins.” WorldNeedsWritingEndsSelfFormPathConcernedConnectionsResponseMysteriousSupposed To BeBreathingInteriorsVeinsBleedingPreoccupationUncontrollableTrue Things Author:Andrea Barrett
“We find it hard to love imperfect things so we imagine God is just as small as we are. If we expect or need things to be perfect or to our liking ( including ourselves) we have created a certain path for a very unhappy life.” IfsNeedsHardCertainPerfectPathImagineIncludingUnhappyHappy LifeImperfectUnhappy LifeImperfect Things Author:Richard Rohr
“Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and he will be indifferent, or even actively resentful.” NeedsSelfInterestWalksPathHumilityContrarySelf ControlIndifferentResentful Author:Irving Babbitt
“Drugs don't have spiritual potential, human beings have spiritual potential. And it may be that we need techniques to move us in that direction, and the use of psychoactive drugs clearly is one path that has helped many people.” PeopleNeedsHumansMayUseSpiritualMovingHuman BeingsPathDrugTechniquePsychoactive Drugs Author:Andrew Weil
“Our immigration system is a broken system that needs to be fixed. We need reform that provides hardworking people of good character with a real path towards citizenship.” PeopleNeedsRealCharacterPathBrokenImmigrationReformFixedCitizenshipGood CharacterHardworkingGood Citizenship Author:Joe Baca
“Some surveyors live for the work, putting in weeks or months at a time in remote locations. With a young family and hobbies that I'm passionate about, that isn't the path I've chosen. Like in many careers, you need to make your own decisions and follow your own path.” NeedsYoungDecisionCareersPathWeekMonthsPassionateChosenHobbiesLocationSurveyors Author:Mark Mason
“There are five billion human beings and in a certain way I think we need five billion different religions, because there is such a large variety of dispositions. I believe that each individual should embark upon a spiritual path that is best suited to his or her mental disposition, natural inclination, temperament, belief, family and cultural background.” ThinkingWayNeedsShouldBelieveHumansDifferentSpiritualCertainIndividualBeliefI BelieveNaturalHuman BeingsPathFiveBillionsBackgroundsVarietyDispositionInclinationTemperamentSpiritual PathDifferent Religions Author:Dalai Lama
“There is no map, and charting a path ahead will not be easy. We will need to invent, which means we will need to experiment.” NeedsMeanEasyPathExperimentsMapsCharting Author:Jeff Bezos
“In Marxism there are some very unhelpful ideas about the need to push for a revolution that will overturn all of society. Marx gets that from Hegel, and it leads to some very bad politics, such as the hope that things must get worse because that will then turn into the antithesis and get better from there. A kind of wishful thinking then grows out of not seeing a realistic path forward.” ThinkingNeedsKindIdeasTurnsGrowsPathSeeingRevolutionGet BetterRealisticMarxismWishful ThinkingAntithesisHegelBad Politics Author:Cynthia Kauffman
“Let me put it in a rather larger picture framework. Let's go to the longest time frame, the time frame of the life of our sun. As a star, our sun is about halfway through its life cycle. In the long run, we only have a couple of billion more years likely that we can inhabit this planet. By that time, we're going to have to be out of here before our sun dies. Now, I don't think we need to wait that long, and we certainly shouldn't wait that long. At the moment, we are not on a sustainable path.” ThinkingNeedsYearsLongMomentsRunningDiesStarsWaitingSunPathPlanetsCoupleLet MeBillionsCyclesLong RunsFrameworkHalfway Author:Edgar Mitchell
“Sometimes, when there's too much traffic clogging up the road you need to take a different route. But following the same path as everyone else can stall your progress in reaching your investment goals too.” NeedsDifferentSometimesGoalPathToo MuchProgressInvestmentFollowingReachingTrafficRoutesCloggingClogging Up Author:Mark Mobius
“My heart needs only one thing. It needs to be guided Along the age-old path Of life-blossoming self-awareness.” NeedsHeartSelfAgePathOne ThingAwarenessMy HeartSelf AwarenessBlossoming Author:Sri Chinmoy
“Spirituality, as expounded by the great saints and sages of the past, is a very broad path. It accommodates all types of belief systems. You need to satisfy everyone.” NeedsPastSpiritualityBeliefPathTypeSaintBroadsSageAccommodateBelief Systems Author:Mata Amritanandamayi
“That's at the core of equity: understanding who your kids are and how to meet their needs. You are still focused on outcomes, but the path to get there may not be the same for each one.” NeedsMayChildrenStillsKidsUnderstandingEducationPathFocusedCoreOutcomesEquityNeed YouPedagogy Author:Pedro Noguera
“Huge advances in clean energy technology are happening all the time. Solar and wind are booming. New ways to generate energy from our windows, the paint on our walls, and even our bike paths are being invented all the time. Technology is moving forward, but it needs to be moving forward faster.” WayNeedsMovingEnergyTechnologyPathWindHugeWallHappeningsWindowCleanPaintMoving ForwardFasterNew WaysBikeClean Energy Author:Katharine Hayhoe
“I disagree that we need to contemplate eliminating ourselves in order to move forward. Sure, I think a good dystopian story can serve to steer us on the right path toward a better world. But we also need stories that offer solutions to our problems that are realistic, and workable today.” ThinkingWorldNeedsStoriesProblemTodayMovingOrderPathOffersSolutionsMoving ForwardRealisticDisagreeContemplatingDystopianSteersRight PathEliminating Author:Annalee Newitz
“And it soon became obvious to me that I had to process and keep my relationship with my ex-wife separate from that of my children. They didn't need or want too much personal information about our relationship. Change is good, and ultimately, creating a new path at this point in my life is energizing, creative, and rejuvenating.” WantNeedsChildrenLife IsProcessCreativePathToo MuchWifeInformationCreatingObviousMy ChildrenOur RelationshipExesNew PathsEx WifeEnergizingChange Is GoodPersonal Information Author:Tim Matheson
“For every show that we do, anyone that rides public transit, bikes, or walk, we offer them a $5 voucher at the merch table. It gets people using the infrastructure in the area. Hopefully, the venues where we play will lobby city council and say, we need bike paths, sidewalk repair. That stuff affects so many people's lives.” PeopleNeedsPlayShowsStuffWalksCitiesPathOffersAreasTablesHopefullyBikeCouncilInfrastructureSidewalkVenuesVouchersCity Council Author:Ben Sollee
“The company [Microsoft] really has to chart a direction in mobile devices. Because if you're going to be mobile-first, cloud-first you really do need to have a sense of what you're doing in mobile devices. I had put the company on a path. The board as I was leaving took the company on a path by buying Nokia, they kind of went ahead with that after I told them I was going to go. The company, between me and the board, had taken that sort of view. Satya, he's certainly changed that. He needs to have a clear path forward. But I'm sure he'll get there.” IfsNeedsFirstsKindViewsCompanyPathTakenClearChangedLeavingCloudsBoardsBuyingDevicesMobileMicrosoftNokiaSatya Author:Steve Ballmer
“We have a rare chance to pursue a new path, a different, better future that delivers progress for both our peoples and the wider world. That's the opportunity before the Iranian people. We need to take advantage of that.” PeopleWorldNeedsDifferentOpportunityChancePathProgressAdvantagePursueIranianBetter FutureNew Paths Author:Barack Obama
“I try to most effectively and persuasively present our argument, in a way that gives other people the information they need to decide, on the merits, the wisdom of the path that the president has advocated.” PeopleWayNeedsGivingTryingPresidentPathInformationArgumentMerit Author:Josh Earnest
“We need to look at less obvious paths, things like the wind in the jet stream, which is very high up. The material science of what type of kite string you would need to connect up to that. That's still at the basic research level.” NeedsLooksStillsLevelsPathWindMaterialsTypeResearchObviousStreamsStringsJetKitesBasic Research Author:Bill Gates
“The real path to natural farming requires that a person know what unaltered nature is, so that he or she can instinctively understand what needs to be done - and what must not be done - to work in harmony with its processes.” KnowsNeedsPersonsRealDoneProcessNaturalPathHarmonyFarming Author:Masanobu Fukuoka
“Anyone who is speaking of a greater compassion, a greater humanitarian concern, is a leader paving the path we all need to follow.” NeedsCompassionLeaderPathGreaterConcernHumanitarianPaving Author:Marianne Williamson
“We have the resources the world needs. We can build a path for them to get there. That's that delicate balance that we find.” WorldNeedsPathBalanceResourcesDelicate Author:Christy Clark
“Labour has the responsibility to give a lead where the government will not. We need to bring people together, hold the government to account, oppose austerity and set out a path to exit that will protect jobs and incomes.” PeopleNeedsGivingGovernmentTogetherJobsResponsibilityPathProtectAccountsIncomeLabourExitAusterity Author:Jeremy Corbyn
“I felt it was vital to stress the importance of national security in this debate and the need for a clear path to our exit from the European Union. I hope I have achieved both these objectives.” NeedsFeltPathClearSecurityImportanceStressUnionsDebateObjectivesNational SecurityExitEuropean Union Author:Liam Fox
“The spiritual journey has to do with learning to think more deeply and take as long a time as we need. That's the path to wisdom.” ThinkingNeedsLongSpiritualPathJourneySpiritual Journey Author:Marianne Williamson
“There are 4 types of relationships. We generally know people who guide and help us like a parent or teacher; those who need our wisdom or help like a child or student; people with similar knowledge and experience on our life path who want to offer unconditional support; and those who do not wish to support us.” PeopleKnowsWantNeedsChildrenHelpingWishParentSupportPathTeacherOur LivesStudentsTypeOffersGuidesUnconditionalLife PathKnowledge And Experience Author:John Friend
“I think too many politicians are not listening to the men and women they represent, and if we're going to change the path America is on, we have got to be fighting for policies not that benefit the giant corporations and the banks and the special interests and the lobbyists, which is what Washington focuses on every day, but instead every policy needs to focus on the working men and women, the truck drivers and the steelworkers, and the young people.” PeopleIfsThinkingMenNeedsAmericaYoungFightingInterestPathFocusSpecialPolicyHe ManListeningPoliticianBenefitsMen And WomenCorporationsGiantsDriversTruckSpecial InterestsLobbyistsWorking ManTruck Driver Author:Ted Cruz
“I don't think we need to deal with just one thing. Look at where we are now compared to where we were when he [Barack Obama] walked into office. It's not a happy path.” ThinkingNeedsLooksDealsPathOne ThingOfficeBarackJust One Author:Lou Dobbs
“You don't necessarily need to go to film school to learn that part of it. But what I valued was that it gives you that incubation and time to figure out who you are, what kind of stories you want to tell, and how you want to forge your path.” WantNeedsGivingKindStoriesSchoolFilmPathFiguresWho You AreFilm SchoolIncubation Author:Meera Menon
“I think that if he [Donald Trump] does really want to make gains, if he does want to find a path to those voters who are in the middle, then he needs to do different things than just do these rallies.” IfsThinkingWantNeedsDoeDifferentPathMiddleTrumpGainsDifferent ThingsVoters Author:Bill Burton
“Companies are actually much better than governments and other bureaucracies at organizing in a holistically efficient way the extremely complex path from the examination of molecules all the way to the delivery of medicines to patients. Already in the conception and selection of research projects, companies would anticipate all the challenges down the line that they will need to overcome in order to achieve actual health impact. Bureaucratic organizations, by contrast, are notoriously bad at this sort of optimizing.” WayNeedsGovernmentOrderChallengesLinesCompanyPathAchieveProjectsResearchOrganizationOvercomingImpactMedicineComplexesPatientConceptionEfficientContrastBureaucracySelectionExaminationAnticipateDeliveryMolecules Author:Thomas Pogge