“I want the music to be heard as close to when I made it, as much as possible. I don't want to get into some "future of the music industry" thing, or where I stand on digital this or that, but I think it's ridiculous that a lot of people in the industry plan so far ahead that it makes a lot of improvisation impossible and makes a lot of people's expectations fixed and not fluid.” PeopleThinkingWantMadePlansImpossibleHeardIndustryExpectationsRidiculousMade ItFixedDigitalFluidImprovisationMusic Industry Author:Bradford Cox
“[Amy Ray and I] both have this part of our brain that makes us think that everybody should and will be nice and friendly and forthcoming. And then we're completely disillusioned. We have all these grand plans. One of them is the Rolling Thunder Pussy Revue. There's all these women's festivals going on this summer, and we don't think they're as adventurous as they could be. Lilith Fair-right away, by the name, you know they aren't pushing the envelope hard enough.” ThinkingKnowsShouldHardEnoughNamesBrainNicePlansSummerFairsFriendlyPushingRaysBeing NiceRollingThunderFestivalsAdventurousAmyEnvelopesPussyDisillusionedLilithForthcomingPushing The Envelope Author:Ani DiFranco
“I think when you're trying to improve, the most important thing is to always have a plan.” ThinkingTryingImportantPlansImportant Things Book:The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods Source: The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods
“The Bush administration has apparently approved a plan to oust Saddam Hussein. I think that's President Bush's Father's Day gift to his Dad.” ThinkingFatherPresidentPlansDadAdministrationSaddamHusseinPresident BushApproved Author:Jay Leno
“I don't think every movie should be in 3D. I hope the Coen brothers don't do their next movie in 3D. I don't think they have any plans to.” ThinkingShouldNextPlansBrotherCoen Brothers Author:Rob Letterman
“I do think that in order for a company to be interesting to the investment community, there needs to be a plan; there needs to be a bigger retail footprint. There needs to be this idea - DNA, lifestyle, words I hate.” ThinkingNeedsIdeasHateOrderCommunityInterestingCompanyPlansBiggerI HateInvestmentLifestyleDnaFootprintRetail Author:Marc Jacobs
“It's about something that strikes you as funny but I do it with a Christian world view: why we think the way we do based on God's plan. I lift up my God and my country and I resist political correctness.” ThinkingWorldWayCountryChristianPoliticalPoliticsViewsPlansStrikesLiftsPolitical CorrectnessCorrectnessWorld ViewGod's Plan Author:Brad Stine
“I believe God is doing a new thing in the world. God is always moving us to include more people in the kingdom. God has taught us that about people of color, about women, and now I think God is teaching that about gay and lesbian folk. And I am humbled and privileged that I might be playing a very small part in that grand and wonderful plan of God's.” PeopleThinkingWorldBelieveMightMovingI BelievePlansWonderfulTeachingTaughtColorGayFolksKingdomsBelieve In GodNew ThingsPrivilegedTaught UsSmall PartsAlways Moving Author:Gene Robinson
“My financial adviser Ric Edelman...thinks the time to start educating people about money is when they are children. He's set up a retirement plan called the RIC-E-Trust that can provide retirement security. A $5,000 one-time tax-deferred investment at birth, with an average interest rate of ten percent compounded, means that a child would have $2.4 million when he or she is 65 years old. Who needs Social Security with that kind of nest egg?” PeopleThinkingNeedsYearsKindMeanChildrenSocialInterestMillionsPlansSecurityBirthTenTaxesPercentInvestmentRateFinancialAverageEggsRetirementOne TimeSocial SecurityNestsInterest RateAdviser Author:Cal Thomas
“Senate Democrats vowed Sunday to kill President Bush's energy plan. They think this is their ticket back to the White House in 2004. All they have to do now is figure out a way to get cars to run on beautiful pictures of Alaska.” ThinkingWayRunningBeautifulHouseEnergyPresidentWhitePlansCarFiguresDemocratSundayWhite HouseSenateTicketsPresident BushAlaskaBeautiful Picture Author:Argus Hamilton
“We think scientific literacy flows out of how many science facts can you recite rather than how was your brain wired for thinking. And it's the brain wiring that I'm more interested in rather than the facts that come out of the curriculum or the lesson plan that's been proposed.” ThinkingFactsBrainPlansLessonsFlowLiteracyCurriculumWiring Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“When grand plans for scientific and defence technologies are made, do the people in power think about the sacrifices the people in the laboratories and fields have to make?” PeopleThinkingMadeTechnologyPlansSacrificeFieldsLaboratoryDefence Author:Abdul Kalam
“If you think of the typical Herbalife distributor and their level of sophistication, to this day I still don't understand the marketing plan - true story.” IfsThinkingStillsStoriesLevelsPlansMarketingThis DayTypicalTrue StorySophisticationDistributorsMarketing PlansHerbalife Author:Bill Ackman
“The Petraeus-Crocker testimony is the kind of short-lived event on which the Administration has relied to shore up support for the war: the 'Mission Accomplished' declaration, the deaths of Uday and Qusay Hussein, Saddam's capture, the transfer of sovereignty, the three rounds of voting, the Plan for Victory, the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Every new milestone, however illusory, allows the Administration to avoid thinking ahead, to the years when the mistakes of Iraq will continue to haunt the U.S.” ThinkingYearsKindWarThreeMistakeSupportPlansEventsVictoryRoundsIraqMissionsAdministrationAccomplishedVotingAlsShoreCaptureDeclarationSovereigntySaddamTestimonyHusseinTransfersIllusoryMilestoneShort LivedThinking AheadMission Accomplished Author:George Packer
“When I think about the folks who are out there at home tonight watching... They know that this country is not respected around the world anymore. They know that this country is pushing the middle class, the hardworking taxpayers, backwards, and they saw a president who doesn't understand their pain, and doesn't have any plan for getting away from it.” ThinkingKnowsWorldCountryHomePainPresidentClassSawsPlansMiddleFolksAround The WorldMiddle ClassTonightPushingGet AwayBackwardsTaxpayersHardworking Author:Chris Christie
“I do think we lost some of the focus on the attacks in San Bernardino and focused on a plan that isn't really a plan and is never going to happen.” ThinkingHappensLostFocusPlansFocused Author:Marco Rubio
“The religious and irreligious are agreeing with each other almost all the time. Their rhetoric is the same, and their plans are the same. Through slightly different interpretations, they all think the same thing is going to happen, that the Earth is going to be perfected and that humans are going to do the work of perfecting it.” ThinkingHumansDifferentHappensEarthReligiousPlansInterpretationRhetoricDifferent Interpretations Author:Christine Jennings
“I honestly believe that once people begin to understand what's at stake here, that we have a chance here not just to make our country great, but greater than it's ever been, and we have a plan to do it, I think is going to begin to influence a lot of voters, not to mention coalesce those maybe who were with someone else first around us.” PeopleThinkingFirstsBelieveCountryChanceGreaterPlansInfluenceHonestlyOur CountryVotersStakes Author:Marco Rubio
“And that was always our plan. Do well in the first three states, and then compete and have a very strong night on Super Tuesday. I think we're ideally positioned to do exactly that.” ThinkingFirstsWellsStatesNightThreeStrongPlansVery StrongTuesday Author:Ted Cruz
“I think we're [me and my son] different. He plans, organizes and intellectualizes more than I do. It wasn't until I worked with Federico Fellini that I understood what my problem was.” ThinkingDifferentProblemPlansSonUnderstoodMy SonOrganize Author:Donald Sutherland
“Donald Trump refused to outline a health care plan. And they just kind of moved on, instead of pressing him on it. He gave a ridiculous answer on the national debt. And they moved on without pressing him on it. No other candidate could have gotten away with that. So, I think there's a weird bias here in the media rooting for Donald Trump, because they know he's the easiest Republican to beat.” ThinkingKnowsKindCareAnswersPlansMediaTrumpRepublicanBeatsMovedDebtRidiculousHealth CareCandidatesBiasOutlinesMoved OnNational Debt Author:Marco Rubio
“I'm not a big believer in linear paths. I would always have these sort of five-year plans and think, 'Ok, I wouldn't mind to try to get here in five years.'” ThinkingTryingYearsMindBigsPathFivePlansBelieverFive YearsLinearFive Year Plans Author:Cate Blanchett
“By the time I was seventeen, I was on my way to Hollywood and didn't look back. My family is supportive now, but like any adult guardian of a seventeen-year-old daughter, they were not thrilled with my plan to run off to the LA to make it as an actress. Even a somewhat functioning parent would think that was a bad, bad idea. Lucky for me, I didn't listen to them.” ThinkingWayYearsLooksIdeasRunningParentPlansLuckyDaughterAdultsMy FamilyHollywoodActressesMy WaySupportiveGuardianBad IdeasSeventeenSeventeen Years Old Author:Amber Heard
“He has attempted to muddy the waters, but I think anyone that watched the battle that we had - you know, there was a time for choosing, as Ronald Reagan put it, where there was a battle over amnesty. And some chose, like Sen. Marco Rubio, to stand with Barack Obama and Chuck Schumer and support a massive amnesty plan.” ThinkingKnowsWaterSupportPlansBattleBarackMassiveChuckMuddyMarcosAmnesty Author:Ted Cruz
“I think my idea of God was much more directive than my idea of God now, that is, a God who had one plan in mind for me, perhaps, and my job was to find out what it was and obey.” ThinkingMindIdeasJobsPlans Author:Barbara Brown Taylor
“I think in a creative effort, in any creative effort, you need to, people need to be able to be taking risks and if it turns out to be a mistake, if it turns out not to have been the right choice, that should be applauded, you know, by everybody, and it will come up with another plan.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsNeedsShouldHas BeensAbleTurnsChoicesEffortMistakeCreativePlansRiskCome UpTaking RisksRight Choices Author:Brian Henson
“What you do is what matters, not what you think or say or plan.” ThinkingInspirationalMatterWorkPlansWhat MattersRework Author:Jason Fried
“Why do you think there's so many thousands of Cuban doctors in Florida? Because they all had to leave Cuba. Because doctors were rich, and so the [Fidel] Castro government began confiscating all their property. Not much different from this plan to tax you at a higher rate if you and your family, you and your spouse make over $250,000. You're rich! So they must confiscate more your money.” IfsThinkingDifferentGovernmentRichPlansHigherTaxesDoctorsPropertyRateOur FamilyFloridaSpouseCubaCubanCastro Author:Rafael Cruz
“That's the person I plan on being for a very long time: someone who stands up, someone who is an advocate for people, [even if it's for] something that some people think is only hair. I think it's more than just that. I want to be a spokesperson for self-love and for diversity.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantPersonsLongSelfPlansHairSelf LoveDiversityLong Time Author:Zendaya
“I think every school needs a protection plan with a either police officer or certified armed security.” ThinkingNeedsSchoolPlansSecurityPoliceProtectionOfficersPolice Officer Author:Wayne LaPierre
“I think the issue will come up after the election of the new Tory leader. They may well decide to call an election. What the British people need now is stability. Stability to retain their jobs, stability to protect those working conditions, and we need a plan from this government now on how they're going to approach the negotiations for leaving the European Union before they invoke Article 50.” PeopleThinkingNeedsWellsMayGovernmentJobsLeaderIssuesPlansConditionsProtectApproachElectionUnionsLeavingCome UpBritishStabilityArticlesNegotiationEuropean UnionInvokeWorking Conditions Author:Jeremy Corbyn
“I think Billy Ray has a lot of great stories up his sleeve. I've heard a lot of his plans for the show, should it go forward, and I think there's a lot in store for people, if it's given a chance.” PeopleIfsThinkingShouldStoriesShowsGivenChancePlansHeardStoresRaysSleevesGiven A Chance Author:Matt Bomer
“I like to think I have a good few years left of my career yet, as long as I stay fit and healthy. However, it's always good to have a backup plan, which is why I have been working hard to build my business portfolio outside tennis.” ThinkingYearsLongHas BeensHardLeftCareersPlansFitHealthyTennisPortfoliosBackupBackup Plan Author:Andy Murray
“I think it's sensible to plan for the future now I'm a father and a husband.” ThinkingFatherPlansHusbandSensible Author:Andy Murray
“A lot of things get made this way: someone imagines what they want to make, then very carefully plans every step of the process, then sets about making it. That's usually the efficient, reasonable way to get something done, but it limits you to ideas you can think of in advance.” ThinkingWayWantMadeIdeasDoneProcessStepsImaginePlansLimitsReasonableEfficientEvery Step Author:Damian Kulash
“What I don't think we should do is panic, and I don't think we should advocate for ideas and plans that will make things worse.” ThinkingShouldIdeasPlansPanic Author:Hillary Clinton
“I feel like I have to do the best job I can to basically say, "OK, I understand - you have every right to be angry, but anger is not a plan. Here's what I want to do, and that's why I hope you will support me, because I think it will actually improve the lives of Americans."” ThinkingWantFeelsI CanJobsSupportPlansAngryDo The BestBest JobSupport Me Author:Hillary Clinton
“I have a difference with Senator [Bernie] Sanders, who promises free college, which, if you look at the fine print, depends really on governors coming up with a lot of the money, which I don't think is a particularly wise bet. And I have a plan to help people pay down their student debt, because I want to unleash the entrepreneurial energy that young people have.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantLooksHelpingYoungEnergyDifferencesPayWisePlansStudentsCollegeFineDependsPromiseDebtPrintGovernorsSenatorsEntrepreneurialFine Print Author:Hillary Clinton
“I've laid out my economic plans. I want to grow the economy. That's why I have plans for jobs and raising incomes. I do want to go after bad actors on and off Wall Street, because I think companies that take money from federal, state, and local governments and then pick up and move should have to pay that back.” ThinkingWantShouldStatesGovernmentJobsMovingActorsGrowsPayCompanyEconomyPlansEconomicStreetsWallPicksShould HaveIncomeLocalsAnd OffLocal Government Author:Hillary Clinton
“Everybody thinks some times that science is done as a master plan and that somebody like me came from Mars and figured out everything and so on, but that's really not the way it worked.” ThinkingWayDonePlansMastersLike MeMars Author:Ahmed H. Zewail
“In schools, many kids are asked, "What is your plan?," but many aren't even thinking that far ahead.” ThinkingKidsSchoolPlans Author:Raheem Devaughn