“I tell my students to think of poems as language plus, language with value added beyond its everyday use.” ThinkingUseValuesLanguageStudentsEverydayPlusEveryday Use Author:Monica Youn
“There's 67 percent of women that are in this plus-size world that we live in. And that's over half of the women in the world. So why are we not dressing for [them]?” WorldHalfPercentSizePlusDressingsPlus Size Author:Danielle Brooks
“There are brands out there, plus-size brands, that all they want to do is sell their clothes and be done.” WantDoneClothesSellsSizeBrandsPlusPlus Size Author:Danielle Brooks
“India's saving rate will go up. India's investment rate will go up. And I believe that's a plus point.” BelieveI BelieveIndiaInvestmentRateSavingPlus Author:Manmohan Singh
“I started teaching in '76 and I'd been a photographer at the Geographic for six years. But prior to being at the Geographic I was a teacher. Plus my parents were teachers and my brother and my grandparents. So it was the culture of our family to think about teaching, to talk about teaching, to talk about teachers.” ThinkingYearsCultureParentTeacherTeachingBrotherSixPhotographerOur FamilyMy BrotherPlusGrandparent Author:Sam Abell
“In terms of what Hillary Clinton, who's running for president, thinks about Catholics and the value more broadly of having a faith background, I can tell you she views at it as a plus, just as she views her own Methodism as a plus.” ThinkingI CanRunningValuesPresidentTermViewsCatholicClintonBackgroundsPlus Author:Tim Kaine
“Donald Trump is the first candidate ever to run for president in the last 40-plus years who has not released his tax returns, so everything he says about charity or anything else, we can't prove it.” YearsFirstsRunningLastsPresidentReturnTrumpProveTaxesCharityCandidatesPlusProve ItTax Returns Author:Hillary Clinton
“I actually sing horribly, but I used to dance pretty good. I was a gymnast, and you can usually use those gymnastic tricks with dance. Plus, they're so much fun to do. That wasn't really a big part of my career. It was just a phase.” UseBigsUsedFunCareersTricksPlusPhasesGymnast Author:Robert Englund
“Treasurys, as low as yields are, are higher than they are in most other developed countries. A foreign investor picks up a yield spread in Treasurys versus their own sovereigns, plus the fact that if the dollar is going to continue rallying - and I think it will because it's a safe haven - then they get a currency translation gain as well.” IfsThinkingWellsCountryFactsHavensHigherSafeLowsPicksGainsDollarsSpreadPlusYieldInvestorsCurrencyVersusTranslationsSafe HavenDeveloped CountryRallying Author:Gary Shilling
“Part of [Japanese companies] growing and expanding around the world is ... going to help the Japanese keep their lifestyles [despite Japan's] demographics, as a declining population, and [to] make it more conducive to women to go to work, I think, is a plus.” ThinkingWorldHelpingCompanyGrowingPopulationLifestyleDespiteAround The WorldJapanPlusExpandingDemographics Author:Jamie Dimon
“My goal is to try to weaponize the American people, try to weaponize the conservative movement, try to weaponize the underground conservative Hollywood movement, to weaponize as many people in the center-right country to try to rectify a generation-plus long problem that has been absolute media bias, absolute media used by the Democratic Party as a tool to defeat conservatives.” PeopleTryingLongHas BeensCountryProblemUsedGoalPartyGenerationsMediaMovementToolsHollywoodAbsolutesDemocraticDefeatConservativePlusBiasDemocratic PartyMedia BiasRectify Author:Andrew Breitbart
“Cutting HBCUs was unconscionable. Implementing new regulations on Parent Plus loans, which cost HBCUs 28,000 students, was hostile. At the same time, it is important to note that, except for his first two years, which were a missed opportunity, President [Barack] Obama faced rabid opposition from the Republicans.” YearsFirstsTwoImportantOpportunityParentPresidentCuttingStudentsRepublicanCostNotesBarackOppositionTwo YearsPlusRegulationHostileLoanPresident Barack ObamaMissed OpportunityImplementing Author:Julianne Malveaux
“As far as this categorization of books, the way I see it is there are really a hundred-odd categories of books plus one, and on the top shelf at home, I've got the books I love, my favorite books, and that's the type of book that I want to write.” WayWantWritingBookHomeTypeHundredMy FavoriteOddPlusCategoriesShelvesFavorite BookCategorization Author:Markus Zusak
“I love to hate [Wall Street] it, and I like it. I love the fact that I hate it and like it at the same time. Plus, Gordon Gekko is now [Donald] Trump, isn't he?” FactsHateStreetsWallTrumpI HatePlusLove Hate Author:Rich Fulcher
“You know that when you suggest something on the page, it's going to be there, plus more. It's a great luxury to know that you don't have to push it. You just lay it out, and it will be there.” KnowsPagesLaysLuxuryPlus Author:Steven Knight
“1 out of 3 Americans says, "I hate my job." 80-plus percent say, "I'm ill-equipped and unenthused about my work."” JobsHatePercentI HateIllPlus Author:Max Lucado
“The Dain Curse [Tom Fink] was a great job. I was in New York, and I was young - I think I'm 28 years old in that - and I got to work with James Coburn and Jean Simmons and Jason Miller. Plus, it was a Dashiell Hammett story, and I had a great character. It was fantastic to shoot.” ThinkingYearsCharacterStoriesJobsYoungNew YorkFantasticCursePlusTomsJasonGreat JobGreat Character Author:Brent Spiner
“The fans of Borussia Dortmund are truly amazing. It is hard to describe what you feel when you play in front of them, the atmosphere they create not only on the yellow wall with its 25000-something fans jumping up and down a full 90-plus minutes of every game, no matter the score or the opponent.” FeelsMatterHardPlayGamesFansMinutesFrontsWallAtmosphereOpponentsScorePlusYellowJumpingUp And DownBorussia Dortmund Author:Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
“We need men and women with Christian values who know in their souls that America was providentially created and that for the last 200-plus years, when we've gone to God in prayer and asked for guidance, wisdom and strength, God has answered.” KnowsMenNeedsYearsSoulChristianLastsAmericaValuesPrayerGoneMen And WomenGuidancePlusChristian Values Author:Rick Perry
“Not only is America a country where torture is now policy. It's now outsourced. It's given to companies at a cost-plus basis. It's a triple whammy of surreal, absolute madness.” CountryAmericaGivenCompanyPolicyCostBasesMadnessAbsolutesTorturePlusSurrealOutsourced Author:John Cusack
“I reached out to [Brett Favre] early on; sent him some of my books and a letter. Then I had two or three arranged times with him, and was blown off. Then I sent him another letter, and he sent me a text, explaining that he didn't wish to talk. I'm not mad - it's his right, obviously. Plus, his family members were amazingly open and cool.” TwoBookThreeWishMembersLettersMadPlusExplainingFamily Members Author:Jeff Pearlman
“I believe we accomplished a lot of good things while I was in office. We maintained a very good working relationship with both Republicans and Democrats during my tenure. Consequently, we had a very high batting average in dealing with Congress on some very controversial issues. Plus, we kept our nation at peace, we obeyed the law, and we told the truth.” BelieveLawI BelieveNationsIssuesRepublicanOfficeGood ThingsDemocratVery GoodCongressAverageAccomplishedPlusGood WorkControversialBattingTenureControversial Issues Author:Jimmy Carter
“Women should not be suppressed because they are women, because they have children and because of men. Then I am a feminist. But when it comes to the African concept, for the moment, I say 'feminist plus'. We have so many other problems.” MenShouldChildrenMomentsProblemConceptsFeministPlus Author:Buchi Emecheta
“Ninety-plus percent of police/community relations is simply wonderful - where people obey the law, don't resist arrest, don't attack cops and don't threaten lives, everyone gets along just fine. When the president [Barack Obama] constantly sides with the worst thugs out there and with the Black Lives Matter terrorists, and the media lies constantly, we the people better get to the truth ASAP.” PeopleMatterLawLyingSidesBlackPresidentCommunityWonderfulWorstMediaFinePercentRelationPoliceTerroristBarackPlusCopNinetyBlack Lives MatterPresident Barack ObamaThugBlack Lives Author:Ted Nugent
“This word "LOVE" - discredited, "clicheed" - can be restored and love, the instinct, the impulse to care for somebody in the hope that somebody will care for you - plus our language, the language, a language - is about all we have. With everything else going on, this is what makes us, what keeps us human.” HumansCareLanguageAnd LoveInstinctImpulsePlusWords LoveCare For You Author:Toni Morrison
“As far as "uncut" I think we all know that you guys cut up the special. Originally it was going to be 2 hours plus and it got chopped down so I said "we can't use those words because it's not going to represent me right".” ThinkingKnowsSaidUseGuyHoursCuttingSpecialPlus Author:Gabriel Iglesias
“First, there are many who can fight, but they're small in stature; Zhang Lanxin is 177 cm [5'9"+] tall, with very long hands and legs, and very quick. In the scenes, I tried to show all of her special strengths and qualities. Plus, Zhang Lanxin has extraordinary staying power: it was only yesterday at the airport that I saw her cell phone photos from the hospital where she was having blood clots in her knee being cleared up, and I hadn't known till then that she had this problem.” FirstsLongShowsProblemHandsFightingQualityKnownSawsBloodSpecialSceneExtraordinaryPhonesLegsYesterdayCellsKneesStayingPlusHospitalsTallAirportsCell PhoneStatureStaying PowerBlood Clots Author:Jackie Chan
“Eventually, we need to have computers that work differently from the way they do today and have for the past 60-plus years. We're capturing and generating increasingly massive amounts of data, but we can't make computers that keep up with it. One of the most promising solutions is to make computers that work more the way brains work.” WayNeedsYearsTodayPastBrainAmountComputerSolutionsDataMassivePlus Author:Kevin Maney
“I feel like we have to have [plus size models] as soon as possible. We're the norm. We're the majority.” FeelsModelsMajoritySizePlusNormPlus SizePlus Size Models Author:Ashley Graham
“If a plus-size woman is not represented in fashion or on TV, what the hell are we doing?” IfsHellFashionTvsSizePlusPlus Size Author:Ashley Graham
“I think many times young women do not give sufficient weight to the unique contribution that they can bring to any discussion or any cause. And they have within them something very special, and they should count all of their experiences as a plus.” ThinkingGivingShouldYoungCausesSpecialUniqueWeightDiscussionSufficientContributionPlusYoung Women Author:Nancy Pelosi
“We create these boom-bust cycles by manipulating the money supply and the interest rates and directing it where it went in. And that is what happened with housing: pushed into housing combination of easy money plus all the regulations, and we created this boom-bust cycle, and corruption, because corruption goes with it, because you don't have the same discipline. So we've got to stop all that.” EasyInterestHappenedDisciplineRateCorruptionCombinationCyclesPlusRegulationHousingInterest RateEasy Money Author:Charles Koch
“When you look at the whole explosion of the Internet, the decline of print journalism, there are all of these plus-or-minus ramifications, and you have to work it out. The great thing about books is that you have a tactile thing that's there. You can download this or download that, but how long do you want to be staring at a screen for the rest of your life? You've got to have some kind of proper interface for people that's not about the screen.” PeopleWantLooksKindLongBookWholeInternetScreensGreat ThingsJournalismStaringWorking ItPlusPrintDeclineRest Of Your LifeExplosionsMinusDownloadsInterfacesRamificationsTactile Author:Irvine Welsh
“We, including many Christians, read the Bible through "eyes" conditioned by, and even accommodated to, modern Western culture plus the influences of messages and ideas from other cultures that are alien to the worldview of the biblical writers. Therefore, in order fully to understand the Bible and allow the Bible to absorb the world (rather than the world - culture - absorb the Bible) we must practice an "archaeology" of the biblical writers' implicit, assumed view of reality.” WorldIdeasRealityEyeChristianOrderCultureViewsPracticeInfluenceModernMessagesWesternIncludingAliensPlusBiblicalWorldviewThrough The EyesImplicitOther CulturesWestern CultureArchaeology Author:Roger E. Olson
“Life as we know it is fundamentally unsatisfying. I think most folks feel this to be true. They know that a life of aimless consumption isn't much of a life. And work offers us very little satisfaction. Plus our work and consumption is destroying the environment. And this is in the rich countries. Add starvation, etc. to the mix, and you have a lot of people in the world pretty unhappy with things as they are. Modern communications make all of this known to people far and wide, and we see the fundamental unfairness of it all.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWorldFeelsLittlesCountryKnownRichEnvironmentModernCommunicationOffersFundamentalsAddFolksSatisfactionWideUnhappyBeing TrueEtcPlusDestroyingConsumptionStarvationUnfairnessRich CountriesDestroying The EnvironmentModern Communication Author:Michael Yates
“What many people today assume Christianity to be is basically Plutarch plus Jesus.” PeopleTodayJesusChristianityAssumingPlus Author:N. T. Wright
“I don't think information overload is a function of the volume of information. It's a derivative of the volume of information plus the sense-making tools you have.” ThinkingInformationToolsFunctionPlusVolumeDerivativesOverloadInformation Overload Author:Paul Saffo
“I think we're in a time and place, the last 20 plus years, and certainly now, it's only more so, where it's just about us creating a body of work. Creating hopefully our own scene.” ThinkingYearsBodyLastsSceneCreatingHopefullyPlus Author:Jon Gordon
“Teaching has definitely become a big part of my life in the past ten plus years. As it often does for many dedicated players. Because you can have some great gigs.” YearsDoeBigsPastPlayerTeachingTenPlusDedicatedGigs Author:Jon Gordon
“I personally believe the film turns out better when shot in one short schedule, plus it doesn't stress the actors.” BelieveFilmTurnsActorsShotsStressPlusSchedules Author:Shahrukh Khan
“Stand alone books are nice because they have everything all in one tidy little package. Neverwhere was awesome because you get action, adventure, character development, the exploration of a strange world, PLUS resolution of all the problems and mysteries at the end. No lines no waiting. That's very satisfying. Multi-volume stories are satisfying too, just in a different way.” WorldWayLittlesBookDifferentEndsCharacterStoriesProblemActionWaitingLinesNiceMysteryStrangeAdventureDevelopmentDifferent WaysPlusResolutionExplorationSatisfyingVolumePackagesStand AloneCharacter DevelopmentTidyStrange World Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“I think there's a faith formula in that verse: believe plus receive equals become. So I think believing's important, having intellectual agreement with Christian doctrine is important, but there has to be a time when we receive God's gift of grace - not that we've earned it or merit it or deserve it - but receive this free gift of forgiveness and eternal life that Jesus purchased on the cross for us.” ThinkingBelieveImportantChristianJesusGraceEternalIntellectualDeserveCrossesDoctrineMeritAgreementPlusFormulasVersesEternal LifeChristian DoctrineFree Gifts Author:Lee Strobel
“The Internet is perfect for delivering large blocks of text to people throughout the world for free. That's a plus. The downside is the ADD, the Internet-addled Attention Deficit Disorder.” PeopleWorldPerfectAttentionInternetAddBlockPlusDisorderDeficitDeliveringAttention Deficit Disorder Author:Lee Klein
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.” ThinkingCharacterGoalEducationTeachTeacherTeachingFunctionIntelligenceEducationalCriticalIntenseCivil RightsPlusIntensityCritical ThinkingEducatorCharacter BuildingGood CharacterGreat EducationEducation And TeachersSchool EducationGreat EducationalInspirational EducationQuality EducationChildren EducationStudents And EducationTrue CharacterChildren And EducationPowerful WeaponsInspirational EducationalBuilding CharacterGoals And ObjectivesTrue EducationCharacter EducationPurpose Of EducationKings And LoveInspiring EducationRelated To EducationInspirational CharacterWhat Is EducationInspirational StudentInspiring EducationalCivil Rights LeadersIntelligence And EducationEducational LeadersTrue Intelligence Book:The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr Source: The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr
“'Sing It Again Rod' touches all the solo bases since Stewart's departure from the Jeff Beck Band, wherein he cut his teeth on American audiences for $75 a week plus expenses, and wisely ignores his generally inferior work with the Faces.” FacesAudienceCuttingWeekBandBasesTeethPlusExpensesInferiorsSoloDeparture Author:Jon Landau
“I run six-to-eight miles a day, plus weights and aerobics in the lunch hour. I also lie a lot, which keeps me thin.” RunningLyingHoursSixWeightEightMilesPlusLunchAerobics Author:Hugh Laurie
“Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.” CountryWholePowerSocialismCommunismPlusSovietCommunism And Socialism Author:Vladimir Lenin
“I was always a good student. I wasn't the A-plus student, but I studied really hard, and I probably had a 3.2. I always wished that I had the capacity to get straight A's, but I didn't. I didn't beat myself up about it, but I really studied hard for my grades.” HardStudentsBeatsCapacityGradesPlusGood Students Author:Tyra Banks