“Experience has taught me a technique for dealing with such people [...] I counter the devotees of the Great Pyramid by adoration of the Sphinx; and the devotee of nuts by pointing out that hazelnuts and walnuts are as deleterious as other foods and only Brazil nuts should be tolerated. But when I was younger I had not yet acquired this technique, with the result that my contacts with cranks were sometimes alarming.” PeopleShouldSometimesResultsTaughtTechniqueContactNutsPointingAdorationPyramidsBrazilDevoteeCrankSphinxWalnutsHazelnuts Author:Bertrand Russell
“I don't remember anybody ever pointing me out as a dancing prodigy, but I played a not bad second base.” RememberDancingPointingProdigies Author:Fred Astaire
“Planning is like "pointing yourself" in the direction of a target...no more than that. Let your power then redefine the target, and re-point you in the correct direction. Think of it like this: An arrow is never going to hit the target unless it's in flight. If you sit around and wait for God to shoot the arrow, nothing is going to happen.” IfsThinkingHappensWaitingPlanningFlightTargetPointingArrows Author:Lee Carroll
“[Mark] Twain is pointing at you. You, the reader of the book one hundred and thirty years ago and today. That is what has made it a great American novel and the most widely read book in American Literature around the world today.” WorldYearsMadeBookTodayLiteratureNovelReaderHundredYears AgoMarkMade ItAround The WorldThirtyPointingWorld TodayThirty YearsGreat AmericanAmerican Literature Author:Hal Holbrook
“I think that maps showing platform details would be useful to visitors, especially to chaperones of school groups, etc. Also useful would be either a compass rose or an arrow pointing North at every metro exit. Emerging from underground is disorienting, especially at night.” ThinkingWould BeSchoolNightGroupsRoseDetailsEtcMapsPlatformsPointingCompassArrowsEmergingExitVisitorsMetroChaperones Author:Robert James Thomson
“Some foreigners with full bellies and nothing better to do engage in finger-pointing at us. First, China does not export revolution; second, it does not export famine and poverty; and third, it does not mess around with you. So what else is there to say?” FirstsDoePovertyRevolutionThirdsFingersChinaMessBellyPointingForeignersFaminePointing Fingers Author:Xi Jinping
“The opening for solid waste is very small [in the space ship]. It's not toilet-bowl size. And aim is critical. To be honest with you, you don't know where your asshole is pointing within a small circumference.” KnowsSpaceHonestWasteAimSizeCriticalOpeningShipsBeing HonestBowlsPointingToiletsSolid Waste Author:Mike Mullane
“Sustainability requires that we demand enduring quality. Steve Strong has a slide presentation pointing out that much of Oxford was built 800 years ago. What are we building today that will be here 800 years from now? If something like that emerged from this recession, it would help justify the hardship so many people are currently experiencing.” PeopleIfsYearsHelpingTodayStrongQualityBuildingDemandBuiltYears AgoEndureJustifyHardshipSustainabilityPointingSlidesPresentationRecessionsOxford Author:Denis Hayes
“Pointing is a metaphor we all know. We've done a lot of studies and tests on that, and it's much faster to do all kinds of functions, such as cutting and pasting, with a mouse, so it's not only easier to use but more efficient.” KnowsKindDoneUseStudyCuttingEasierTestsFunctionMetaphorAll KindsFasterEfficientMicePointing Author:Steve Jobs
“So let's not use a stylus. We're going to use the best pointing device in the world. We're going to use a pointing device that we're all born with - born with ten of them. We're going to use our fingers. We're going to touch this with our fingers. And we have invented a new technology called multi-touch, which is phenomenal. It works like magic.” WorldUseBornTechnologyMagicTenFingersDevicesPointingPhenomenalNew Technology Author:Steve Jobs
“[My poems] of course, it's symbolic, in the way that things in a poem can be - that is, pointing to something beyond its mere ordinary meaning, while also retaining all the qualities of that ordinary meaning. In other words, it's a bear, but it's also suggesting something else, just by virtue of the attention to it. But it's not "symbolic" in that way we are taught to think about things in poems.” ThinkingWayCoursesAttentionQualityVirtueTaughtBearsOrdinaryMerePointingSymbolicSuggestingRetaining Author:Matthew Zapruder
“We are headed to a radically new Earth, at least from our perspective. But from the planet's perspective, this is nothing new. As the geologist Peter Ward is fond of pointing out, we are actually heading back to a time kind of like the Miocene. The Miocene ended about 5.5 million years ago, and it was the last time that the planet had no icecaps.” YearsKindEarthLastsMillionsPlanetsPerspectiveYears AgoPeterLast TimePointingHeadingsNothing NewNew EarthGeologist Author:Annalee Newitz
“I can't blame anyone for being pessimistic when they look around, after all the blood spilled and energy spent to gain ground for working people in the past, and see it all happening again. I wasn't pointing a finger when I wrote the book, but sometimes the message is there even when you aren't actively trying to be the messenger.” PeopleTryingLooksI CanBookSometimesPastEnergyBloodMessagesHappeningsGainsBlameFingersPointingPessimisticMessengersHappening AgainPeople From The Past Author:James Vance
“There wasn't reparative therapy in Corinth. So in this passage I think people came to Christ and experienced a new life in him apart from the therapeutic process. But when it comes to someone pointing to this passage and saying homosexuals changed, well, I'm not sure that's what that passage is referring to.” PeopleThinkingWellsProcessChristChangedTherapyNot SurePassagesHomosexualNew LifePointingReferringTherapeutic Author:Alan Chambers
“A group of national security experts, military intelligence experts, issued a very concerning statement about Senator Bernie Sanders's views on foreign policy and national security, pointing out some of the comments he has made on these issues, such as inviting Iranian troops into Syria to try to resolve the conflict there; putting them right at the doorstep of Israel.” TryingMadeViewsIssuesGroupsSecurityMilitaryPolicyConflictIsraelStatementsExpertsResolveCommentForeign PolicyTroopsSyriaSenatorsNational SecurityPointingInvitingIranianDoorstepMilitary Intelligence Author:Hillary Clinton
“Everybody in the world has to compromise. I don't know one person that gets everything they want, so the politicians are going to have to figure that out and stop pointing out, "He shook hands with a Democrat in 1989. He ate with a Republican last week." It's petty high school, even junior high stuff going on. It's junior high politics going on, so it's a shame.” KnowsWorldWantPersonsHandsSchoolLastsStuffWeekFiguresPoliticianRepublicanHigh SchoolShameDemocratCompromisePettyPointingJuniorsJunior High Author:Ice Cube
“I've been in China enough to know that you shouldn't opine on it unless you speak Chinese and have lived there for twenty years. I wasn't pretending to be a China expert in that final chapter. I was just pointing, first to the parallels between Chinese behavior toward us and ours toward GB when we were at the same stage of development, and secondly to how much harder their development path is than ours was.” KnowsYearsFirstsEnoughSpeakPathStageDevelopmentBehaviorHarderTwentiesFinalsChinaChineseExpertsPretendingChaptersPointingParallelsStages Of Development Author:Charles R. Morris
“I think my own bias is that there may be something wrong with the timing and the connectivity between regions rather than pointing to one particular spot in the brain.” ThinkingMayMy OwnBrainParticularSpotsRegionsTimingBiasPointing Author:Gerald Fischbach
“Quantum wellness isn’t about deprivation and it’s not about perfection. It is about pointing yourself in the direction of growth, training yourself to get comfortable with your highest potential, and then taking small steps to support that shift. It’s about showing up for yourself, day by day, and then one day finding that you’ve undergone a transformation.” GrowthStepsSupportOne DayComfortableFindingsHighestTrainingPerfectionTransformationSelf DiscoveryWellnessPointingDeprivationShowing UpSmall Steps Author:Kathy Freston
“Obviously what I think Senator [John] Kerry was pointing to, which is absolutely correct, which is the essential part of the strategy or a key component or a leg on the stool, is an Afghan partner that is ready to take control of both the security situation in Afghanistan, and the civilian side of that.” ThinkingSidesSituationSecurityReadyKeysEssentialsStrategyLegsPartnersAfghanistanSenatorsComponentsPointingCiviliansJohn KerryTake ControlStoolsAfghan Author:Rahm Emanuel
“I've not been to Afghanistan or - but what people are clearly pointing to is that it becomes more difficult to have it. You could do it. I think weather is a factor. The most important factor though is credibility and legitimacy. What I wanted earlier to say is what I think Senator [John] Kerry is pointing to, which is important, is the strategic review on whether to send more troops is only one piece of the puzzle, important piece.” PeopleThinkingImportantWantedDifficultPiecesWeatherFactorsReviewsAfghanistanTroopsSenatorsPuzzlesPointingCredibilityStrategicOne PieceLegitimacyJohn Kerry Author:Rahm Emanuel
“Some meat eaters defend meat eating by pointing out that it is natural: in the wild, animals eat one another. The animals that end up on our breakfast, lunch, and dinner plates, however, aren't those who normally eat other animals. The animals we exploit for food are not the lions and tigers and bears of the world. For the most part, we eat the gentle vegan animals. However, on today's farms, we actually force them to become meat eaters by making them eat feed containing the rendered remains of other animals, which they would never eat in the wild.” WorldEndsTodayForceNaturalAnimalBearsEatingRemainsDinnerGentleMeatBreakfastFarmsLionsLunchVeganPlatesTigersPointingExploitsContainingWild AnimalMeat EatingDinner Plates Author:Sharon Gannon
“I live in a constituency that is quite rural, there are some very successful hunts there that are abiding by the law as it stands now but who are very often pointing out to me the consequences of the need to exterminate vermin, which foxes are, and the consequences of trying to shoot them and winging them and so on.” NeedsTryingLawSuccessfulConsequenceFoxesHuntsPointingAbidingVermin Author:Andrea Leadsom
“I wanted to feel like I could extend someone else's joy and not crush it, and that is the giant paradox nowadays of being a powerful woman: you want to live in a space of compassion and helpfulness and joy and expression, and the world is standing there, pointing the finger at you and telling you that you're greedy and domineering and attention-grabbing, and all you can do is shrug and just say, "Hopefully, someone out there understands and isn't misinterpreting."” WorldWantFeelsWantedJoyCan DoSpacePowerfulAttentionCompassionExpressionStandingFingersHopefullyGiantsCrushParadoxGreedyPointingPowerful WomenStanding ThereGrabbingHelpfulnessPointing Fingers Author:Amanda Palmer
“I am a Catholic. I can't say that without pointing out that I oppose abortion with all my heart and soul. Bill Clinton wanted them safe and rare. Barack Obama is heartsick that so many people he knows have had abortions. But we're all pro-choice and believe in reproductive freedom and oppose the Republicans' War on Women.” PeopleKnowsBelieveHeartI CanWarSoulWantedChoicesMy HeartRepublicanSafeCatholicBillsClintonBarackAbortionPointingHeart And Soul Author:Joe Biden
“One way of pointing to this realization is, when you think you have big problems, ask yourself, "What problem do I have at this moment?" Usually, you will find that you don't have a problem at this moment because you're sitting here and you're breathing, you're looking out the window, and it's fine.” ThinkingWayMomentsProblemBigsAsksFineSittingWindowRealizationOne WayBreathingPointingBig Problems Author:Eckhart Tolle
“I pray that our leaders stop pointing fingers and playing the blame game and seek a real solution for the good of the planet and all who inhabit it.” RealGamesLeaderPlanetsPrayingSolutionsBlameFingersPointingI PrayPointing FingersBlame Game Author:Don Cheadle
“From my perspective, it appears that a great thrust of research on health and longevity is pointing towards improving our immune system - that within an empowered immune system are the health solutions and longevity answers we're looking for.” AnswersPerspectiveSolutionsResearchLongevityImprovingPointingEmpoweredThrustImmuneImmune System Author:David Wolfe
“People are willing to throw our civilization under the bus to discredit the existing system, without any proposed solution to the problems that they're willing to pointing at.” PeopleProblemWillingCivilizationSolutionsBusPointingDiscredit Author:Jay Roach
“You can be addicted to White Supremacy and all of the benefits, you can be addicted to male privilege and all of the benefits that comes from it. It's like someone pointing at you and you have a stain on your shirt and you don't even know it.” KnowsWhiteBenefitsMalesPrivilegeShirtsWhite SupremacyPointingStainsSupremacyMale Privilege Author:Nate Parker
“Some writers' view of things depends upon the success of the final result. I'd rather stand or fall on my own concepts. But there is a fine line to be drawn between pointing up something or distorting it.” FallLinesMy OwnResultsViewsFineDependsConceptsFinalsPointingFine Lines Book:Conversations with Edward Albee Source: Conversations with Edward Albee
“One of the sayings of Diogenes was that most men were within a finger's breadth of being mad; for if a man walked with his middle finger pointing out, folks would think him mad, but not so if it were his forefinger.” IfsThinkingMenMiddleMadFingersFolksPointingBreadthPointing FingersMiddle FingerBeing Mad Author:Diogenes Laertius
“I picture the evidence for the deity of Jesus to be like the fast-moving current in a river. To deny the data would be like swimming upstream against the current. That doesn't make sense. What's logical, based on the strength of the case for Christ, is to swim in the same direction the evidence is pointing by putting your trust in Jesus as your forgiver and leader.” Would BeMovingJesusChristLeaderCasesEvidenceRiversCurrentsDenyDataMake SenseLogicalSwimSwimmingPointingDeitiesSwimming Upstream Author:Lee Strobel
“So much of the hubris that surrounded conceptual art in the 1950s through '70s was that it had this arrogant presupposition that pointing in and of itself was a creative act. It never rigorously politically and socially analyzed the fact that the luxury to point is something that so many people throughout the world don't have.” PeopleWorldArtFactsCreativeLuxuryArrogantPointingHubrisConceptual Art Author:Kehinde Wiley
“It never really understood its own situational luxury. And I think that by and large the privilege of being Kehinde Wiley in the 21st century, making these high-priced luxury goods, traveling the world, pointing at these people, behooves me to have a point of view and to say something about it.” PeopleThinkingWorldViewsCenturyUnderstoodPrivilegePoint Of ViewLuxuryGoods21st CenturyPointingLuxury Goods Author:Kehinde Wiley
“You have to knock on doors. You can't keep your dreams a secret. You have to put them out there on display and people can say whatever they want but keep on pointing your actions towards your dreams.” PeopleWantDreamActionSecretDoorsYour DreamsDisplayPointing Author:T. D. Jakes
“It's remarkable to see the advancements since the early days of [Harry] Potter with putting LEDs on everything, pointing sticks and measuring. Just archaic stuff. Now, it's like one guy with a laptop.” GuyStuffSticksRemarkableHarry PotterPointingAdvancementPottersMeasuringLaptops Author:Tom Felton
“That was a sarcastic remark pointing out that Bill Clinton has, quite a past, and Hillary Clinton has done quite a job on attacking the people who were victims of Bill Clinton.” PeopleDoneJobsPastVictimBillsClintonSarcasticPointingRemarksAttacking Author:Rudy Giuliani
“I wrote a letter to the magazine [Time magazine] pointing out that [Richard] Corliss's comparison of Christopher Lee's Saruman to Osama Bin Laden, and the vastly outnumbered defenders of Helm's Deep united against the Orcs to the "Coalition of the Willing" fighting the good fight against Muslim hordes, displayed the simplistic, xenophobic, and arrogant worldview that makes the government of the United States feared and mistrusted around the world. The editors claimed they had no space to print my brief letter, which I felt was dishonest and cowardly.” WorldStatesGovernmentFightingFeltSpaceUnitedUnited StatesWillingLettersMagazinesAround The WorldComparisonPrintEditorsArrogantPointingWorldviewBin LadenCowardlyCoalitionsDefendersOsama Bin LadenHordeGood FightHelmTime MagazineOrcsSaruman Author:Viggo Mortensen
“The Cook Political Report now predicting senate democrats are poised to pick up five to seven seats, which would give them the majority. Pointing out the history shows that races in the Toss Up column never split down the middle, one party tends to win the lion`s share of them. With two weeks to Election Day, there`s not enough time for republicans to recover toss-up seats in states where Hillary Clinton is currently leading, considering this, early voting is under way, and [Donald]Trump won`t be any help especially since his campaign doesn`t really have a ground game to speak of.” WayGivingTwoStatesEnoughHelpingShowsPoliticalGamesWinningSpeakPartyRaceFiveWeekShareMiddleTrumpRepublicanPicksElectionMajorityClintonDemocratSevenCampaignsCooksSeatsReportsVotingLionsSenateSplitsConsideringPointingTwo WeeksColumnsEnough TimeTossPredictingElection DayNot Enough Time Author:Chris Hayes
“CEOs the world over are fond of pointing to their workforce and saying "Our people are our greatest asset." And yet today, only two out of ten people think their assets are being well used at work.” PeopleThinkingWorldWellsTwoTodayUsedTenAssetsCeoPointingWorkforce Author:Marcus Buckingham
“If someone's pointing a gun at you, you get a surge of adrenaline, but it would be a lot better if they weren't pointing the gun at you in the first place.” IfsFirstsWould BeGunPointingAdrenaline Author:Allan Nairn
“I wanted to create a story that would address America's history, successes, and problems while pointing to a hopeful resolution. I wanted it to be told from the perspective of an "Everyman" point of view.” StoriesProblemWantedAmericaViewsPerspectivePoint Of ViewAddressesHopefulResolutionPointingEveryman Author:Sho Baraka
“Then the actual count comes in and not only does that not happen, [Donald] Trump wins, Hillary [Clinton] loses, they don't get anywhere near the House. They've lost the Senate. They've lost 1,200 seats in the last three elections. They don't have a national party, just one election. And in this next bite, Kellyanne Conway is pointing this out to them.” DoeHappensLastsThreeNextHouseWinningLostLosesPartyTrumpElectionClintonJust OneSeatsBitesSenatePointing Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Kellyanne's [Conway] pointing out, you people say we don't have a mandate? You don't have a [Democratic] party. You've lost a thousand legislative seats. You only have five states.” PeopleStatesLostPartyFiveThousandDemocraticSeatsPointingDemocratic PartyMandates Author:Rush Limbaugh
“[Barack] Obama isn't pointing to anyone, and certainly doesn't like it when others note (correctly) that his influences were the likes of Saul Alinsky, the Chicagoan and modern founder of community organizing, or Frank Marshall Davis, the communist journalist and agitator from Chicago who mentored Obama in Hawaii in the latter 1970s, and who Obama warmly acknowledges in his memoirs.” CommunityInfluenceModernNotesLikesMemoirBarackJournalistAcknowledgeLatterCommunistChicagoFrankFoundersHawaiiPointingCommunity Organizing Author:Paul Kengor
“I'm not interested in, you know, turning the clock back or pointing fingers, but I am interested in trying to figure out how we come together to chart a better way forward and one that will restore confidence in, you know, small and medium-size businesses and consumers and begin to chip away at the unemployment rate.” KnowsWayTryingTogetherFiguresFingersRateSizeMediumsConsumersClockNot InterestedUnemploymentChipsPointingBetter WaysWay ForwardPointing FingersUnemployment Rate Author:Hillary Clinton
“[Donald Trump] is not cool and therefore they're very proudly pointing out that none of them are gonna perform at his inauguration.” TrumpPointingInauguration Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I can respect the gulf that separates alpinism from a running race and still appreciate that the physiology that accounts for endurance is the same if you are running a foot race in the city park or front pointing up the second ice field on the north face of the Eiger.” IfsStillsI CanRunningFacesRaceCitiesFeetFrontsFieldsAppreciateAccountsIceParksEndurancePointingPhysiologyRunning RaceCity ParksAlpinism Author:Steve House
“Leadership is about pointing in the direction, articulating a vision of the world that does not yet exist. Then asking help from others to insure that vision happens.” WorldDoeHelpingHappensVisionAskingPointingArticulating Author:Simon Sinek