“Our scientists all the more occupy advanced positions in the development of world science. By the example of their successes in the field of atomic energy, our scientists and technicians have vividly shown how much the increased might of the Soviet state and the further growth of its international authority depends on their efforts and practical successes.” WorldStatesMightEnergyGrowthEffortExampleFieldsPositionDependsDevelopmentAuthorityScientistInternationalPracticalsSovietTechniciansAtomic Energy Author:Vyacheslav Molotov
“I would say that deconstruction is affirmation rather than questioning, in a sense which is not positive: I would distinguish between the positive, or positions, and affirmations. I think that deconstruction is affirmative rather than questioning: this affirmation goes through some radical questioning, but it is not questioning in the field of analysis.” ThinkingFieldsPositionRadicalAnalysisQuestioningAffirmationAffirmativeDeconstruction Author:Jacques Derrida
“[On women in previously all-male fields:] I think it will change in a lot of workplaces. I'm not so sure it will ever change on Capitol Hill until more women are in powerful positions. Because this is the last plantation for men.” ThinkingMenLastsPowerfulFieldsPositionMalesHillsWorkplaceCapitolPlantationsCapitol Hill Author:Andrea Mitchell
“Better risk loss of truth than chance of error--that is your faith-vetoer's exact position. He is actively playing his stake as much as the believer is; he is backing the field against the religious hypothesis, just as the believer is backing the religious hypothesis against the field.” FaithReligiousChanceLossRiskFieldsPositionErrorsBelieverStakesHypothesis Book:James and Dewey on Belief and Experience Source: James and Dewey on Belief and Experience
“If you're a conservation biologist in many fields, you're seeing your study subject disappear. People are in the position where they're chronicling radical decline, and that is not a position that conservation biologists want to be in.” PeopleIfsWantStudySeeingSubjectsFieldsPositionDisappearRadicalDeclineConservationBiologist Author:Elizabeth Kolbert
“One-third of your plays are special teams, so to block a punt and get good field position out of it and score was big.” PlayBigsTeamSpecialFieldsPositionThirdsBlockScoreSpecial Teams Author:Frank Knight
“The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise. In my experience, the people closest to the problems are often in the best position to see the solutions. The key here is to empower and not be the bottleneck.” PeopleProblemFieldsPositionKeysSolutionsEmpoweringClosestCommandersBottlenecks Author:Colin Powell
“If you take time to realize what your dream is and what you really want in life, no matter what it is, whether it's sports or in other fields, you have to realize that there is always work to do, and you want to be the hardest working person in whatever you do, and you put yourself in a position to be successful. And you have to have a passion about what you do.” IfsWantPersonsMatterDreamPassionSportsRealizingSuccessfulFieldsPositionNo Matter WhatHardestYour DreamsBeing SuccessfulTake TimeBasketball MotivationMvpBasketball Success Author:Stephen Curry
“The National Security Adviser is supposed to be an arbiter of policy and open minded in internal debates. But the playing field was never balanced. It was always tilted toward Rumsfeld's position, which is obviously the same as Bush's.” SecurityPolicyFieldsPositionDebateSupposed To BeInternalsBalancedNational SecurityOpen MindOpen MindedAdviserPlaying FieldsArbiter Author:Seymour Hersh
“The two biggest things to understand when you're tracking the ball as a defensive back is your position on the field and understanding that once the ball is in the air you become the receiver. Too many young defensive backs worry about the receiver catching it or what the receiver is doing instead of focusing on what they should be doing. Just go out and make the play yourself, don't worry about him. Know where the ball is and attack it. Put yourself in position to bat it or catch it and make the play.” KnowsShouldTwoPlayYoungUnderstandingWorryAirFieldsPositionBallsBatsCatchingReceiverTrackingDefensive Backs Author:Antonio Cromartie
“Figure out where you are on the field. If you're past 15 or so yards, the ball is going down the field. When you're in great position, you're able to control the receiver.” IfsAblePastFiguresFieldsPositionBallsWhere You AreYardsReceiver Author:Antonio Cromartie
“Since I'm not focusing on my speed as much now as I was heading into the combine, I'm really focusing on my position work, trying to perfect how I play the safety position. I've been doing a lot of backpedaling and drills that focus on turning my hips, which help me out on the football field.” TryingPlayHelpingPerfectFocusFieldsPositionFootballSafetySpeedHipsHelp MeHeadingsDrillsFootball Field Author:Calvin Pryor