“Cuban artists had, for a while, a privileged position within Cuba that is probably going to become slightly less restricted to them. I think they'll continue to join the international art world, so those people who are extremely successful will become even more so and those who are struggling will continue to struggle.” PeopleThinkingWorldArtArtistStruggleSuccessfulPositionInternationalPrivilegedCubaCubanArt World Author:Rachael Price
“Certainly our cultural fallback position seems to be that our technologies will get us out of everything they have got us into. That looks like a magical thinking to me, but we don't really have a better idea.” ThinkingLooksIdeasSeemsTechnologyPositionMagical Thinking Author:Paul Kingsnorth
“In my position, I think the best thing I do is just keep girlfriend involved.” ThinkingPositionInvolvedBest ThingsGirlfriend Author:Kid Ink
“At one time I was a nihilistic punk with a mohican and a ring in my nose. I think in the course of time I'll find a middle ground, but I also carry that sense of responsibility. I'm in a position to defeat stereotypes.” ThinkingCoursesResponsibilityMiddlePositionDefeatRingsNosesOne TimePunkStereotypeSense Of ResponsibilityMiddle Ground Author:Michelle Shocked
“I've done a great job at being universal in my stand-up, which is why, for 'Let Me Explain,' I toured all over the world. These movies I have coming out - 'Ride Along,' 'Grudge Match,' 'About Last Night,' 'Think Like a Man Too' - are putting me in a position to become universal on an even bigger scale.” ThinkingMenWorldDoneJobsLastsNightPositionUniversalLet MeBiggerScalesComing OutLast NightGrudgeGreat Job Author:Kevin Hart
“Among the many things that profoundly impress me about the Dalai Lama, quite high up on the list is his ability to say "I don't know". I've often wished that other people in prominent positions wouldn't feel the compulsion to have an answer for everything and would feel equally free to say "I don't know." It's a sign of wisdom to know that you don't know and a sign of stupidity to think that you know everything. I admire it enormously in him, and wonder why so few people in leading positions reach that stage.” PeopleThinkingKnowsFeelsAbilityAnswersWonderStagePositionStupidityListsAdmireImpressCompulsionProminentLamaDalai Author:David Steindl-Rast
“If you are worried about what others might think and about how your position in the group might be jeopardized, then you will never really create anything.” IfsThinkingMightGroupsPositionWorried Book:Mastery Source: Mastery
“I don't think it's man's function to write. I don't think it's a normal thing like teeth-brushing and going to the bathroom. It's a supered position on the animal.” ThinkingMenWritingAnimalPositionNormalFunctionTeethBathroomBrushingNormal Things Author:Rod Serling
“I don't have to change anything. I think that's the secret to comedy. You want to be universal and appeal to everyone. You want to put yourself in a position that no matter what you're talking about, everyone can relate to it and understand it, because it's an experience that everyone can go through. That's what I pattern my writing material and jokes after. I'm trying to maintain a level of realness that my fans can appreciate.” ThinkingWantWritingTryingMatterLevelsSecretTalkingComedyFansPositionMaterialsJokesAppreciateUniversalNo Matter WhatPatternsRelateAppealsRealness Author:Kevin Hart
“I think on a stage in front of thousands of people is a wildly invigorating and amazing experience, and it requires a certain skill set; then being in the studio, and being curled up in the fetal position under the piano, that requires another skill set.” PeopleThinkingCertainStageFrontsPositionSkillsStudiosPianoInvigoratingAmazing Experiences Author:Mary Chapin Carpenter
“I think there's no question that historians create; they would tell you that, I think. If I'm trying to imagine an imperial Roman position, it's much easier to imagine the poor schlub who's not even sure why he's doing what he's doing than it is to imagine Caesar. At least for me. And I'm intrigued, too, by the position of the poor schlub who *still* finds himself supporting the imperial project.” IfsThinkingTryingStillsPoorImaginePositionEasierProjectsHistorianIntrigued Author:Jim Shepard
“I argue that I don't think it's a moral position to say that civilization is going to collapse, and that's okay. Because that would cause the deaths of billions of people. It's certainly not something I'm willing to accept.” PeopleThinkingCausesAcceptingMoralPositionWillingCivilizationOkayArguingBillionsCollapse Author:Margaret D. Klein
“Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.” ThinkingPositionMusicianUnlikelyIrs Author:Billy Joel
“I think that it's an arguable position, whether with Hamas and ISIS around, whether there should be a Palestinian state, but it's a defensible position, given the current circumstances.” ThinkingShouldStatesGivenPositionCircumstancesCurrentsPalestinianIsisHamas Author:David Brooks
“I don't think the Palestinians are in this position they're in, divided with Hamas and the P.A., unwilling to allow - or recognize Israel as a Jewish state.” ThinkingStatesPositionIsraelDividedPalestinianUnwillingHamas Author:David Brooks
“I think the president's [Barack Obama] position has been very clear on Syria. He wants more aggressive, he's put the Special Ops on the ground, in fact one of the Republican criticisms is he's got thousands of Americans there. We just don't call them troops on the ground, we don't admit to it. But they are there.” ThinkingWantHas BeensFactsPresidentClearSpecialPositionRepublicanCriticismBarackAggressiveTroopsSyriaSpecial Ops Author:Juan Williams
“There's a whole slew of wonderful speculation of flying in a fanciful way. Gulliver is one of the central examples; Swift has the hum of Arabian Nights in his ear with Gulliver's Travels. The difference is in scale - Gulliver as a kind of Sinbad kind of figure, the way he is picked up and carried. Just to finish up with Scheherazade, I do think that The Arabian Nights could be considered as a great book on women's position in the world.” ThinkingWorldWayKindBookWholeNightDifferencesWonderfulFiguresExamplePositionEarsFlyingScalesSpeculationGreat BookArabianGulliverArabian NightsGulliver's Travels Author:Marina Warner
“I regret that there aren't more short stories in other magazines. But in a certain way, I think the disappearance of the short-story template from everyone's head can be freeing. Partly because there's no mass market for stories, the form is up for grabs. It can be many, many things. So the anthology is very much intended for students, but I think we're all in the position of writing students now. Very few people are going around with a day-to-day engagement with the short story.” PeopleThinkingWayWritingStoriesFormCertainPositionStudentsRegretMassMagazinesShort StoryEngagementDay To DayI RegretAnthologyDisappearance Author:Lorin Stein
“I think that whatever we express in terms of the potential truth is above all else about mobilizing ourselves for ourselves. We learn about ourselves as individuals. Identification with Palestine is universal and not restricted to geographic boundaries. It's a question of moral and ethical positions vis-Ã -vis all the injustices that surround us.” ThinkingIndividualTermMoralPositionTruth IsUniversalInjusticeBoundariesEthicalSurroundPalestineIdentification Author:Elia Suleiman
“To be a woman in law enforcement on television, I think, is sort of important. It's a powerful position for a woman to be in, but also to be looking at these new technologies, exploring these new technologies.” ThinkingImportantLawPowerfulTechnologyPositionTelevisionExploringLaw EnforcementEnforcementIn-lawsNew Technology Author:Patricia Arquette
“I think they need to remove the general. He is unfit for the position he is being called upon to serve, precisely because he's become a liability. He's become a weapon our enemies will use against us.” ThinkingNeedsUseEnemyPositionWeaponsRemoveLiability Author:James Zogby
“Young guys should focus on maintaining their football position. Coaches always say the lowest guy wins. I'm a taller guy and a bigger guy, but because I'm always in a great football position is why I think I'm able to get away from guys still. It gives me a chance to recover.” ThinkingGivingShouldStillsAbleYoungGuyWinningChanceFocusPositionFootballBiggerGive MeCoachesGet AwayLowestMaintainingGreat FootballYoung GuysGive Me A Chance Author:Brandon Spikes
“If you take a wrong step but you're still in that football position, you can just react and change directions. I think for the most part young guys need to work on their football position. Get in their stance and hold it as long as possible. Work on your flexibility, especially in the hips, so you can hold that longer. A good football position will help you be more mobile and give you better leverage in the trenches.” IfsThinkingNeedsGivingLongStillsHelpingYoungGuyStepsPositionFootballHipsFlexibilityMobileStanceTrenchesYoung GuysGood Football Author:Brandon Spikes
“What I'm concerned about is the views of many Democrats who know their states, who know how hard it is to win a general election. And it also will push whoever the nominee is into the spotlight. I've been vetted. There's hardly anything you don't know about me. And I think it's fair to say that whoever is in that position, Senator Bernie Sanders or anyone else who might have run, will face the most withering onslaught.” ThinkingKnowsHardStatesMightRunningFacesWinningViewsKnow HowPositionConcernedFairsElectionDemocratSenatorsSpotlightWitheringGeneral Elections Author:Hillary Clinton
“I think today's young women are an especially powerful breed. They will be taking on even greater challenges, which is why achieving personal empowerment is so important for them. These women are going to be holding positions of significant authority, owning more businesses, and shaping public policy.” ThinkingImportantTodayYoungChallengesPowerfulGreaterAchievePolicyPositionAuthorityEmpowermentSignificantYoung WomenPublic PolicyPersonal Empowerment Author:Mary Pope Osborne
“Well, it's not all Americans. But I understand those polls. But as a result of that, that's not going to change my position. I mean I don't think it is even practical and I don't think it's right. I mean just because somebody happens to be of the Muslim faith, doesn't make them a terrorist or make them a threat to America. And we've had relations with people all over the world of the Muslim faith.” PeopleThinkingWorldWellsMeanHappensAmericaResultsPositionRelationThreatTerroristPracticalsPollsMuslim Faith Author:John Kasich
“Second films are, you know, like 'difficult second albums', so it's a tricky position to be in but I think he's made a highly accomplished film.” ThinkingKnowsMadeFilmDifficultPositionAlbumsAccomplishedTricky Author:Andy Serkis
“Constraint theory asks: What is the price for doing this? Now one way around constraint theory is declaring your enemy crazy. Crazy and stupid are not concepts used in forecasting. When people say they're really stupid or they're crazy, that's laziness. That means I don't want to think through their position or about what they're really going to do.” PeopleThinkingWayWantMeanUsedAsksEnemyCrazyStupidPositionTheoryConceptsOne WayLazinessConstraintsDeclaringReally StupidForecasting Author:George Friedman
“Those who take knowledge to be a whole zoo of sub-disciplines will react to my giving metaphysics a privileged position in that zoo or to my thinking of knowledge as a tree, with more and less fundamental parts.” ThinkingGivingWholeTreePositionDisciplineFundamentalsMetaphysicsPrivilegedZoos Author:Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra
“I think people, if you really want to be happy, you have to find God yourself, and you're going to have to have a personal, one-on-one relationship and not look to get through these traditions or these rituals and all this crazy stuff when you could talk to him right here, right now, anytime, anywhere, any place, from any position. And that's the kind of relationship you want, not a standard.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantLooksKindStuffCrazyPositionRight NowStandardsTraditionRitualWant To Be HappyOne On One Author:Ice Cube
“Honestly, I'd love to think I was in a position where I had that decision. But last year I worked on a movie in Bulgaria, now I'm in New York or LA. It really sounds jet-setting when you say it, but there's lots of down-time where you wonder what you're doing or you wonder about life.” ThinkingYearsLastsSoundDecisionWonderNew YorkPositionHonestlySettingSettingsLast YearJetBulgariaDown Time Author:Sean Mahon
“I think very often when we think we are aiming at the best for our children, what we are really doing is trying to position them for competitive success in an intensely driven kind of society. I'm not sure that always leads to the good life or to happiness.” ThinkingTryingKindChildrenPositionOur ChildrenDrivenNot SureGood Life Author:Michael Sandel
“When that character and the X-Force appeared, they took the comic world by storm. You have to look at those numbers. And you see that that isn't Rob Liefeld's only creation. There's all these other things, like Cable and Domino. There's so many things that actually could be fascinating onscreen and unlike anything you've ever seen before onscreen. So I think Fox is in a really nice position where they've got something that feels as wide and different as the Marvel Universe.” ThinkingWorldFeelsLooksDifferentCharacterUniverseForceNumbersNiceCreationPositionStormWideComicFascinatingFoxesCablesReally Nice Author:Mark Millar
“I think that for example as a prisoner of course I was pressured to become very submissive and in a way the syndrome of Stockholm is when you shift position and then you become like you're supposed to act, which is accepting the authority of those who have abducted you.” ThinkingWayCoursesAcceptingExamplePositionLike YouAuthorityPrisonerSyndromesSubmissivePressuredStockholm Author:Ingrid Betancourt
“I mean, in the history of poetry there have been a lot poetries where you have to inherit the position of poet from your ancestors and I think that if you just leave anyone to become a poet based on an aristocratic society, then a lot of people are left out who might have something to offer.” PeopleIfsThinkingMeanHas BeensMightLeftPositionPoetOffersAncestorLeft OutAristocratic Author:Edward Hirsch
“I don't think the idea of requiring these to be only sold to people who have already own the bonds, in other words, this naked position that the Germans have recently put into their financial regulation and has been discussed here. I don't think that makes any sense.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensIdeasPositionFinancialNakedRegulationFinancial Regulation Author:Robert F. Engle
“I wanted to understand. I'm not here to support one, but I am here to criticize all, on a principled position. I very much value the position of counter power. I think this is where ethics should be, in front of power as I said in Radical Reform. The power of counter-power is very important.” ThinkingShouldSaidImportantWantedValuesSupportFrontsPositionEthicsRadicalReformCriticizePrincipled Author:Tariq Ramadan
“Not only America but all countries should think together about how the enormous might of the sole remaining superpower should be used. We need a leadership that is based on partnership, a leadership that unites nations and makes it possible to solve the problems of the globe together. Otherwise, we will have another Gold Rush for a superpower that wants to gain even greater advantages, that wants to gain an absolutely new position for itself. That would lead to a perverse utopia.” ThinkingWantNeedsShouldCountryProblemMightTogetherAmericaUsedNationsGreaterPositionGainsAdvantageGoldSolveEnormousSolePartnershipGlobesUtopiaSuperpowerGold RushNew Position Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“We didn't educate women, because the leaders then didn't think they were educable. That changed when a shortage of teachers developed, because men didn't get paid enough to teach school. Then men, who held the positions of power, sent women to teachers' colleges.” ThinkingMenEnoughSchoolLeaderTeachTeacherPositionChangedCollegePaidEducateShortagePosition Of Power Author:John Shelby Spong
“I still hope. I wouldn't be in this position if I didn't. I love the church. I love the Bible. But I think we're in a time where we're desperately in need of a great reformation.” IfsThinkingNeedsStillsChurchPositionReformation Author:John Shelby Spong
“I think that it's fear. The musicians themselves don't seem to know enough about why they're in the positions they're in, so they're afraid to lose those positions. If you're 22 years old and you can't believe you're even in the position to have a career making music, the first thing you're going to think is: Maintain. Don't lose it. And that's precisely what causes you to lose everything.” IfsThinkingKnowsYearsFirstsBelieveEnoughSeemsCausesLosesCareersPositionMusician Author:Steven Soderbergh
“I think I was afraid of being a mother for many reasons. I wanted to be a good mom and I was fearful at one point of even working at the national level because I was afraid that I would disappoint a child or I wouldn't be as ready for a big position as maybe I should have been when I came to Fox.” ThinkingShouldChildrenHas BeensReasonBigsWantedMotherLevelsPositionReadyMomShould HaveFearfulFoxesShould Have BeenDisappointBeing A MotherGood Mom Author:Ainsley Earhardt
“I think that what we have heard from the Remain campaign throughout this whole referendum have been dire warnings of the terrible consequences of the British people just taking control of our own destiny.And, the truth is, if we vote to Leave we will be in an economically stronger position. We will be able to take back some of the money that we currently give to the European Union and we can invest it in our priorities.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingHas BeensWholeAbleDestinyHeardPositionTerribleTruth IsConsequenceVoteStrongerUnionsBritishCampaignsPrioritiesWarningEuropean UnionReferendums Author:Michael Gove
“I've supported Jeremy Corbyn all the way along because I think that was the right thing to do. I've reluctantly reached the conclusion that his position is untenable.” ThinkingWayPositionConclusionThings To DoRight Thing Author:Ed Miliband
“I had a great deal of independence from the president and the White House during the entirety of my five years. And I'm not sure exactly what that is, but our friend, Walter Dellinger, has a theory about it, and I think he's probably right. And the theory starts with the fact that I worked in the White House for a year and a half before coming over to the position of SG. And because of that, when I was nominated, there was some chatter out there that, "Oh. They're putting a political hack in. This has never happened before."” ThinkingYearsFactsPoliticalHousePresidentWhiteDealsHalfFiveHappenedPositionTheoryIndependenceNot SureFive YearsWhite HouseHacksChatterEntirety Author:Donald Verrilli Jr.
“I think that the more people who speak out, and say things and take stands on positions that will better our community, the better off each and every other individual artist or otherwise, will be.” PeopleThinkingArtistIndividualSpeakCommunityPositionBetter OffOur CommunitySpeaks Out Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“I think the time is right for organizing and to give Blacks more political - the progressive Blacks, you have to make a distinction - participation, more Blacks in more authoritative positions, in more electoral political positions. But we want the right ones.” ThinkingWantGivingPoliticalPositionDistinctionProgressiveParticipation Author:Huey Newton
“I didn't think that it's something that would happen. I didn't think I would be in the position, emotionally or financially, to be able to do that. But I've been lucky [to have big family].” ThinkingBigsHappensWould BeAblePositionLuckyBig Families Author:Jim Gaffigan
“Unlike many spiritual leaders, Dalai Lama is never been in a position to just sit on a mountain top handing out wisdom. He's had to live out his principles in the middle of this very complex situation, every day for sixty years or more. I think it's something that moves many people about his example.” PeopleThinkingYearsSpiritualMovingSituationLeaderPrinciplesMiddleExamplePositionMountainComplexesSixtyLamaDalaiSpiritual LeaderMountain Top Author:Pico Iyer
“If you'd asked me some years ago, I would have said [Dalai Lama] is an extraordinarily compassionate, clear-sighted, calm human being. But now, I'm more convinced than ever that his political positions as well as his spiritual positions arise out of such precise and realistic thinking that they're extremely sound.” IfsThinkingYearsHumansWellsSaidSpiritualPoliticalSoundHuman BeingsClearPositionYears AgoCalmConvincedAriseRealisticCompassionatePreciseLamaDalai Author:Pico Iyer