“[The Dalai Lama] told me some years ago, "I've made every concession to China, and I've been as open and tolerant as I could, and still things get worse in Tibet." If you look at it from one point of view, as he himself says, his monastic position of forbearance and nonviolence hasn't reaped any benefits. And yet, he's thinking in terms of the long term, of centuries.” IfsThinkingYearsLooksLongMadeStillsTermViewsCenturyPositionBenefitsYears AgoChinaPoint Of ViewLong TermNonviolenceConcessionsLamaTibetDalaiForbearance Author:Pico Iyer
“Whether I'm feeding the homeless, stopping by a high school to chat with teens, visiting a prison or local jail, I think that the greatest service you can give is yourself. To be able to help someone who is not in a position to help themselves or possibly ever repay you.” ThinkingGivingHelpingAbleSchoolPositionHigh SchoolPrisonLocalsJailTeensHomelessStoppingFeedingVisiting Author:Raheem Devaughn
“I have been clear in my position for quite a while, but the Chinese have not responded. Therefore, we are now in the process of holding a referendum on our policy among all the Tibetan community in exile and even inside Tibet, to check whether the majority thinks we are on the right track.” ThinkingHas BeensProcessCommunityClearPolicyPositionMajorityTrackChecksChineseExileTibetanTibetRight TrackReferendums Author:Dalai Lama
“As I look back on it now, I'm thinking of one very vital factor, that one factor being that I was afforded the luxury - the luxurious opportunity - of finally being able to put something back. As a child growing up, it was his [Frank Sinatra] efforts that put a roof over my head, food in my stomach, clothes on my back, and that got me an education and sent me to the doctor when I was sick. All those things a child could benefit from parent. I did not want to be in a position where all I had ever done was take, take, take, frankly.” ThinkingWantLooksChildrenDoneAbleOpportunityParentEffortGrowing UpGrowingPositionBenefitsClothesDoctorsSickFactorsLuxuryStomachFrankRoofLuxuriousChildren Growing UpGrowing Children Author:Frank Sinatra, Jr.
“If a bunch of Republicans are too stiff- necked, too proud, or in some cases too committed to the old order, after the election, I think they're going to be very sobered by their position.” IfsThinkingOrderCasesPositionProudRepublicanElectionCommittedBunch Author:Newt Gingrich
“I think the desire to be with someone beautiful...I just had such a different experience growing up. To be in a position where you're lauded for things that you don't own - and don't think of yourself as - it's so bizarre.” ThinkingDifferentBeautifulDesireGrowing UpGrowingPositionBizarreThink Of YouDifferent Experiences Author:Chris Pine
“I think that we're always gonna be in a position as Republicans and as conservatives where we gotta be willing to stand up for our conservative values. And certainly, you know, at the top of that list is a strong national defense, the importance of a United States military that is superior to all others in the world.” ThinkingKnowsWorldStatesValuesStrongUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryPositionWillingRepublicanImportanceConservativeDefenseListsSuperiorsNational DefenseConservative ValuesUnited States Military Author:Liz Cheney
“You look at Ray Lewis, you look at Brett Favre. I know it's different positions, but you think about the mental mindset it takes to continue to grind and play at a high level. Those are the guys that I look at that motivate me.” ThinkingKnowsLooksDifferentPlayGuyLevelsPositionMindsetRaysGrindHigh Level Author:Adrian Peterson
“I think that for the position that I'm in the strongest thing that I can do is produce pieces that are exactly the thing that I want them to be.” ThinkingWantI CanCan DoPiecesPositionProduceStrongest Author:Rumi Neely
“I think that when you have any folks in our population who live under the threat of violence, who live under the threat of crime, who don't have the opportunity that others have because the schools in our urban areas are a dreaded failure, because of the positions that Hillary Clinton has taken and the people who support her, that I think any candidate should speak out to say that that type of thing is unacceptable.” PeopleThinkingShouldSchoolOpportunitySpeakSupportTakenViolenceCrimePositionTypeAreasThreatClintonFolksPopulationCandidatesUrbanSpeaks OutUrban Areas Author:Chris Christie
“It is not what your supporters, friends or your political adversaries call you that matters. What is important is what you think you must do in the interests of the country, which put you in such position, such post as the Head of the Russian State.” ThinkingImportantCountryMatterStatesPoliticalInterestPositionPostsSupporterAdversaries Author:Vladimir Putin
“Our advanced and fashionable thinkers are, naturally, out on a wide swing of the pendulum, away from the previous swing of the pendulum.... They seem to have an un-argue-out-able position, as is the manner of sophists, but this is no guarantee that they are right.” ThinkingSeemsAbleSciencePositionWideArguingGuaranteesThinkerSwingsFashionableGuarantees ThatPendulums Author:Anthony Standen
“I think that if there are positions that you can't argue... then the responsibility is probably to resign. If one's own conscience is opposed to the requirements and responsibilities of the job, then it's time to leave the job.” IfsThinkingJobsResponsibilityPositionConscienceArguingRequirementsTime To Leave Author:Elena Kagan
“I think also, obviously, having someone like Lucas [Goodman], and the people around me are very, not gender-driven or any of that, so when we come in as thing, that's what it is. You can work with us or not work with us and I think that has been helpful. I don't try to put myself in a vulnerable position in that way. I won't just sit quietly.” PeopleThinkingWayTryingHas BeensPositionGenderDrivenVulnerableHelpfulGoodman Author:Jillian Hervey
“I started going blind and my optic nerves of my eye started giving me tunnel vision. I also started fainting a bit and struggling to think. I felt a lot of pressure in my head all the time. That was when it got too much. I'm in a very, very fortunate position now where I've had it taken out once. And now it's back I'm being monitored. I think people at home should be checked for this.” PeopleThinkingGivingShouldHomeEyeFeltBitsVisionStruggleTakenToo MuchPositionPressureBlindFortunateNervesTunnelsFaintingTunnel Vision Author:John Newman
“In the area of trading, it is now an academically demonstrated fact that women tend to be a little bit more risk-adverse. They don't move positions as quickly and as erratically as men. Maybe it is a bit less profitably, but I think it would have been less risky.” ThinkingMenLittlesHas BeensFactsMovingBitsRiskPositionLittle BitAreasTradingAdverse Author:Christine Lagarde