“I'm a memoir writer. I try to understand the world by taking experiences I have and making them into a story, whether it's a narrative memoir, blogging for The Huffington Post, writing poems, or talking on the screen about what has happened to me and how that relates to the world at large.” WorldWritingTryingStoriesTalkingHappenedScreensMemoirPostsRelateNarrativeBloggingWriting Poems Author:Staceyann Chin
“I think women are deeply interested in a conversation around fertility. It's not a conversation just for one age group of women, a conversation if you're post 30 or post 35. This [is] conversation about reproduction, about taking your own power with you and deciding for yourself.” IfsThinkingAgeGroupsConversationPostsReproductionFertility Author:Staceyann Chin
“Sarah Palin, suggesting her son`s arrest on domestic violence charges was a result of post-traumatic stress disorder and partially due to President Obama`s lack of respect for men and women in uniform.” MenPresidentResultsViolenceSonMen And WomenStressDuesPostsDisorderPresident ObamaUniformsDomestic ViolenceSuggestingPalinPost Traumatic Stress DisorderLack Of Respect Author:Chris Hayes
“The backlash to [Sarah] Palin`s comments was swift, with veterans and veterans` groups criticizing the apparent politicization of post-traumatic stress disorder.” GroupsStressPostsCriticizeCommentDisorderVeteranPalinBacklashPost Traumatic Stress Disorder Author:Chris Hayes
“I was shocked [of Sarah Palin ], because beating up, you know, your girlfriend, your spouse, or acts of violence aren`t one of the core symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.” KnowsViolenceStressCorePostsGirlfriendDisorderShockedSpouseSymptomsPalinActs Of ViolenceYour GirlfriendPost Traumatic Stress Disorder Author:Jon Soltz
“Not only did I think that Sarah Palin doesn`t understand what post-traumatic stress disorder is, I thought she gave veterans a poor name by sort of arguing that this is something that`s common in our community.” ThinkingNamesCommunityPoorCommonStressArguingPostsDisorderVeteranOur CommunityPalinPost Traumatic Stress Disorder Author:Jon Soltz
“There`s three sort of fundamental things that happen when someone`s suffering from these issues [post-traumatic stress disorder ]. First, they get intrusive thoughts.The second issue is you become startled quickly.And the third key point is it`s avoidance.Those are the three sort of pillar fundamentals of what we consider post-traumatic stress, not violence against someone who`s close to you. There`s just a huge misunderstanding.” FirstsHappensSufferingThreeIssuesViolenceHugeKeysThirdsStressFundamentalsPostsDisorderMisunderstandingAvoidancePillarsPost Traumatic Stress Disorder Author:Jon Soltz
“When Sarah Palin goes out and says this [about her son] is because of this [ post- traumatic stress disorder], it`s actually not because of this. And now it sort of gives the idea that all veterans are going to pick up a weapon and shoot somebody, or all veterans are going to hit somebody.” GivingIdeasSonWeaponsPicksStressPostsDisorderVeteranPalinPost Traumatic Stress Disorder Author:Jon Soltz
“Her [Sarah Palin] son went to Iraq under George W. Bush, but it gives us a chance to explain what post-traumatic stress disorder is.” GivingChanceSonStressIraqPostsDisorderPalinPost Traumatic Stress DisorderGive Us A Chance Author:Jon Soltz
“I think if we really break it down and talk about post-traumatic stress disorder, it`s very different than the way Sarah Palin explained it.” IfsThinkingWayDifferentBreakStressDown AndPostsDisorderPalinPost Traumatic Stress Disorder Author:Jon Soltz
“She [Sarah Palin] doesn`t quite understand the issue [post-traumatic stress disorder] and, you know, if she`s going to continue to be in this space, hopefully she can do some homework and make some policy recommendation that are relevant to fixing the problem.” IfsKnowsProblemCan DoSpaceIssuesPolicyStressHopefullyPostsDisorderRelevantHomeworkFixingPalinRecommendationsPost Traumatic Stress Disorder Author:Jon Soltz
“She [Sarah Palin] by no - has any basic understanding of what post -traumatic stress disorder is, so I think it gives the rest of us an opportunity to have a real conversation about some of these problems.” ThinkingGivingRealProblemOpportunityUnderstandingConversationStressPostsDisorderPalinPost Traumatic Stress DisorderReal Conversation Author:Jon Soltz
“When I get real big volumes of hate mail, it's usually because I wrote something poorly. But it's also because some group told people to e-mail me and those people didn't read the article, they read the post about what I wrote about. And they all e-mail me. And they all come around at the same time.” PeopleRealBigsHateGroupsPostsArticlesMailVolumeOld PeopleGet RealHate Mail Author:Joel Stein
“I don't read "letters" sections of magazines, but I'll read anyone's blog post about me.” LettersMagazinesPostsSectionsBlogs Author:Joel Stein
“. If you believe that your nation is divinely ordained to rule Europe, and you must struggle to establish its supremacy, is that a religious doctrine or a nationalist one? In Germany especially, the whole super-nationalist ideology of the post-1871 empire is heavily imbued with religious teaching, chiefly Lutheran, and frankly viewing the new empire as the germ of the kingdom of God on Earth.” IfsBelieveWholeEarthNationsReligiousStruggleTeachingEuropeKingdomsDoctrineIdeologyPostsGermanyEmpiresKingdom Of GodIf You BelieveGermsSupremacyLutherans Author:Philip Jenkins
“The portrayal of post-traumatic stress disorder and things like that felt really big and important.” ImportantBigsFeltStressPostsDisorderPortrayalPost Traumatic Stress Disorder Author:Krysten Ritter
“I always love some sci-fi and any type of post-apocalyptic world idea.” WorldIdeasTypePostsSci FiApocalypticPost Apocalyptic Author:Zach McGowan
“Chess hasn't really influenced my literature. It's true, there's a character in Pigeon Post, an old chess player; but it's more of a wink, a self-portrait and not much more.” SelfCharacterLiteraturePlayerChessPostsPortraitsPigeonsChess PlayersSelf Portrait Author:Dumitru Tepeneag
“The fellow who wrote the post about sharing a bear suit with a girl at a party saw my illustration and emailed me, which was kind of thrilling. He sent a photo taken on the night, and that was a dream-like experience... but even though I've seen the "real" bear suit, my image of it feels real to me, and his photo the interpretation.” FeelsKindRealDreamNightGirlPartyTakenSawsBearsFellowsSuitsPostsInterpretationThrillingIllustration Author:Sophie Blackall
“I dismiss posts where one or other of the couple was wearing anything named by brand, or you know, baseball caps, or sweat pants, because I don't like drawing them, and I don't have to please anyone but myself.” KnowsCouplePleaseBaseballDrawingBrandsPostsSweatPantsCapsBaseball Caps Author:Sophie Blackall
“There are also dozens and dozens of success stories; many couples have emailed me with their original posts. I love reading these stories, but confess I am not as interested in drawing them as the unfinished, elusive ones.” StoriesReadingCoupleOriginalsDrawingPostsDozenElusiveUnfinishedLove Of ReadingSuccess Stories Author:Sophie Blackall
“Some people tell me they would be afraid of my characters, but I tell those people [that] they meet these characters all the time. They just don't care about them when they meet them, at the gas station, the car wash, the post office even.” PeopleCharacterWould BeCareCarOfficeDon't CarePostsGasStationsPost OfficeGas StationsCar Wash Author:Bonnie Jo Campbell
“I always think about Katharine Graham - she was the publisher of The Washington Post. In her autobiography she talks about the way her parents met. Her father was, I think, in New York just walking by on his way home and looked into a store and saw the lady that became his wife. It was just pure luck. And she said that it once again reminds her of the role that luck and chance play in our life. I really believe that, too.” ThinkingWayBelieveSaidPlayHomeFatherParentChanceRolesSawsOur LivesWifeNew YorkWalkingMetsPureLuckStoresPostsAutobiographyPublishersWay Home Author:Owen Wilson
“I have witnessed firsthand the anguish of this humanitarian tragedy - in Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and other conflict and post-conflict zones. The destruction of lives and hopes, the emotional trauma, and the economic, social, and political marginalization of the displaced, the human insecurity, with real and potentially devastating consequences over generations, in ever-widening arenas of conflict. We can and must ensure the human rights of the displaced. That begins by making their voices heard.” HumansRealPoliticalSocialVoiceRightsGenerationsHeardEconomicEmotionalConflictConsequenceDestructionTragedyHuman RightsIraqTraumaHumanitarianPostsZoneInsecuritySyriaAnguishPakistanPalestineArenaMarginalizationEmotional Trauma Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“We have become this very fear-based culture, especially post-9/11. Fear is the opposite of love, in my opinion. I think there would be more love in the world. I'm not talking about rainbows and unicorns and '70s Coca-Cola commercials. I'm talking about gritty, dangerous, wild-eyed love. Radical acceptance of people. Belonging. A good, goofy kind of love.” PeopleThinkingWorldKindWould BeCultureTalkingOpinionDangerousAcceptanceOppositesRadicalPostsBelongingRainbowNot TalkingUnicornKinds Of LoveGoofyCoca ColaRadical Acceptance Author:Brené Brown
“You sort of can't talk about the post production unless you talk about what comes first.” FirstsProductionsPostsPost Production Author:Paul Greengrass
“Bodies and minds need breaks or the work suffers, this has been proven and reproven to the point where we don't even need to post links to support it.” NeedsMindHas BeensBodySufferingBreakSupportPostsLinksProvenMind And Body Author:Carolyn Hax
“You try to do as much as you can on set because practical looks cool and practical looks great. Until you get to a point where the reality is you look at it - and I went through this in my last movie which was a war film, which my brother fought in Iraq and I did a ton of research and as much as I could made it documentary-like - and then at some point on set, the reality is somebody says to you, "You know, you can use a real squib and you can have three hours of clean up and you can lose five shots or we can do that blood explosion in post and you can get those five extra shots."” KnowsTryingLooksMadeWarRealUseRealityLastsFilmThreeCan DoHoursLosesFiveBloodBrotherResearchShotsCleanIraqPracticalsMade ItPostsMy BrotherExtrasDocumentariesExplosions Author:Kimberly Peirce
“It's just about having faith in what I wrote and following through on the plan and making sure I get the pieces the way that I need them. It's just about executing properly in production and then in post, you know, it's working [with] and trusting my editor, and then also playing the film for people and seeing how they react.” PeopleKnowsWayNeedsFilmPiecesPlansSeeingProductionsFollowingPostsEditorsHave FaithFollow ThroughExecuting Author:David Robert Mitchell
“Jason Rezaian is coming home. A courageous journalist for The Washington Post who wrote about the daily lives and hopes of the Iranian people, he's been held for a year and a half. He embodies the brave spirit that gives life to the freedom of the press. Jason has already been reunited with his wife and mom.” PeopleGivingYearsHomeSpiritHalfWifeMomPressesBravePostsJournalistDaily LifeCourageousComing HomeJasonIranianFreedom Of The PressReunited Author:Barack Obama
“Jason Rezaian is finally headed home. He's the correspondent for The Washington Post who was held in Iran for a year and half while U.S. diplomats, his family and his editors worked to win his release. Rezaian was one of the four Americans released from prison in Tehran in a swap for seven Iranians held in U.S. prisons.” YearsHomeWinningHalfFourPrisonSevenReleasePostsIranEditorsJasonDiplomatsTehran Author:Renee Montagne
“For my family and Howard's partner, who is like family, for 10 years we were in a state of shock. It takes time to appreciate fully what was going on then. That's connected because post-9/11 New York is so completely different from the way it was and the counterculture movement going on before then was so remarkable; I think people are appreciating it a lot more now.” PeopleThinkingWayYearsDifferentStatesNew YorkMovementAppreciateMy FamilyConnectedPartnersPostsShockRemarkableTake TimeIt Takes TimeLike FamilyCounterculture Author:Aaron Brookner
“Hillary Clinton is under fire from Latinos, specifically online. This comes from a recent blog post by Clinton's campaign that was meant to reach out to Latinos. Instead, it offended many people.” PeopleFireClintonCampaignsPostsOnlineReach OutOffendedBlogsLatino Author:Ari Shapiro
“We heard from a professor at an evangelical college who wore a hijab in solidarity with Muslim women. Now we have a different perspective. Asra Nomani co-wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post titled in part "As Muslim Women, We Actually Ask You Not To Wear The Hijab."” DifferentAsksHeardCollegePerspectivePostsProfessorsSolidarityEvangelicalDifferent PerspectiveMuslim WomenHijab Author:Ari Shapiro
“I think previously, when fathers and sons argued with each other, they would still face each other and face each other's feelings, but now, the relationships between people has become much more abstracted. I think, actually, in China, the gulf that exists between the pre- and post-internet generations is more vast.” PeopleThinkingStillsFeelingsFacesFatherGenerationsSonInternetChinaPostsFather And Son Author:Jia Zhangke
“What Secretary Ash Carter is looking at is the constant pressure that Russia's putting on our European allies. The way that Russia is trying to move the boundaries of the post-World War II Europe. The way that he is trying to set European countries against one another, seizing territory, holding it in Crimea. Beginning to explore whether they could make some inroads in the Baltics.” WorldWayTryingWarCountryMovingEuropePressureConstantRussiaBoundariesPostsWar Of The WorldsTerritoryAlliesWorld War IiWorld War IAshesSecretaryCarterEuropean CountriesSeizingCrimea Author:Hillary Clinton
“I'm not sure how far Derrida's later 'theological' interests are really rooted in post-structuralism or whether they don't rather reflect a kind of Kantian-Marxist trajectory - with a French twist on the centrality of liberty, equality and fraternity (cf. Politics of Friendship). Not to mention the role of Levinas and, behind Levinas, Judaism's twinning of eschatology and the call for justice.” KindInterestJusticeBehindsLibertyRolesPostsNot SureRootedJudaismTwistsTheologicalMarxistFraternityTrajectoryCfsEschatologyDerridaStructuralism Author:George Pattison
“Positively, he [Heidegger] shows that the prospect of death doesn't of itself destroy all possibilities of meaning but calls instead for these to be relocated from fantasies about a future post-mortem life. However, I don't think he does enough in this work to show that this relocation has - I believe - a primarily ethical character (in Levinas's sense of 'ethical').” ThinkingBelieveDoeEnoughCharacterShowsI BelieveFantasyPossibilityPostsEthicalPositivelyHeidegger Author:George Pattison
“I think I'm misunderstood when I post these comments about films. So here is Kate Winslet sitting on - you know, laying on this plank. This ship is down. She let her boyfriend drown. They didn't even try a second time to get him to float on that with her. So I'm angry by that. I think...” ThinkingKnowsTryingFilmSittingAngryShipsPostsCommentMisunderstoodFloatsKate Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“I guess what attracted me about the philosophy aspect was that it was realistic. It didn't go off into the realm of imagination land, which I find a lot of religious teachings, actually almost every religious teaching does. I keep meaning to write this up as a blog post, but lately, while driving in my car I've been listening to a religious station that comes on out of Cleveland from the Moody Bible Institute.” WritingDoePhilosophyImaginationReligiousTeachingLandCarListeningAspectDrivingPostsRealmsStationsRealisticBlogsInstituteClevelandMoody Author:Brad Warner
“I remember writing the post but not what I said specifically, so I'll either repeat myself or say something completely different and baffle everybody.” WritingSaidDifferentRememberPostsRepeats Author:Brad Warner
“So it's a dangerous thing and conversely, the other thing I mentioned in that post was that people see guys who are kind of in touch with that and become famous for it and then think maybe they can get in on it. Maybe they're not quite as cynical as that and there's some sincerity about them, but they don't really get it so they just imitate what they've seen from people who've done it before and of course you can make big money that way.” PeopleThinkingWayKindDoneBigsGuyCoursesDangerousPostsSincerityCynicalDangerous Things Author:Brad Warner
“The Night Manager doesn't exist in the post-Cold war universe, it exists much more in the modern world, I think. There is more action. The bad guys don't have particularly political or national-political affiliations.” ThinkingWorldWarActionPoliticalNightGuyUniverseModernColdManagersPostsCold WarBad GuysModern WorldAffiliation Author:Tom Hiddleston
“The Washington Post speaking out against state legislation that he believed would let businesses deny services to gay, lesbian and transgender people. [Tim] Cook himself came out as gay in the pages of Bloomberg Businessweek.” PeopleStatesGayPagesDenyPostsCooksLegislationTransgenderSpeaking Out Author:Laura Sydell
“I was a small business owner, father, and husband just living out in the suburbs. I kind of had a boring life until Post Secret came and turned that upside down. I printed up 3000 self-addressed postcards and handed them out to people on the street, inviting them to write down a secret on that postcard anonymously and mail it to me. I got a lot of surprises.” PeopleWritingKindSelfFatherSecretStreetsHusbandSurpriseBoringPostsOwnersMailSmall BusinessPrintedUpside DownSuburbsInvitingBusiness OwnersPostcardsSmall Business OwnersBoring Life Author:Frank Warren
“I needed to recognize those secrets I was keeping from myself- secrets I had buried long ago. I needed Post Secret just as much as the other people who were mailing me their secrets.” PeopleLongSecretNeededPostsBuriedLong AgoMailing Author:Frank Warren
“I've had friends get mad at me for not posting what they think I should post on Instagram on behalf of them or our relation. I've had people question my "integrity" based off of something I didn't post on social media, the list goes on. It's mind boggling.” PeopleThinkingShouldMindSocialMediaGoes OnIntegrityRelationMadSocial MediaListsPostsBehalfInstagramMind Boggling Author:Aeriel Miranda
“I think that [Chris] Christie`s endorsement is, you know, it`s a sign that - you know, he is who we thought he was in so many different respects. He`s someone who ambition is the only thing that I think is bigger than his appetite.I think in this case, it`s a situation where he saw the one guy who he thinks he can maybe get a cabinet post with if he wins in Donald Trump. I think, you know, he kind of went out the door doing a number of favors in beating up Marco Rubio the way he did.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayKindDifferentGuyWinningNumbersSituationCasesSawsDoorsTrumpAmbitionBiggerFavorsPostsAppetiteCabinetsMarcosEndorsementsChristie Author:Ben Domenech
“According to "Huffington Post", one Democratic opposition research firm said they spent the past eight months compiling material on [Donald] Trump as he`s risen on the ranks. And that research estimated that if the all material compiled, court and property records,newspaper clips and video, approximately 80 percent of it has yet to surface in this election cycle.” IfsSaidPastRecordsMaterialsMonthsTrumpResearchPercentElectionCourtPropertyDemocraticEightSurfaceNewspapersVideoPostsFirmOppositionCyclesRisenClip Author:Chris Hayes
“Not only has [Donlald] Trump adopted that tactic attacking usual suspects like The New York Times and The Washington Post, but he`s turning it back on the conservative media who invented it in the first place.” FirstsMediaNew YorkTrumpConservativePostsSuspectsUsualAdoptedTacticsAttackingNew York Times Author:Chris Hayes