“Kusewera, an organization that fosters orphanages in Africa and the Philippines and encourages through creative play and education. Anything and everything that supports cancer research. East West Players, the oldest and biggest Asian American theater in the U.S.” PlaySupportCreativePlayerResearchOrganizationTheaterWestCancerEastAsianPhilippinesAsian AmericanOrphanageAnything And EverythingCancer Research Author:Reggie Lee
“I like to do my research, get in the right mental state for the person I'll be portraying. A lot of time, it's just incorporating a lot of what that person would be into, into my daily routine.” PersonsStatesWould BeResearchRoutinePortrayingDaily RoutinesIncorporating Author:Robbie Amell
“HIV/AIDS from converted from a lethal disease into a chronic disease because basic scientists' fundamental research was done that illuminated aspects of that virus and allowed the generation of therapies like antiretroviral therapies. And so now HIV/AIDS is not a lethal disease, it is a chronic disease.” DoneGenerationsDiseaseResearchAspectScientistFundamentalsAidsTherapyVirusesHivHiv Aids Author:Laurie Glimcher
“Hepatitis C was a devastating disease but because fundamental research was done in hepatitis C, it is now curable. It is now absolutely curable with new medications. So this is transformative.” DoneDiseaseResearchFundamentalsMedicationHepatitisHepatitis C Author:Laurie Glimcher
“I think there's a lack of understanding which is partly our fault as scientists and physicians in not communicating well enough with the public. But there's a lack of understanding of how important biomedical research is.” ThinkingWellsImportantEnoughUnderstandingResearchScientistFaultsCommunicatePhysiciansLack Of UnderstandingBiomedical Author:Laurie Glimcher
“In my research, all roads led back to Oscar. It's definitely in a way trying to understand the truly English element to glam-rock. It really does not come from American culture.” WayTryingDoeCultureRocksElementsResearchOscarsAmerican CultureGlamGlam Rock Author:Todd Haynes
“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
“All you have to do is do a little bit of research and a floodgate of material comes your way.” WayLittlesBitsMaterialsLittle BitResearch Author:Tim Kring
“The director of the institute where I was working apologized about these young, enthusiastic researchers when the World Bank visited because he was afraid the institute would lose the World Bank consultancies.I went back home and started the Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Ecologyan extremely elaborate name for the tiny institute that I started in my mothers cow shed. My parents handed over family resources and said, Put them to public purpose. Thats how I survived.” WorldSaidHomeYoungMotherPurposeNamesParentLosesTechnologyDirectorsResearchResourcesFoundationTinyCowsShedEcologySurvivedEnthusiasticBack HomeInstituteResearchersScience TechnologyWorld Bank Author:Vandana Shiva
“Fortunately I had a great intern who did a lot of the research on Andy's prices, which of course are phenomenal, but getting them straight - you know, he's reached this $100million plateau that only a handful of other artists have reached, which puts him in the company of Cezanne, Klimt, Picasso, and such.” KnowsArtistCoursesCompanyResearchHandfulPhenomenalCezanne Author:Bob Colacello
“But it's more an up-versus-down issue because the research has shown that opinion leaders, whether they're elected officials, journalists, business leaders - it's academics, religious leaders - they have dramatically different views on immigration. A” DifferentReligiousViewsLeaderOpinionIssuesResearchImmigrationJournalistOfficialsVersusBusiness LeadersElected OfficialsReligious LeadersDifferent ViewsOpinion Leaders Author:Mark Krikorian
“Most of them benefit businesses, things like research and development tax credits. But people will also benefit, too, from things like - the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit have been made permanent. They predominantly help lower-income families.” PeopleChildrenHas BeensMadeHelpingDevelopmentTaxesBenefitsResearchCreditIncomePermanentIncome TaxResearch And Development Author:Susan Davis
“One of the places where research is needed is all the sensory problems. And you get sensory problems not just with autism, but with dyslexia, learning problems, ADHD, attention deficit, you know, things like sound sensitivity, problems with fluorescent lighting.” KnowsProblemSoundAttentionNeededResearchAutismSensitivityDeficitLightingSensoryAdhdDyslexia Author:Temple Grandin
“One of the big areas I'd like to see a lot more research done on is the sensory problems, and it's real variable. One kid's got sound sensitivity; another one can't tolerate fluorescent lights. I can't stand scratchy clothes.” I CanRealDoneProblemBigsLightKidsSoundClothesResearchAreasTolerateSensitivityVariablesSensory Author:Temple Grandin
“Can I work with corporations? Are there good corporations doing incredible cutting edge research and development? Absolutely they are. And we should be proud of them.” ShouldCuttingDevelopmentProudResearchIncrediblesEdgesCorporationsBe ProudCutting EdgeResearch And Development Author:Bernie Sanders
“Jesse Owen was bigger than a black hero, he was an American hero. For me, I looked at it from that perspective. Through my research, I obviously learned a lot, much of which made me sad, upset, disappointed and even angry, regarding what Jesse had to go through. Not only was he a black man in America during an age of high racial tension and segregation, but he was also living in the middle of the Great Depression - it was very difficult times for him and his family.” MenMadeAgeAmericaDifficultBlackMiddlePerspectiveHeroResearchBiggerAngryUpsetTensionDisappointedSegregationDifficult TimesGreat DepressionRacial TensionAmerican Hero Author:Stephan James
“I'm not actually sure if guilt is an emotion. In fact, that was - at the very beginning of this process, we realized, man, we really don't know very much about this subject so we better do some research. And we started looking around online.” IfsKnowsMenFactsProcessEmotionSubjectsResearchGuiltOnline Author:Pete Docter
“My father was working on his Ph.D. on Danish choral music - the Danish choral music of Carl Nielsen - so over there to do research.” FatherResearchDanishChoral Music Author:Pete Docter
“And it sort of hit me that the very subject matter of the film that I'm dealing with is the key to the most important thing in our lives, and that's our relationships. And so we had done all this research showing the job of each individual emotion, you know, fear keeps you safe. It deals with uncertainty.” KnowsImportantMatterDoneJobsFilmIndividualDealsEmotionOur LivesSubjectsKeysSafeResearchImportant ThingsUncertaintyOur RelationshipSubject Matter Author:Pete Docter
“And in part that's good but then, like any emotion - and this is something we learned from the research as well - there are positive and negative aspects to all of these.” WellsEmotionResearchNegativeAspect Author:Pete Docter
“I really didn't know much about theater. After I signed on, I started reading a lot of Sam Shepard plays just to brush up on my history and do some research.” KnowsPlayReadingResearchTheaterBrushes Author:Taissa Farmiga
“How much further beyond basic research the role of the government should be, you could have a really good debate about it. Almost nobody would say it's zero. But that's where at least we need the private sector to play a big role.” NeedsShouldPlayBigsGovernmentRolesResearchDebateZeroBe YouPrivate SectorBasic Research Author:Bill Gates
“I don't have much to compare it to because I really didn't know much about theater. After I signed on, I started reading a lot of Sam Shepard plays just to brush up on my history and do some research. What's great is that Sam's been here and he's been in rehearsals with us. Sometimes you don't even notice him come in; he's just sitting there in the theater seats watching you.” KnowsSometimesPlayReadingResearchSittingTheaterCompareSeatsBrushesRehearsal Author:Taissa Farmiga
“We need to look at less obvious paths, things like the wind in the jet stream, which is very high up. The material science of what type of kite string you would need to connect up to that. That's still at the basic research level.” NeedsLooksStillsLevelsPathWindMaterialsTypeResearchObviousStreamsStringsJetKitesBasic Research Author:Bill Gates
“I could name about a dozen paths, and you'd like to have a whole bunch of research on all those paths, and then, eventually, at least four to five companies with really significant financing try and get to big scale, going down and really trying to prove it out.” TryingWholeBigsNamesCompanyPathFiveFourProveResearchDown AndSignificantScalesBunchDozenProve ItFinancing Author:Bill Gates
“What are the top 20 universities in the world that do good materials research that might create carbon fibers to do jet stream kites or new magnets that will allow [energy] generation to be done up there and you just bring the electricity down. You either have to bring down rotational energy, which is hard, or you have to have the generator up there and bring down the electricity. Well, putting the generator up there is hard to do because it's too heavy.” WorldWellsHardDoneMightEnergyGenerationsMaterialsResearchUniversityHeavyStreamsElectricityCarbonJetMagnetFiberKitesGenerator Author:Bill Gates
“If neuroscientific research shows that those mechanisms only contain comparative information about colour differences, and have 'thrown away' more fine-grained information about the absolute colours of single surfaces, then that would support my position, in a way that just introspecting our colour experiences can't.” IfsWayShowsDifferencesSupportInformationPositionFineResearchAbsolutesSurfaceColourThrownMechanismScientific Research Author:David Papineau
“I did a lot of research on a couple different things. One was, how do people handle hating themselves and hating others? And hatred is a secondary emotion, I think; it always springs from something else ... usually fear, that's probably what it is. So I looked a lot at that.” PeopleThinkingDifferentHateEmotionCoupleSpringResearchHatredHandleDifferent Things Author:Lauren Myracle
“I love playing real characters... if they're not around anymore it's helpful because you won't get sued! But there's so much research involved and I love that part of the process.” IfsRealCharacterProcessInvolvedResearchHelpfulReal Character Author:Andy Serkis
“A research division develops marketing material for its deal makers. We have no policy position. If you have a policy position you can't possibly forecast.” IfsDealsPolicyPositionMaterialsResearchMarketingDivisionMakersForecasts Author:George Friedman
“So you go to Brookings, or you go to Heritage or others, they know their position on any subject before they research it. If you go to an investment bank, they know what parts of the world they are going to cover and what parts of the world they are not going to cover depending on client interest. We cover the world without being skewed by that. And that makes it more valuable.” IfsKnowsWorldInterestSubjectsPositionResearchInvestmentValuableHeritageClients Author:George Friedman
“Many of our students want to do what they have done and that has made them successful thus far in their lives: play by the rules, and do what is expected. But as much social science research and writing by Malcolm Gladwell, among others, make clear, the rules are mostly created by those already in power so obtaining power often entails standing out and breaking rules and social conventions.” WantWritingMadeDonePlaySocialSuccessfulClearStudentsResearchStandingExpectedConventionsStanding OutObtainingSocial ScienceBreaking RulesScience ResearchResearch And Writing Author:Jeffrey Pfeffer
“Leaders are not modest, and more importantly, the extensive social science research on narcissism, self-promotion, and similar constructs shows that these qualities and behaviors are useful for getting hired, achieving promotions, keeping one's job, and obtaining a higher salary.” SelfShowsJobsSocialQualityLeaderAchieveHigherBehaviorResearchNarcissismModestConstructsPromotionSalaryObtainingSocial ScienceSelf PromotionScience Research Author:Jeffrey Pfeffer
“I largely defer to the cognitive ethologists. I believe that the arguments that they make on this score are extremely persuasive. More than this, I do think as well that a priori objections by philosophers to successful research programs in the sciences have a very bad track record.” ThinkingBelieveWellsI BelieveSuccessfulRecordsResearchProgramArgumentTrackPhilosopherScoreObjectionsCognitivePersuasiveTrack Record Author:Hilary Kornblith
“I'm very concerned about the increasing distortion of research by the intrusion of the market. Universities are beginning to see science as a means of attracting funds.” MeanResearchConcernedUniversityFundDistortionIntrusion Author:Philip Kitcher
“If the research agenda reflects "market forces", the problems of the poor are likely to be even more neglected than they already are.” IfsProblemForcePoorResearchAgendasNeglected Author:Philip Kitcher
“Anything that you can do a tiny bit of research about, I'll turn it into an obsession.” TurnsBitsCan DoResearchTinyObsession Author:Rob Corddry
“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
“If you want to really sort of quantify the dereliction of the Republican establishment, those two facts are the most important two facts. One, that they didn`t even understand the base of their own party, white working class voters who you know what, don`t care about tax cuts for the rich, really aren`t interested in the things that the elite part of their party want, including immigration reform. And number two, they spent eight months avoiding finding opposition research to use against the guy who was becoming the front-runner in their party that they don`t want.” IfsKnowsWantTwoImportantFactsUseCareGuyWhitePartyNumbersClassRichCuttingFrontsMonthsBecomingRepublicanTaxesFindingsResearchIncludingDon't CareEightImmigrationReformOppositionVotersEstablishmentElitesWorking ClassRunnersAvoidingTax CutsImmigration ReformWho You Know Author:Chris Hayes
“Finally, assuming that many of those are fulfilled, which won't be easy in tight budget times, we're taking the supply side at the basic research level, because that's where government is absolutely fundamental.” GovernmentEasySidesLevelsResearchFundamentalsAssumingBudgetsFulfilledBasic Research Author:Bill Gates
“I'm a supporter of embryonic stem cell research. I do think there are very important moral and also religious questions at stake in the debate over embryonic stem cell research.” ThinkingImportantReligiousMoralResearchDebateCellsStakesStemSupporterStem CellStem Cell ResearchEmbryonic Stem Cell ResearchEmbryonic Stem Cells Author:Michael Sandel
“Fortunately, I come from an activist mother, so I didn't have to rely on the history books. The history books teach us nothing about the Underground Railroad aside from Harriet Tubman. So I knew more about it but, obviously, I had to dig deeper and expand my knowledge and do a lot of research once I took this project on. I had, like, a good two months to research before we started shooting, which isn't a lot, and I continued it throughout the five months of us shooting.” TwoBookMotherTeachFiveMonthsProjectsResearchDeeperShootingRelyActivistRailroadsTwo MonthsHistory BooksDig DeepUnderground Railroad Author:Jurnee Smollett
“Benedict Allen gives you the impression that he hasn't done any research at all, and I am sure he has. And when he is off doing his ice dogs and that sort of thing - and therefore its not only an exploration of the place but also his imagination in a sense. It's very successful as technique.” GivingDoneImaginationSuccessfulDogResearchTechniqueImpressionIceExploration Author:John Gimlette
“I actually did my research and tried to get kind of like a working visa for Australia. It always seemed like it was a land of opportunities. The same size as the United States with one-tenth of the population.” KindStatesOpportunityUnitedUnited StatesLandResearchSizePopulationAustraliaVisaLand Of Opportunity Author:Rick Nielsen
“Research shows that when we're under stress or facing a major obstacle, we tend to focus on our weaknesses and what we're afraid of.” ShowsFocusMajorsResearchWeaknessStressObstaclesUnder Stress Author:Jane McGonigal
“Oh my research. Well, I got an English Degree. And I got that degree in a certain time/at a certain place. If you add UC Berkeley + 1984 the other side of the = is "new historian" meaning that I studied with and was influenced by those who were interested in how the personal shaped the political (and literary), how science and literature might interact, and what the body got to do with it.” IfsWellsBodyMightPoliticalCertainLiteratureSidesDegreesResearchAddHistorianBerkeleyUc Berkeley Author:Laura Mullen
“I didn't have to do too much "research" or acting to play this guy. (laughs) It is actually very difficult to manage all the time. The Community schedule is crushing and it kills me because I don't get to be with my family as much as I'd like.” PlayGuyDifficultCommunityActingLaughingToo MuchResearchMy FamilyManageCrushSchedulesThis GuyKill Me Author:Joel McHale
“It was all about how we were going to build these costumes with lighting in them, and trying to make them a little more high fashion, a little sexier, and a little edgier. But we just did tons and tons of research, and we would constantly be bringing things to each other and inspiring each other.” TryingLittlesFashionResearchCostumesLightingHigh Fashion Author:Christine Bieselin Clark
“Everyone tries to research your background. I have a real fear of celebrity and exposing my real self.” TryingRealSelfResearchBackgroundsExposingReal Self Author:Matt Tong
“We're trying, despite having done research and having obviously preconceived ideas, we try our best to be as open-hearted as possible, and try to create context. So that's always going to be the challenge, making a program like 'Gaycation', and we are always thinking about it, reflecting on it, and doing our best to show the whole picture as much as possible in a 45-minute span. Hopefully that comes across.” ThinkingTryingIdeasDoneWholeShowsChallengesMinutesResearchProgramDespiteHopefullyReflectingHeartedAlways ThinkingWhole PicturePreconceived Ideas Author:Ellen Page