“Think about it. Right now, a whole generation of young (customers) in the United States has been brought up to take computers for granted. Pointing a mouse is no more mysterious to them than hitting the "on" button on the television is to their parents.” ThinkingHas BeensStatesWholeYoungParentUnitedUnited StatesGenerationsTelevisionRight NowComputerCustomersMysteriousGrantedHittingButtonsMicePointing Author:Andy Grove
“Right now I feel so inspired, it's hard to believe. I've written about 20 songs in the last two days. I'd gone about four months without writing a thing.” FeelsWritingBelieveTwoHardLastsSongGoneFourWrittenMonthsRight NowInspiredTwo DaysHard To Believe Author:Tommy Bolin
“Let's say somebody were [in the White House] and they wanted to destroy this nation. I would create division among the people, encourage a culture of ridicule for basic morality and the principles that made and sustained the country, undermine the financial stability of the nation, and weaken and destroy the military. It appears coincidentally that those are the very things that are happening right now.” PeopleMadeCountryWantedCultureHouseNationsWhitePrinciplesMilitaryMoralityRight NowHappeningsFinancialDivisionWhite HouseStabilityRidiculeFinancial Stability Author:Benjamin Carson
“I'm only involved really right now with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Brass Fantasy.” ArtFantasyInvolvedRight NowChicagoEnsembleBrass Author:Lester Bowie
“I am the representative of all the sick people and what they are doing to me is only the worst case right now, but there will be others. I am living on borrowed time anyway. I owe this part of my life to luck and modern medical science. But I can't imagine what the rest of it will be like if they won't let me use medical marijuana.” PeopleIfsI CanUseCasesImagineModernWorstRight NowSickLet MeLuckMedicalMarijuanaRepresentativesBorrowedLiving OnUsing MeMedical MarijuanaMedical ScienceBorrowed Time Author:Peter McWilliams
“The crises in North Korea, Iran, the Middle East, show how quickly things can change and how they can go wrong. We must be prepared. And right now the Army is not.” ShowsMiddleRight NowArmyCrisisPreparedEastIranMiddle EastBe PreparedKoreaNorth Korea Author:Ike Skelton
“This was absolutely an attack on [British Prime Minister] Tony Blair, principally, and the perspective which is really predominant in Europe right now that he's not questioning enough of Mr. Bush's policies.” EnoughSongDogPolicyPerspectiveRight NowEuropeBritishMinistersPrimeQuestioningPrime MinisterBlair Author:George Michael
“It's striking how commercially viable that impulse for instant intimacy is right now, especially in songs and writing.” WritingSongRight NowIntimacyImpulseInstant Author:Suzanne Vega
“I would hope that wherever Sheryl Crow, Paula Cole, and Fiona get played is where I'd be played. And right now that seems to be the modern Adult Contemporary market.” SeemsModernRight NowAdultsContemporaryCrow Author:Meredith Brooks
“I studied music for my first two years in college. When I went to UC Berkeley, I failed the admission requirements to get into the music school there, so I studied communications and public policy, which actually were a greater engine for my career than a musical education would have been. If I had gotten into the music department at Berkeley, I'd probably be a timpanist in an orchestra right now.” IfsYearsFirstsHas BeensTwoSchoolCareersGreaterPolicyCollegeCommunicationRight NowMusicalDepartmentTwo YearsEnginesRequirementsOrchestraAdmissionPublic PolicyBerkeleyMusical EducationUc Berkeley Author:Stewart Copeland
“Right now my taste is going more for things that are organic where the people are using all the sonic possibilities in interesting ways.” PeopleWayInterestingPossibilityTasteRight NowInteresting Ways Author:John Frusciante
“I think right now is when we need to hear different voices coming out of all parts of the world. You can't just hear the politicians and the military leaders. You have to hear from the taxi drivers. You have to hear from the painters. You have to hear from the poets. You have to hear from the school teachers and the filmmakers and musicians.” ThinkingWorldNeedsDifferentSchoolVoiceLeaderTeacherMilitaryPoetPoliticianRight NowMusicianPainterFilmmakerDriversComing OutTaxiSchool TeachersMilitary LeaderDifferent Voices Author:Michael Franti
“Apostles receive revelations from God, and consequently they are able to say 'This is what the Spirit is saying to the churches right now.' Making such a statement with credibility carries with it tremendous authority.” AbleSpiritChurchRight NowAuthorityStatementsRevelationsCarrieCredibilityApostles Author:C. Wagner
“One of the things I've learned as I've studied the principles in God's Word is this, that God wants us to prosper. But, the way He determines the level of our prosperity is based on how much we can let go of and still smile. So, if you can't release that money and still smile, then you can't be trusted with any more than you have right now. ... If you can prove to God that you don't love money God doesn't care how much you have.” IfsWayWantStillsCareLevelsPrinciplesRight NowProveLetting GoDetermineProsperityReleaseI've LearnedTrustedWant ULove Of MoneyThings I've Learned Author:Mark Gorman
“I mean, the piano, of course, but I think the piano should be taught in school just like mathematics, just like reading, writing and arithmetic. I'd say reading, writing, arithmetic and rhythm. But that should be a prerequisite, because then the quality of music in the world at least in the United States, would be much better, if everyone knew something about the piano and about music, they would know this is not good. Right now, there is so much music out that's not good, but no one knows the public doesn't know.” IfsThinkingKnowsWorldShouldWritingMeanStatesWould BeSchoolCoursesReadingUnitedQualityUnited StatesTaughtRight NowMathematicsRhythmPianoArithmeticPrerequisitesReading Writing Author:Gary Bartz
“Coal is the moral choice, particularly for the developing world... The model for the world right now should be Australia. Australia gets it. Scientifically they get it, politically they get it and particularly when it comes to the United Nations, they get it. They are pulling out of this, they are repealing their carbon tax and Canada seems to be intrigued by what Australia is doing.” WorldShouldSeemsChoicesNationsUnitedMoralRight NowTaxesModelsDevelopingCanadaAustraliaPullingCarbonCoalUnited NationsIntriguedMoral ChoicesRepealingCarbon Tax Author:Marc Morano
“I'm telling you right now, you'll drop dead if you prohibit what God is doing!” IfsRight Now Author:Rodney Howard-Browne
“I think that my music is really honest and I think I have something to say. The world revolves around so much negativity that I feel we really need something positive right now. I think people need to be encouraged to strive after those things that seem impossible. That is one of the common themes that runs through my record.” PeopleThinkingWorldNeedsFeelsSeemsRunningCommonRecordsImpossibleHonestRight NowMusic IsStriveThemeNegativityBe Encouraged Author:Amanda Stott
“Between what is going on in Iraq and Mumia being locked up unjustly, things going on in Israel, Palestine, we don't really have anyone right now like Gandhi. We don't have anyone like Martin Luther King or Malcolm X anymore. It's really a reference to a vision of hope, like someone like Gandhi.” VisionKingsRight NowIraqIsraelLockedPalestineLutherLocked Up Author:Vinnie Paz
“I've been on a real Credence Clearwater kick. I've been collecting their albums on CD -- right now I really like 'I Put a Spell on You.' I don't know who actually wrote it; it might be a traditional, or like, an old blues song, I haven't looked in the liner notes, but it's the first song on their first album. I love all the hits; I mean @#$%&, I like every one of them. I think my favorite song by John Fogerty is 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain?' They're my favorite American band of all time, totally.” ThinkingKnowsFirstsMeanRealMightSongHavensRight NowBandRainNotesMy FavoriteAlbumsTraditionalAll TimeKicksSpellsCollectingCdsFavorite SongCredence Author:Ben Kweller
“Hip hop is just a reflection of what's going on, or where the art is....Technology definitely gives artists a new mind, new voice and creativity. Right now people need to be more places at once....so whatever can get people to the next level to be efficient is how technology is going to be used......The danger is if people are relying too much on the machines, that new mind and new voice always has to come from within.” PeopleIfsNeedsGivingMindArtUsedArtistNextVoiceLevelsCreativityTechnologyToo MuchDangerRight NowReflectionArt IsMachinesHip HopHipsHopsEfficientNext Level Author:Del tha Funkee Homosapien
“I've got a lot of things that are probably obvious, not much outside the box right now. But, I have been listening to a lot of classical music lately for some reason. I used to do that a lot when I was doing cabinet making in New England. I've sort of returned to that for some reason. That might be surprising to people.” PeopleHas BeensReasonMightUsedListeningRight NowEnglandObviousBoxesSurprisingClassical MusicCabinetsNew EnglandOutside The Box Author:Hal Ketchum
“My main concern is that there is a balance in the system and that some art-based hip-hop can get out to the masses, 'cause right now people are not responding to what they don't know. Most people are just afraid to think on their own.” PeopleThinkingKnowsArtCausesBalanceRight NowMassConcernHip HopHipsHopsRespondingNot Responding Author:Black Thought
“Whatever experimental film aromas cloaked my movies were because I'm a gleefully clumsy, primitive filmmaker. I really like traditional pleasingly narrative films, but I also just couldn't resist throwing in the disruptive. It seems to me that art-house film is at its glorious zenith right now, maybe it can even get better? There's just so many good films, you know Cemetery Of Splendour, Arabian Nights, Miguel Gomes, just so much great work coming out.” KnowsArtSeemsFilmNightHouseRight NowTraditionalNarrativeGet BetterFilmmakerGloriousThrowingComing OutPrimitiveGreat WorkCemeteryClumsyDisruptiveGood FilmsSplendourAromaArabianZenithArabian Nights Author:Guy Maddin
“Right now, the United States of America is the patient. And the patient is in critical condition and will not be cured by political correctness and will not be cured by timidity.” StatesAmericaPoliticalUnitedUnited StatesConditionsRight NowPatientCriticalUnited States Of AmericaPolitical CorrectnessCorrectnessTimidity Author:Benjamin Carson
“I miss being able to call people back instead of having to text them that I can't talk right now.” PeopleI CanAbleMissingRight Now Author:Brendan Dooling
“The real question is not are there other forms of life in the universe, but are there other intelligent forms of life out there right now. Because the universe is not only really big but it's also really long. It's been around for a long time; it's going to be around for a long time.” LongRealBigsFormUniverseRight NowLong TimeIntelligentReally LongReal Questions Author:Ian Bremmer
“It's one of those things that hits you when you're not even looking for it. It's a moment when you find those words surging through your mind - "I feel so alive right now." There's varying degrees of it. Acting definitely makes me feel so remarkably alive. Sitting on a beach or walking through nature makes me come alive always.” FeelsMindMomentsActingAliveWalkingRight NowDegreesSittingBeach Author:Ian Somerhalder
“Fracking is our biggest enemy right now in the U.S. Actually, not just in the U.S., because all our water systems are interconnected. Whether you're reading this in New York State or in Japan, fracking is screwing you over.” StatesReadingWaterEnemyNew YorkRight NowJapanInterconnectedFrackingNew York State Author:Ian Somerhalder
“No one is ever better off with dictators but there comes a time you know, when you're on an airplane, they always say, "in case of an emergency oxygen masks will drop down. Put yours on first and then administer help to your neighbor." We need oxygen right now.” KnowsNeedsFirstsHelpingCasesRight NowNeighborMaskAirplaneDictatorBetter OffOxygenEmergenciesThere Comes A Time Author:Benjamin Carson
“Maybe because I'm from New Jersey, I just have this kind of plain language hangup. But I would make very clear - I would not talk to Vladimir Putin. In fact, I would talk to Vladimir Putin a lot. But I'd say to him, "Listen, Mr. President, there's a no-fly zone in Syria; you fly in, it applies to you." And yes, we would shoot down the planes of Russian pilots if in fact they were stupid enough to think that this president was the same feckless weakling that the president we have in the Oval Office is right now.” IfsThinkingKindEnoughFactsLanguagePresidentClearStupidRight NowOfficePlanesZonePilotsSyriaJerseyPutinNew JerseyOvalPlain LanguageFeckless Author:Chris Christie
“I'll tell what reckless is. What reckless is is calling [Bashar] Assad a reformer. What reckless is allowing Russia to come into Crimea and Ukraine. What reckless is is inviting Russia into Syria to team with Iran. That is reckless. And the reckless people are the folks in the White House right now. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are the reckless people.” PeopleHouseWhiteTeamCallingRight NowClintonFolksRussiaBarackIranWhite HouseAllowingSyriaRecklessUkraineInvitingReformersAssadCrimea Author:Chris Christie
“Hip-hop culture is deeply rooted in the wrong things. Hip-hop is about drugs right now. It's more so about drugs - about selling drugs, about using drugs - it's bad for kids.” KidsCultureRight NowDrugHip HopSellingHipsHopsRootedWrong ThingsSelling Drugs Author:Vince Staples
“Right now in Oregon anybody can open a saloon, and hire people to come in and have sex in front of their patrons.” PeopleSexFrontsRight NowPatronOregonSaloons Author:Bill O'Reilly
“We need all three senses of time - a sense of the future, a sense of the present, and a sense of the past - at all times to understand or experience what's happening right now. It's constantly unfolding that way.” WayNeedsPastThreeRight NowHappeningsSensesAll TimeUnfolding Author:Fred Alan Wolf
“I love Thich Nhat Hahn. One of my favorite quotes of his (and I’m paraphrasing), he’s talking about cultivating happiness, and he was saying, at the very least, just be happy you’re not at the dentist right now. He was talking to someone who was having a really hard time finding joy.” HardJoyTalkingRight NowFindingsMy FavoriteHard TimesDentistCultivatingJust Be HappyTalking To SomeoneParaphrasing Author:Moby
“I enjoy going on stage knowing that there's going to be that vulnerability and that transparency and hopefully things will be realized or accomplished or that confidence will be revealed. I think that's another element that people like about shows: in addition to hearing the songs that they love, I think there are some people who really get off on connecting with what's happening right now.” PeopleThinkingShowsSongEnjoyKnowingStageRight NowElementsHappeningsHearingHopefullyVulnerabilityAccomplishedConnectingTransparency Author:Jason Mraz
“Anything that we're connecting with that's happening right now, there's an obvious vulnerability - because we're just fragile human beings in the middle of a just-now expression.” HumansHuman BeingsMiddleExpressionRight NowHappeningsObviousVulnerabilityFragileConnecting Author:Jason Mraz
“I stand on the shoulders of giants that have gone before me, in terms of affording people like myself, women, the access to democracy, the vote, medical treatment, education, everything that I've been given. It's all been earned. Therefore I feel it's incumbent on me personally to just contribute something, to add to a collective voice that needs to be here right now, to build it up to a tipping point, to make the world aware that women's rights still have to be addressed and that the word 'feminism' has been devalued and needs to be reclaimed.” PeopleWorldNeedsFeelsHas BeensStillsGivenVoiceTermGoneDemocracyRightsFeminismRight NowVoteAddAccessMedicalShouldersGiantsCollectivesTreatmentWomens RightsIncumbentsTippingTipping PointMedical TreatmentAffording Author:Annie Lennox
“Life's hard in Haiti right now. And the hardest thing is that the future does not lie with one person.” PersonsDoeHardLyingRight NowHardestHardest ThingHaiti Author:Edwidge Danticat
“I can't narrow either one down to just one thing. I've rolled the dice and had both success and failure. I can tell you that right now we're on a roll with the talk show. Everything is good with the TV show.” I CanShowsOne ThingTvsRight NowJust OneTv ShowsSuccess And FailureDiceTalk Shows Author:Wendy Williams
“We kind of just got more mature and more realistic with what we're doing. We kinda said, "We quit our jobs and we quit college to do this, and we're going to be playing these songs every day just about, y'know, on a stage... so let's write songs that we're never gonna get sick of playing." Songs that aren't just gonna follow a trend of what's going on right now, y'know?” KnowsWritingKindSaidJobsSongStageCollegeRight NowSickQuittingMatureTrendsRealistic Author:Jordan Buckley
“I wouldn't be so bold as to say that what we're doing is what sets us apart from everyone, I think that's for everyone else to decide. You're walking the thin line by saying something like that and we don't try and pay attention to what's popular right now. The second you do that you're just going to start sounding like other people and you're going to lose sigh of who you are.” PeopleThinkingTryingLosesLinesPayAttentionWalkingRight NowWho You ArePay AttentionSigh Author:Jason C. Miller
“I tend to listen to the artists that originally inspired me to start playing music in the first place, because there is a multitude of wisdom that can be gained by bands like Black Sabbath, Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd and the Cure. I think if we were to pay close attention to what's on the radio right now then we'd lose our identity entirely.” IfsThinkingFirstsArtistBlackLosesPayAttentionIdentityRight NowBandInspiredRadioCuresMultitudesPlaying MusicSabbathBlack SabbathDepeche Mode Author:Jason C. Miller
“I think I'm just trying to show a more mature side of the band and I think we've really come into the sound of our band. With every album we've grown, but I think this is just a really good picture of where we are right now and how we feel our music represents us. Under the thumb of other record companies we haven't had as much creative control and I think with this record we really did our own thing.” ThinkingFeelsTryingShowsSoundSidesCompanyCreativeRecordsHavensRight NowBandAlbumsMatureThumbsRecord Companies Author:Jason C. Miller
“I don't pay attention to the 'marginalizers.' They simply don't have any impact anymore, on where we're headed or what the law is. I'm not worried about gay people in America right now, as opposed to their status in other countries. The change here was remarkable and swift, which was awesome, and we've witnessed that change right before our eyes.” PeopleCountryEyeAmericaLawPayAttentionRight NowGayImpactWorriedPay AttentionRemarkableOther CountriesGay People Author:Todd Haynes
“I always bring it up to my lawyer every now and then. And another reason we have to revisit it is because there is a restoration going on right now for the film through UCLA and Sundance.” ReasonFilmRight NowLawyerNow And ThenRestorationUclaSundance Author:Todd Haynes
“At the beginning of the 20th century, there were less than 3 billion people on the earth, closer to 2 billion. By all measures that we can come up with right now,. with the lifestyle and consumption pattern of the Western industrial civilization, we can probably sustain about 2 billion people on this earth. We already have over 6 billion. China and India are aspiring to come on as industrial nations, aspiring to the lifestyle of the Western world, and it simply can't happen.” PeopleWorldHappensEarthNationsCenturyCivilizationRight NowIndiaWesternPatternsCome UpChinaBillionsLifestyleConsumption20th CenturyWestern WorldChina And India Author:Edgar Mitchell
“Certainly whatever climate change and global warming means, we've got a big issue here. Right now, this civilization or this period that we're in is probably going to need the resources off our planet, perhaps the resources from the asteroids, perhaps there will be some on the moon, perhaps some on Mars that we can utilize for our own uses here.” NeedsMeanUseBigsIssuesPlanetsPeriodsCivilizationRight NowMoonResourcesClimateClimate ChangeGlobal WarmingMarsOur PlanetAsteroids Author:Edgar Mitchell
“It's rather clear that we've got to do something differently â€" and going into space and learning to utilize these resources, to think differently about ourselves, is vital right now.” ThinkingSpaceClearRight NowResources Author:Edgar Mitchell