“The entire economy, of course, is locked in a down cycle right now. Last time we weathered this was during another Bush presidency in '90. We were locked in it for a year and a half and everyone came out of it.” YearsLastsCoursesHalfEconomyRight NowCyclesLockedLast TimePresidencyWeathered Author:David Talbot
“National film industries tend to move in cycles. In Australia right now, we're on a high, a feeling of potential, which as yet shows no sign of flagging. But the word "industry" is misleading. A small national cinema has no industry in the Hollywood sense.” ShowsFeelingsFilmMovingIndustryRight NowHollywoodCinemaAustraliaCyclesMisleadFilm Industry Author:Peter Weir
“I'm not sure I would call it agony but there is a kind of cyclic frustration. You get one story right and then here comes another one. When does that end? What I'm trying to do is get it to end right now, by recognizing that that cycle is writing. That is: trying to understand the frustrations and setbacks (and agony) as part of a bigger chess game you are playing with art itself.” WritingTryingKindDoeArtEndsStoriesGamesRight NowBiggerChessNot SureFrustrationCyclesAgonyRecognizingSetbackChess Game Author:George Saunders
“You know, it's fashionable right now for people to be cynical. We go in cycles like this and right now a lot of people are saying, 'Oh, America is doing terribly' and 'What are we going to do?'” PeopleKnowsAmericaRight NowCyclesCynicalFashionable Author:Barack Obama
“You reach peaks only to see there's another greater peak beyond it. Suddenly that one looks like it'd have a much better view. It's an endless cycle of going toward things that you think will provide you happiness. At the end of the day, right now, right here, wherever you are, you can make a choice to be present and happy and fulfilled.” ThinkingLooksEndsChoicesViewsGreaterRight NowEndlessThe End Of The DayCyclesFulfilledWherever You Are Author:Eric Lange
“We need to take a step back and realize that what happened in the 1950s, when he started his career, is exactly where we are today. Everything goes in a cycle, and right now, distribution is changing. Audiences might be kind of sick of these giant blockbuster movies with all these special effects where blue people are running around and the hero is some non-human entity. These are all great movies, but I think that there's definitely room for new voices to come out.” PeopleThinkingNeedsHumansKindMightRunningTodayVoiceRealizingRoomsStepsCareersAudienceHappenedSpecialEffectsHeroRight NowSickBlueGiantsCyclesBe KindEntityDistributionSpecial EffectsBlockbuster Author:Alex Stapleton
“The lessons of history would suggest that civilisations move in cycles. You can track that back quite far - the Babylonians, the Sumerians, followed by the Egyptians, the Romans, China. We're obviously in a very upward cycle right now and hopefully that remains the case. But it may not.” MayMovingCasesLessonsRight NowRemainsTrackChinaHopefullyCyclesCivilisationSumerians Author:Elon Musk