“I believe that the major operating ethic in American society right now, the most universal want and need is to be on TV. I've been on TV. I could be on TV all the time if I wanted to. But most people will never get on TV. It has to be a real breakthrough for them. And trouble is, people will do almost anything to get on it. You know, confess to crimes they haven't committed. You don't exist unless you're on TV. Yeah, it's a validation process.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantNeedsBelieveRealWantedI BelieveProcessTroubleCrimeHavensTvsRight NowMajorsEthicsUniversalYeahCommittedBreakthroughValidationAmerican SocietyWants And Needs Book:Ancient Gonzo Wisdom Source: Ancient Gonzo Wisdom
“Right now in my life I spend much time dreaming over my visions of faith. I know this works. I would be a fool to ignore it. Remember, one of the mightiest keys in the Kingdom of Heaven is faith. Vision is a major part of faith, for we walk by faith and not by sight. Faith is directly contrasted to natural eye sight.” KnowsDreamWould BeEyeRememberHeavenNaturalWalksVisionKeysFoolRight NowMajorsSightKingdomsKingdom Of HeavenWalk By Faith Author:Phil Pringle
“Every single major push in education has made it worse and right now it's really bad because everything we've done is de-humanizing education. It's destroying the possibility of the teacher and the student having a warm, friendly, intellectual relationship.” MadeDoneTeacherPossibilityStudentsRight NowMajorsIntellectualWarmMade ItFriendlyDestroyingSingle Relationship Author:William Glasser
“A major change is afoot as we combine both WPZ and Access into the large scale natural gas infrastructure MLP. And the team here at WPZ is very energized right now as we're on the verge of a major $1 billion boost in our annual cash flows that we expect to come from three major projects Geismar, Gulfstar and the Keathley Canyon Connector all of which have reached the commissioning stage here in the fourth quarter.” ThreeNaturalTeamStageRight NowProjectsMajorsFlowAccessBillionsScalesGasQuartersCashFourthInfrastructureAnnualsBoostVergeCanyonsLarge ScaleNatural GasCash FlowMajor ChangeConnectorsFourth Quarter Author:Alan Armstrong
“I don't know if there is an existing model that anyone can hold on to right now. Every [piece of] advice about how to go about in the record business you would get 5 years ago is no longer valid. Everything is changing very rapidly and there is an increased sense of anger and despair among artists that are not major-selling megastars.” IfsKnowsYearsArtistRecordsPiecesAdviceRight NowDespairMajorsModelsYears AgoSelling Author:Olof Arnalds
“The Republicans want to repeal the Affordable Care Act, I want to improve it. I want to build on it, get the costs down, get prescription drug costs down. Senator Sanders wants us to start all over again. This was a major achievement of President [Barack] Obama, of our country. It is helping people right now.” PeopleWantCountryHelpingCarePresidentRepublicanRight NowCostDrugAchievementMajorsOur CountryBarackSenatorsWant UHelping PeopleAffordablePrescriptionsPresident Barack ObamaPrescription DrugsAffordable Care Act Author:Hillary Clinton
“I think from a major-label perspective, if you were on the flip side of things and that's the world you were used to working in, your interpretation could be, "Oh, they're having trouble writing songs," when really it's like, "No, I'm not ready to write songs, I don't want to write a song right now, if I did write a song, it would be forced."” IfsThinkingWorldWantWritingWould BeUsedSongSidesTroubleReadyPerspectiveRight NowMajorsLabelsInterpretationFlipWriting SongsNot Ready Author:Beth Ditto
“If you choose to see everything as a miracle, then where you are right now is perfect. There is nowhere to run to; there is nothing else to do except be in this moment and allow what is to be. From that place of radical acceptance, major change can happen. The first step in any transformational experience is acceptance and surrender to the present moment, the way that it is. From that place we have the awareness, humility and power to change what is.” IfsWayFirstsMomentsHappensRunningPerfectInspiringStepsAwarenessAcceptanceHumilityRight NowMajorsYogaMiracleSurrenderRadicalWell BeingPresent MomentWhere You AreYou ChooseFirst StepsPower To ChangeMajor ChangeRadical Acceptance Author:Mastin Kipp
“Since the election [of Donald Trump], I've been thinking about a lot of theory. Lots of [Michel] Foucault and [Karl] Marx, thinking about different systems, thinking about power. Trying to figure out what I can take and learn from history as a tool for getting through whatever is happening right now, which feels very significant and major.” ThinkingFeelsTryingI CanDifferentFiguresTheoryTrumpRight NowMajorsHappeningsToolsElectionSignificantSystems Thinking Author:Morgan Parker
“Some of [Donald Trump] comments can be interpreted as potentially reducing the threat of nuclear war. The major threat right now is right on the Russian border. Notice, not the Mexican border, the Russian border. And it's serious. He has made various statements moving towards reducing the tensions, accommodating Russian concerns and so on.” MadeWarMovingSeriousTrumpRight NowMajorsConcernThreatVariousNuclearStatementsBordersTensionCommentMexicanReducingNuclear WarMexican Border Author:Noam Chomsky