“The thing is that my first novel, which was basically a mystery adventure story, won quite an important award in Spain for young adult fiction, and because of this it became a very successful book, and right now it's some sort of a standard title, it's read widely in many high schools in Spain, so I think, in a way, I was a victim of my own success in the field of young adult fiction, because it was never my own natural register. I never intended to write that kind of fiction, but I became very successful at it.” ThinkingWayWritingFirstsKindImportantBookStoriesSchoolYoungNaturalMy OwnFictionNovelSuccessfulMysteryFieldsAdventureRight NowStandardsHigh SchoolAdultsVictimYoung AdultTitlesAwardsSpainRegister Author:Carlos Ruiz Zafon
“There is no reason why anyone in this country should be lacking health care when America has the resources right now. It would not cost much more than what we are paying right now. As a matter of fact, Americans are paying for a universal standard of care. They are just not getting it because it is all about corporations making a profit. It is not about people. Support Medicare for all.” PeopleShouldCountryMatterReasonFactsCareAmericaSupportRight NowCostStandardsResourcesUniversalProfitHealth CareCorporationsReason WhyNo ReasonLackingMatter Of FactMedicareSupport Me Author:Dennis Kucinich
“Who would you trust right now? Which bank would you trust? Which investment would you trust? Do you really want to put your money; do you want to suffer more of these losses that we just had? You know, these volatility that we see is just unexplainable by any rational standards. Nobody has any clue about how to explain this, and nobody wants to experience that. So, we hold more money back, we don't necessarily want to invest in the market and by default, people are saving more.” PeopleKnowsWantSufferingLossRight NowStandardsInvestmentRationalSavingMore MoneyClueDefaultVolatilityUnexplainable Author:Dan Ariely
“There are standards. I like to be prepared, I guess I should say - that type of pressure of, "All right, now you go with abandon," you know. Now when you're in it, you let go of all the things - that's what happens when you're onstage.” KnowsShouldHappensTypeRight NowLetting GoStandardsPressurePreparedAbandonBe Prepared Author:Jake Gyllenhaal
“I think that different leaders, whether it`s Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, or Paul Ryan, saying that we`re not going to turn on each other, which is exactly what ISIS wants. I think that`s what this moment calls for and I think, right now, you see who are the pandering demagogues, and who are the people who really have a higher standard and the best public interest at heart.” PeopleThinkingWantHeartDifferentMomentsTurnsInterestLeaderHigherRight NowStandardsClintonIsisTurn-onPublic InterestHigher Standards Author:Steve King
“I think people, if you really want to be happy, you have to find God yourself, and you're going to have to have a personal, one-on-one relationship and not look to get through these traditions or these rituals and all this crazy stuff when you could talk to him right here, right now, anytime, anywhere, any place, from any position. And that's the kind of relationship you want, not a standard.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantLooksKindStuffCrazyPositionRight NowStandardsTraditionRitualWant To Be HappyOne On One Author:Ice Cube
“The fascinating thing about standard economic stories is exactly that: they assume that everybody wants that kind of closure. That all human relations are forms of exchange, because if everything is an exchange then it's true that we're both equals. We walk up, I give you something, you give me something, and we walk away. Or I give you something, you don't give me something right now, and you owe me. So if we have any ongoing relationships at all, it's because somebody is in debt.” IfsWantGivingHumansKindStoriesFormWalksEconomicRight NowStandardsGive MeRelationAssumingDebtFascinatingOngoingHuman RelationsClosure Author:David Graeber