“I also think that life itself is both indifferent to us and the source of all of our joys and everything that we love. And it's necessary to accept the one in order to love the other.” ThinkingJoyOrderAcceptingSourceIndifferent Author:W. S. Merwin
“It's part of the business of really not caring about topping myself because I really don't care what's going to happen. I think just surviving is a major thing. I'd like to write something that my peers, my colleagues, my fellow writers would find a source of respect.” ThinkingWritingHappensCareSourceMajorsFellowsDon't CareCaringPeersColleaguesSurvivingNot CaringToppings Author:Rod Serling
“Eleanor Marx was her father's first biographer. All subsequent biographies of Karl Marx, and most of Engels, draw on her work as their primary sources for the family history, often without knowing it. I think if she'd been a son, she would have been referenced more.” IfsThinkingFirstsHas BeensFatherKnowingSonSourceDrawsPrimariesBiographiesFamily HistoryEleanorBiographersEngelsPrimary Source Author:Rachel Holmes
“I never feel like I am "using" a voice, rather I am listening to a voice and recording it as faithfully as it comes to me and as I can. I think that the female sex is much maligned, even in our supposedly sexually "open" society. It is the site of a woman's pleasure, and the source of (most) children's entry into the world, and an ancient symbol of power and fecundity, and we are directly or indirectly told in modern times that it's dirty, shameful, ugly, odorous, and to be hidden away.” ThinkingWorldFeelsChildrenI CanSexVoicePleasureModernSourceListeningFemaleAncientUglySymbolsDirtySiteShamefulSexuallyEntryModern Times Author:Micheline Aharonian Marcom
“One was Donald Trump said he didn't think Megyn Kelly had been fair to him. But he also talked about Fox's response to this. And multiple sources have said that this was authored by Roger Ailes himself.” ThinkingSaidSourceTrumpFairsResponseMultipleFoxesRoger Author:Ryan Grim
“I think it's really nice to have an authenticity, it's a huge source for us to be able to lean on people who have that knowledge.” PeopleThinkingAbleNiceHugeSourceAuthenticityReally Nice Author:Jennifer Yuh Nelson
“I think spirituality is probably one of the most important things. I feel that I'm a spiritual person and as long as you're walking on that path, you have a communication with God - that's spiritual to me. That spirituality is something that emanates through all of us and is the source energy, and that energy makes everything stronger.” ThinkingFeelsPersonsLongImportantSpiritualSpiritualityEnergyPathCommunicationSourceWalkingStrongerImportant ThingsEmanateCommunication With God Author:LaToya Jackson
“What it takes to reach this place I'm speaking about is to be in spirit. You shift who you are away from what you have, what you do, what your reputation is, what people think of you, and all of that ego-based thinking. You shift into the understanding that who you are is a piece of God - who you are is a piece of the source - and when you stay connected to that in your thoughts you inspire others to do the same.” PeopleThinkingSpiritUnderstandingPiecesInspireSourceEgoWho You AreConnectedReputationThink Of YouInspire Others Author:Wayne Dyer
“The biggest questions that always have perplexed me are "Where do I come from?" and "Where am I going?" The "Where do I come from?" question, which I think I largely am answering now, is about what quantum physics teaches us. If you try to find your source, you are not going to find it in a tiny little particle that began with your parents commingling.” IfsThinkingTryingLittlesParentTeachSourcePhysicsTinyQuantumParticlesQuantum PhysicsPerplexed Author:Wayne Dyer
“So is fighting incompleteness the source of artistic neurosis? I doubt it. At most, this would apply to artists who deal with particular kinds of problems. I don't think we should think of Haydn or Mozart or Dickens or George Eliot in these terms.” ThinkingShouldKindProblemArtistFightingTermDealsDoubtParticularSourceArtisticNeurosisDickensEliotIncompleteness Author:Philip Kitcher
“I do not think anyone who ever saw Lyndon Johnson give a speech would call him charismatic, even though he was one of the most effective presidents in U.S. history. Same with Lincoln. Charisma is only one source of power, and probably not a very important one, at that.” ThinkingGivingImportantPresidentSawsSourceSpeechJohnsonCharismaCharismatic Author:Jeffrey Pfeffer
“I think, in fact, that the connections between philosophy and cognitive science haven't gone far enough, metaphysicians should be working closely with cognitive scientists when they try to understand the sources of our experience of parts of the world such as its causal and temporal parts.” ThinkingWorldShouldTryingEnoughPhilosophyFactsGoneHavensSourceConnectionsScientistCognitiveCognitive Science Author:L.A. Paul
“If you think of every single continent there is, on every continent, there is something, a natural resource that every continent has, or sources, that they can really survive with that, or they can trade with that. But a lot of the developed nations have taken those things from those places and have claimed it and, therefore, they're dependent on those other nations.” IfsThinkingNationsNaturalTakenSourceResourcesTradeDependentContinentsNatural ResourcesDeveloped Nations Author:Stevie Wonder
“I think it's the source material. 27 Dresses was a famous book, and Devil Wears Prada was also a wonderful book, so it's coming out of the novelists who are really creating these wonderful female characters that we want to see on the big screen.” ThinkingWantBookCharacterBigsWonderfulMaterialsSourceCreatingDevilFemaleDressesScreensNovelistsComing OutFemale CharactersBig ScreenPradaFamous BookDevil Wears Prada Author:Jerry Bruckheimer
“I think it shapes it in very deep ways that you don't entirely understand. Rainer Maria Rilke said there are two inexhaustible sources for poetry. One is dreams, and the other is childhood. I think childhood is an inexhaustible source of your becoming who you will be and certain deep feelings are set inside of you.” ThinkingWaySaidTwoFeelingsDreamCertainChildhoodSourceBecomingShapesVery DeepDeep Feeling Author:Edward Hirsch
“An ethic of maternalism was central to the utopianism of 19th century feminists. I don't think that today's women see motherhood as a source of personal power, let alone political power. I don't think that women now have that same sense that their lives as mothers gives them any special power or virtue. I think women see their lives as mothers as an adjunct to their working lives - a fulfilling and important adjunct, to be sure - but something they do in addition to working in the public realm, not because being a wife and mother gives them a distinct edge in improving the world as we know it.” ThinkingKnowsWorldGivingImportantTodayPoliticalMotherWomenVirtueWifeSpecialCenturySourceEthicsEdgesFeministMotherhoodRealmsFulfillingImproving19th CenturyPolitical PowerPersonal PowerWorking LifeWives And Mothers Author:Clare Wright
“We always think from where we come from. We always think from the sources that shape our understanding. I think about the world through the lens of my Islamic tradition. I accept this but I must also have intellectual humility.” ThinkingWorldUnderstandingAcceptingHumilitySourceShapesIntellectualTraditionIslamicLensesWhere We ComeIntellectual Humility Author:Tariq Ramadan
“The fear of loss is an engine of horrors, but also a source of the greatest forms of heroism. There's not a lot of art that puts that in bold letters. It's psychologically very interesting and acute, I think. That's not the central reading, I think, of the New Testament.” ThinkingArtFormReadingLossInterestingSourceHorrorLettersEnginesHeroismTestamentVery InterestingNew Testament Author:Cass Sunstein
“There is a question as to whether these rallies [2016] are going to stop in the fall. I think they should continue. They are a tremendous display of energy but also a source of energy, because people come out of them ready to fight.” PeopleThinkingShouldFallFightingEnergyReadySourceDisplay Author:Ben Wikler
“The Fugazi Live Series site, when we realized the Internet, the way it works - the speeds and its development - made it possible to have one source of infinite copies, was incredible for us. Using tapes or CD's to make copies would have been so unwieldy. We have shows that have zero downloads, which makes me sad, but they're all freely available at any time. The most downloaded show was the one with the best audio quality, but I didn't think it was a very interesting show.” ThinkingWayHas BeensMadeShowsInterestingQualitySourceDevelopmentInternetInfiniteSeriesIncrediblesAvailableSpeedMade ItCopiesZeroTapeSiteVery InterestingCdsDownloadsAudio Author:Ian MacKaye
“I think what inspires me is in a constant state of flux...it's easier to stick to photographers and perhaps cinematographers, though the great medieval, Mannerist, and Baroque painters of Italian, Spanish, Flemish, and German origin are a constant source of inspiration, along with select modernists like Dali.” ThinkingStatesInspirationInspireSourceEasierConstantSticksPhotographerPainterItalianSelectMedievalFluxBaroqueSource Of InspirationCinematographers Author:Anton Yelchin
“I think it's worth trying to do something about obvious sources of stress in your life. But even more important is learning and practicing methods to neutralize the harmful effects of stress on the body and mind. There are many possibilities, anything from meditation and yoga to listening to relaxing music. My personal favorite is simple breathing techniques - they're very effective, take very little time, and they're free.” ThinkingTryingMindLittlesImportantBodySimpleMeditationEffectsPossibilitySourceListeningYogaStressMethodObviousTechniqueBreathingMind And BodyLittle TimeMeditation And Yoga Author:Andrew Weil
“I rummage around in artistic things from the past. If you don't understand the context, they wouldn't make any sense. I rummage around in conceptual ideas of the future, but if you don't know the source of the thinking, [it] wouldn't make any sense.” IfsThinkingKnowsIdeasPastSourceArtistic Author:Billy Corgan
“You know how most people think that eggs are great sources of protein? Well, you only get about six grams from an egg, and about half of that is in the yolk and the other half is in the white. If instead you opt for a cup of lentils, you get a whopping eighteen grams of protein, plus all that fiber that makes you feel full and cleans out your body!” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsFeelsWellsBodyWhiteHalfKnow HowSourceSixYour BodyCupsEggsPlusEighteenOther HalfProteinFiberLentils Author:Kathy Freston
“What was really interesting in his speech, which, by the way, had (inaudible) footnotes - the written version of it - which might be a personal record for Donald Trump - the source of a lot of his numbers on the free trade section of the speech came from an organization called the Economic Policy Institute, which was a think tank or is a think tank that was founded by labor unions to promote the labor unions' point of view on free trade agreements.” ThinkingWayMightInterestingViewsNumbersRecordsWrittenEconomicPolicySourceTrumpSpeechLaborOrganizationTradeUnionsPoint Of ViewVersionsAgreementSectionsTanksReally InterestingInstituteFree TradeEconomic PolicyLabor UnionFootnotesTrade Agreements Author:Avik Roy
“I think, again, the overall intellectual structure of the speech is very much consistent with what Donald Trump has been saying on the campaign trail. He's against free trade. He's against immigration. But he has been in favor of tax reform, and he has been afraid of - in favor of developing American energy sources like through fracking or hydraulic fracturing.” ThinkingHas BeensEnergySourceTrumpTaxesSpeechIntellectualTradeStructureFavorsCampaignsImmigrationReformDevelopingConsistentTrailsFree TradeEnergy SourcesTax ReformFrackingHydraulic Fracturing Author:Avik Roy
“The bigger problem still is that it determines in many ways what movies get made in the first place. Because as sources of finance are considering a project, they ask themselves, "Does this lend itself to a simplistic marketing approach which will guarantee a big opening weekend?" As a movie-goer, I think that's tragic, because when you look back at those movies that made us fall in love with movies in the first place, most of them were not high-concept, and most of them would not have "won their weekend."” ThinkingWayFirstsLooksDoeMadeStillsProblemBigsFallAsksSourceProjectsApproachConceptsBiggerFalling In LoveMarketingDetermineOpeningFinanceGuaranteesTragicWeekendConsideringBigger Problems Author:Curtis Hanson
“I'm a huge Marvel fan and the fact that they take the liberties that they do in filmmaking I think, if anything, that it dignifies the comics and it says, "Yeah. This is a strong enough, robust enough source. We can bend it, it's elastic. It's bouncy."” IfsThinkingEnoughFactsStrongLibertyFansHugeSourceYeahFilmmakingStrong EnoughRobust Author:Tilda Swinton
“Every culture to me - be it Asian, African, be it whatever - is a source of reference. I don't think I'm 'stealing' it or anything.” ThinkingCultureSourceStealingAsian Author:Guido Palau
“This is an ongoing threat from a variety of sources around the world. And actually I think it works both ways. I'm not privy to it, but I think all of the various country that have the ability are invading each other's computers all the time. But we have to protect our data. It's very important.” ThinkingWorldWayImportantCountryAbilitySourceProtectComputerThreatVariousAround The WorldVarietyDataOngoingInvading Author:Rand Paul
“There have been so many individuals who have really put a lot on the line. That they've sacrificed so much to try to protect the principle of source protection in the journalism world. And I think Julian Assange, and WikiLeaks, and Sarah Harrison have really been extraordinary in standing up for that.” ThinkingWorldTryingHas BeensIndividualLinesPrinciplesSourceProtectStandingExtraordinaryProtectionJournalismWikileaksAssange Author:Edward Snowden
“I can't think of a scenario under which [Vladimir Putin] would gradually resign from power. For him and those around him, power became a source of unlimited enrichment. A loss of power would be tantamount to an annihilation of the economic success that has been achieved so far.” ThinkingHas BeensI CanWould BeLossEconomicSourceUnlimitedPutinScenariosAnnihilationEnrichmentEconomic Success Author:Garry Kasparov
“One of the things I noticed about the Trump supporters was a lot of projected fear. I can't tell you how many times a conversation went like this: "We've got to stop these immigrants, because it's terrible." I'd say, "Okay, what personally have you observed about this?" And there would be basically nothing in that box. And I'd say, "Where'd you get your information?" thinking they were going to say Fox. But they would always say, "Well, I get my information from all kinds of sources." Fox is kind of center-left to a lot of people now.” PeopleThinkingWellsKindI CanWould BeLeftInformationSourceTrumpTerribleConversationOkayBoxesAll KindsImmigrantsFoxesSupporter Author:George Saunders
“I never know who's influencing me at any time. I mean, I can take a play by Brecht and adapt it, I'm consciously adapting that play, or, as I've done with the Greek classics, Euripides and Oedipus, and I'm consciously adapting that play. Whether it influences me or not, I think it's the critics, the analysts who have to decide that. Me, I don't feel that I'm under the influence of any such sources.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsMeanI CanDonePlayInfluenceSourceCriticsGreekAnalystsAdaptingBrechtOedipus Author:Wole Soyinka
“I think a lot of the people who feel out of step with contemporary society or feel that they've been left back economically or feel disaffected and are drawn to the Republican Party, they are looking for a news source that will tell them something they would like to hear and then is reassuring, emotionally rewarding, and confirming. And affirming to them. So to deliver that product is pretty valuable. It's kind of like they're an insurgency and they're not getting what they need to hear from the mainstream.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFeelsKindLeftPartyStepsProductsSourceRepublicanNewsValuableContemporaryMainstreamRepublican PartyAffirmingReassuringInsurgencyContemporary Society Author:Sheldon Whitehouse
“I think Twitter is kind of fun, it's not deep and it never will be, but it's a great way to communicate one-liners and to sort of see what people are laughing about. It's a terrific source of misinformation.” PeopleThinkingWayKindFunLaughingSourceCommunicateTerrificOne LinerMisinformation Author:Dave Barry
“I think if you use Twitter and social media as your main source of information you are an idiot, but I think most people who use it know better, so I kind of enjoy it.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsKindUseSocialEnjoyMediaInformationSourceSocial MediaIdiot Author:Dave Barry
“Why so many mentions regarding Jesus from such a wide variety of sources (Pliny, Tacitus, Lucian, Josephus, to name a few)? Because Jesus of Nazareth was a man of history, who made a profound impact on history. There's no good reason to doubt that Jesus existed, or to think the real Jesus was completely different from the one depicted in the Story.” ThinkingMenMadeDifferentRealReasonStoriesJesusNamesDoubtSourceImpactProfoundWideVarietyNazareth Author:Greg Koukl
“I think some of the best sex writing is going to come from the unexpected sources, not the same old same old. Like I'd love to see a memoir by a submissive man, because we've seen one from a professional submissive and dommes and strippers and hookers. I'd love to see more men writing frankly, not jokingly, about sex.” ThinkingMenWritingSexSourceMemoirUnexpectedSubmissive Author:Rachel Kramer Bussel
“Don't assume that the way that one searches and researches is the same from one era to another - it isn't. In the 19th century, most research was done by amateurs: either individuals who were rich or individuals who had a day job. In the 20th century, most researchers worked at universities or think tanks and received money from the government or from foundations to pursue their work. In our time, the sources of support and the locations for research may be quite different.” ThinkingWayMayDifferentDoneGovernmentJobsIndividualSupportRichCenturySourceResearchFoundationAssumingUniversityPursueErasOur TimeLocation20th CenturyTanks19th CenturyResearchersDay Jobs Author:Howard Gardner
“We've got to control our own energy. Now, not only oil and natural gas, which we've been investing in; but also, we've got to make sure we're building the energy source of the future, not just thinking about next year, but ten years from now, 20 years from now. That's why we've invested in solar and wind and biofuels, energy efficient cars.” ThinkingYearsNextEnergyNaturalCarBuildingWindSourceTenInvestingOilGasEfficientNext YearNatural GasEnergy SourcesBiofuels Author:Barack Obama
“A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.” ThinkingMenRealityLyingTurnsSourceSelf AwarenessHappyRedemptionInward Author:Soren Kierkegaard
“It used to be that we disagreed over the basic facts we were fighting over, and we had different opinions about them. Now I think we accept different sources of authority. ... And people can establish credibility on their own say-so as long as nobody follows the trail and calls them out on it.” PeopleThinkingLongDifferentFactsUsedFightingAcceptingOpinionSourceAuthorityUsed To BeTrailsCredibilityDifferent Opinions Author:Rachel Maddow
“I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.” IfsThinkingWayFeelsShouldI CanBodyTurnsAsksEnergySourceNegativeAngerAngryCarefulI RealizedBe CarefulMy ThoughtsNegative Energy Author:Yoko Ono
“You get the health benefits of coffee up through about the first twenty-four ounces. It's the biggest source of antioxidants for Americans, and we think it helps prevent Alzheimer's and Parkinson's as well.” ThinkingFirstsWellsHelpingFourSourceBenefitsTwentiesCoffeeAlzheimerAlzheimer'sParkinsonParkinson'sHealth BenefitsAntioxidants Author:Mehmet Oz
“I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.” ThinkingStillsImportantEnjoySourceFollowingJournalism Author:Dan Rather
“I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me, it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment.” ThinkingArtLevelsCreativitySourceHighestEnjoyment Author:David Rockefeller
“I think, fundamentally, open source does tend to be more stable software. It's the right way to do things.” ThinkingWayDoeSourceSoftwareStableRight WayOpen Source Author:Linus Torvalds
“This kind of overall way of thinking is not only a fertile source of new theoretical ideas: it is needed for the human mind to function in a generally harmonious way, which could in turn help to make possible an orderly and stable society.” ThinkingWayMindHumansKindIdeasHelpingTurnsSourceNeededFunctionHuman MindStableTheoreticalWay Of ThinkingHarmoniousFertileOrderly Book:Wholeness and the Implicate Order Source: Wholeness and the Implicate Order
“Running fills a need so we make fewer demands on others. Running reveals the roots of negative thinking, so the weeds can be pulled. Running reconnects the soul to the source, inspiring hope and creativity.” ThinkingNeedsSoulRunningCreativitySourceDemandNegativeRootsWeedFewerNegative Thinking Author:Kristin Armstrong