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“Minister and writer Barbara Kaufmann has addressed the subject of guerrilla decontextualization on both the 'Voices Compassionate Education' website and on 'Inner Michael', where she offers the kind of insights into the spiritual aspects of Michael Jackson's creative artistry that mainstream media mostly ignores.”

Kind Spiritual Voice Creative Subjects Media Offers Aspect Insight Ministers Compassionate Mainstream Website Artistry Creative Art Barbara Mainstream Media Guerrillas

Author:Aberjhani

“The advantage of the consumer businesses is they tend to be much broader-based, much larger number of customers, that tend to over time be a lot more predictable. The advantage of the enterprise companies is they are not as subject to consumer trend, fad, behavior.”

Numbers Company Subjects Behavior Advantage Customers Consumers Enterprise Trends Predictable Fads

Author:Marc Andreessen

“It has always seemed to me that the only painless death must be that which takes the intelligence by violent surprise and from the rear so to speak since if death be anything at all beyond a brief and peculiar emotional state of the bereaved it must be a brief and likewise peculiar state of the subject as well and if aught can be more painful to any intelligence above that of a child or an idiot than a slow and gradual confronting with that which over a long period of bewilderment and dread it has been taught to regard as an irrevocable and unplumbable finality, I do not know it.”

“You've got to accept the fact that you are basically not teaching a subject, you are teaching children”

Children Facts Accepting Teaching Subjects Teaching Children

Book:A Circle of Quiet

Source: A Circle of Quiet

“Curiosity and listening [are the principles to an excellent interview]. I never go into an interview with a dedicated list of questions in which I will not deviate. You must be curious about the subject and listen to his answer and ask the next question off that rather than the next question on your list.”

Next Asks Answers Principles Subjects Listening Curiosity Lists Curious Excellent Interviews Dedicated Deviate

Author:Michael Kay

“In these respects we differ from the Christian world, for our religion will not clash with or contradict the facts of science in any particular... whether the Lord found the earth empty and void, whether he made it out of nothing or out of the rude elements; or whether he made it in six days or in as many millions of years, is and will remain a matter of speculation in the minds of men unless he give revelation on the subject. If we understood the process of creation there would be no mystery about it, it would be all reasonable and plain, for there is no mystery except to the ignorant.”

“As Bartok put it so succinctly: "Competitions are for horses." Nothing could be more barbaric that the practice or ranking artists as though they were divers or figure skaters....What one suspects is that the appetite for dividing the world into winners and losers, anointed and anonymous, is so compulsive that it feeds with special, vindictive hunger on the most elusive and ephemeral of subjects. For if music can be reduced to games of power and success, then innocence-love without profit-can be dealt a crushing blow.”

“I have increasingly become conversant with Pythagoras' and Goethe's idea of a primordial music, not perceptible to the sensuous ear, but sounding and soaring throughout the cosmos. Tracing it to such exalted origins, I begin to understand more deeply the essence of our art and its elemental power over the human soul. Man, being a creature of Nature and subject to the cosmic influences that inform all earthly beings, must needs have been under the sway of that music from his earliest days; his organism reverberated with its vibrations and received it's rhythmic impulses.”

“The real subject of every painting is light.”

Real Light Subjects Painting

Author:Claude Monet

“Those subject to capital punishment are real human beings, with their own backgrounds and narratives. By contrast, those whose lives are or might be saved by virtue of capital punishment are mere 'statistical people.' They are both nameless and faceless, and their deaths are far less likely to be considered in moral deliberations.”

People Humans Real Might Human Beings Moral Virtue Subjects Mere Saved Punishment Backgrounds Narrative Contrast Nameless Capital Punishment Deliberation Real Human Faceless

Author:Cass Sunstein

“We get to the point then with modern science where you could almost say that modern science is the art of describing those systems so crude in their structure that they are not subject to temporal variables.”

Art Modern Subjects Structure Describing Crude Variables Modern Science

Author:Terence McKenna

“Some princes, so as to hold securely the state, have disarmed their subjects, others have kept their subject towns distracted by factions...Our forefathers, and those who were reckoned wise, were accustomed to say that it was necessary to hold Pistoia [an Italian city] by factions and Pisa by fortress, and with this idea they fostered quarrels in some of their tributary towns so as to keep possession of them the more easily.”

Ideas States Cities Wise Subjects Towns Possession Italian Accustomed Quarrels Distracted Factions Forefathers Fortresses Pisa

Author:Niccolo Machiavelli

“Writers are interested in a diverse range of subjects, but prefer to move from field to field to satisfy intellectual curiosity, rather than devote an entire working life to one particular discipline.”

Moving Subjects Fields Particular Discipline Intellectual Curiosity Range Diverse Working Life Intellectual Curiosity

Book:Careers for Writers & Others Who Have a Way with Words

Source: Careers for Writers & Others Who Have a Way with Words

“Let us show the world that a difference of opinion upon medical subjects is not incompatible with medical friendships; and in so doing, let us throw the whole odium of the hostility of physicians to each other upon their competition for business and money.”

World Whole Shows Differences Opinion Subjects Competition Medical Physicians Hostility Differences Of Opinion

Author:Benjamin Rush

“Do not teach too many subjects and what you teach, teach thoroughly.”

Teach Subjects

Author:Alfred North Whitehead

“Do you know why God subjects you to so many miseries? That He may bestow on you the riches of heaven.”

Knows May Heaven Subjects Misery Riches Do You Know

Author:Paul of the Cross

“By choosing a precise intersection between subject and time, he may transform the ordinary into the extraordinary and the real into the surreal.”

May Real Subjects Ordinary Extraordinary Precise Surreal Intersections

Author:Constantine Manos

“Whoever is led to believe that species are mutable will do good service by conscientiously expressing his conviction; for only thus can the load of prejudice by which this subject is overwhelmed be removed.”

Believe Subjects Prejudice Species Conviction Load Overwhelmed Good Service

Book:On the Origin of Species

Source: On the Origin of Species

“Archaeology is the study of humanity itself, and unless that attitude towards the subject is kept in mind archaeology will be overwhelmed by impossible theories or a welter of flint chips.”

Mind Humanity Attitude Study Impossible Subjects Theory Overwhelmed Chips Archaeology

Author:Margaret Murray

“Change is always subjective. All through evolution you find that the conquest of nature comes by change in the subject. Apply this to religion and morality, and you will find that the conquest of evil comes by the change in the subjective alone. That is how the Advaitic system gets its whole force, on the subjective side of man.”

Men Whole Evil Force Sides Subjects Evolution Morality Conquest Subjective

Author:Swami Vivekananda

“Education is a matter of the spirit. No wiser word has been said on the subject, and yet we persist in applying education from without. No one knoweth the things of the man except the spirit of man which is in him; therefore, there is no education but self-education, and as soon as a young child begins his education, he does so as a student. Our business is to give him mind stuff. Both quantity and quality are essential.”

“But can one not conceive of a presence, and of a presence to itself of the subject before speech or signs, a presence to itself of the subject in a silent and intuitive consciousness? Such a question therefore presupposes that, prior to the sign, and outside it, excluding any trace and any différance, something like consciousness is possible.”

Consciousness Subjects Speech Silent Intuitive

Author:Jacques Derrida

“Whatever I write, no matter how gray or dark the subject matter, it's still going to be a comic novel.”

Writing Stills Matter Dark Novel Subjects Comic Gray Subject Matter

Author:John Irving

“Always praise your kid even if he/she is unresponsive to learning. By insulting them and putting them down, you will only push them away and make them feel inadequate around other kids. Have faith that your child's brain is an evolving planet that rotates at its own speed. It will naturally be attracted to or repel certain subjects. Be patient. Just as there are ugly ducklings that turn into swans, there are rebellious kids that turn into serious innovators and hardcore intellectuals.”

“The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person.”

May Persons Character Subjects Office Discussion Servant Public Servants

Book:Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes

Source: Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes

“I am inclined to attach some importance to the new system of manufacturing; and venture to throw it out with the hope of its receiving a full discussion among those who are most interestedin the subject.”

Subjects Importance Discussion Receiving Venture Manufacturing

Book:On The Economy Of Machinery And Manufactures

Source: On The Economy Of Machinery And Manufactures

“I was in favour of the death penalty, and disposed to regard abolitionists as people whose hearts were bigger than their heads. Four years of close study of the subject gradually dispelled that feeling. In the end I became convinced that the abolitionists were right in their conclusions...and that far from the sentimental approach leading into their camp and the rational one into that of the supporters, it was the other way about.”

“Only sometimes you can't feel anything about a subject without hypothesizing its extinction.”

Feels Sometimes Subjects Extinction

Book:The Bascombe Novels: The Sportswriter, Independence Day, The Lay of the Land

Source: The Bascombe Novels: The Sportswriter, Independence Day, The Lay of the Land

“If I'm setting up a new business I'll spend three or four months learning everything there is about that business, everything there is about that subject and then I will find good people to run it on a day-to-day basis, but whilst they're running it at least I know what they're talking about when they come back to me.”

People Ifs Knows Running Three Talking Four Subjects Months Bases Setting Settings Good People Day To Day New Business Come Back To Me Learning Everything

Author:Richard Branson

“That subject matter has never left me...The more you're in the material world, the more there is a tendency for a search for serenity and a need to not be distracted by physical elements that are around you.”

World Needs Matter Left Subjects Materials Elements Tendencies Serenity Distracted Subject Matter Material World

Author:Martin Scorsese

“Who says we didn't have controversial subjects on TV back in my time? Remember Bonanza? It was about three guys in high heels living together”

Together Remember Guy Three Subjects Tvs My Time Heels Controversial High Heels Living Together

Author:Milton Berle

“Well, that's the great thing about indie film, in general. If it's not subject to the constraints of too much pressure from the studio or marketing, and all of that, you get to actually present fuller characters and you get to have the dark side of the characters. That's usually what gets cut out.”

Ifs Wells Character Film Sides Dark Too Much Cutting Subjects Pressure Marketing Studios Great Things Constraints Dark Side Indie Films

Author:Ty Burrell

“Getting it off the ground is one thing because it has to do with finding the proper people and the financing, but finding the subject is another thing and this is always for me the most difficult part.”

People Difficult One Thing Subjects Findings Financing

Author:Philippe Falardeau

“When I want to tackle a story or a subject, I always ask myself three questions: Is it important to talk about that? Will it interest other people than just me? Can I live with that for three or four years because that's how long it takes to do the project, to write the script, and to direct it, and then to do this.”

People Want Writing Years Long Important Stories Three Asks Interest Four Subjects Projects Direct Scripts Four Years

Author:Philippe Falardeau

“In the province of Quebec where I come from, we speak French and the only cosmopolitan city is Montreal. Every time we tackle the subject of immigration and racial tension, it's an issue that concerns Montreal. Also, in Quebec, we have this added issue that we want people to speak French, because French is always on the verge of disappearing to some extent. I work, play and do everything in French.”

People Want Play Speak Cities Issues Subjects Concern Disappear Immigration Tension Provinces Verge Montreal Quebec Speaks French Racial Tension Work Play

Author:Philippe Falardeau

“It's cool that we got rid of that, but we got rid of everything - the encouraging pat on the back or even a hug which I find can be acceptable in some situations. I know that it's a sensible subject and that we're trying to avoid nasty things, but [you can] have as many rules as you want, there will still be stuff happening anyway.”

Knows Want Trying Stills Stuff Situation Subjects Happenings Sensible Acceptable Hug Nasty

Author:Philippe Falardeau

“If you look at the end of the movie [Monsegnor Lahzar], I give a lot of space to what the spectator can also imagine of what's going to be Bachir's life afterwards. So, there's the restraint part, and there's the fact that the story is happening in the school which allowed me to tackle all these subjects without making it too didactic, because in the school everything happens.”

Ifs Giving Looks Ends Facts Stories Happens School Space Imagine Subjects Happenings Things Happen Restraint Spectators Didactic

Author:Philippe Falardeau

“Republicans advising candidates to "grab onto the best elements of [his] anti-Washington populist agenda," but warning that Trump is a "misguided missile," "subject to farcical fits" and candidates should avoid getting drawn into "every Trump dust-up," but should quickly condemn some of his comments, including "wacky things about women."”

Should Subjects Trump Fit Republican Elements Including Dust Candidates Agendas Comment Warning Missiles Misguided Populist Wacky

Author:Dalia Mogahed

“First of all, I had the desire for that format [silent movie], and then when I was talking to people, I felt that people needed justification. Why are you doing a silent movie? Is it just for your own pleasure? I felt it was not enough for them so I realized I have to choose the subject that will make things easier for them and to tell the story of a silent actor makes sense for doing a silent movie.”

People Firsts Enough Stories Desire Actors Felt Pleasure Talking Subjects Needed Easier Silent I Realized Make Sense Justification Format Silent Movies

Author:Michel Hazanavicius

“I never listen to debates. They are dreadful things indeed. The plain truth is that I am not a fair man, and don't want to hear both sides. On all known subjects, ranging from aviation to xylophone-playing, I have fixed and invariable ideas. They have not changed since I was four or five.”

Men Want Ideas Sides Known Five Four Subjects Changed Truth Is Fairs Debate Fixed Aviation Both Sides

Author:H. L. Mencken

“There's a War Crimes Act in the United States passed by a Republican Congress in 1996, which says that grave breaches of the Geneva Convention are subject to the death penalty. And that doesn't mean the soldier that committed them - that means the commanders.”

Mean War States United United States Subjects Crime Republican Soldier Congress Committed Graves Conventions Penalties Death Penalty Commanders Breach War Crimes Geneva Geneva Convention

Author:Noam Chomsky

“Write on a subject you love. Your profit center should also be your passion center.”

Should Writing Passion Subjects Love You Profit

Book:The Self-publishing Manual: How to Write, Print, and Sell Your Own Book

Source: The Self-publishing Manual: How to Write, Print, and Sell Your Own Book

“I always think that if you deal with extremely emotional, even melodramatic, subject matter, as I constantly do, the best way to handle those situations is at a sufficient remove. It's like a doctor and a nurse and a casualty situation. You can't help the patient and you can't help yourself by emoting. And I don't think cinema is intended for therapy, so I object also to that huge, massive manipulation which is perpetrated on the public.”

“When you're sending emails, you live and die by your subject line. Making it personal or funny can increase your open rate 10 times or more. At the very least, try to pitch some value rather than pointless bragging. 'Work Faster!' is better than 'Version 10.4 now available!'”

Trying Values Dies Lines Subjects Increase Rate Available Versions Faster Email Pointless Bragging

Author:John Wall

“A hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance, this new version is the past and no different past can ever have existed. In principle the war effort is always planned to keep society on the brink of starvation. The war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects and its object is not the victory over either Eurasia or East Asia but to keep the very structure of society intact.”

Different War Past Effort Principles Poverty Groups Subjects Objects Ignorance Victory Bases Structure East Versions Asia Ruling Starvation East Asia

Author:George Orwell

“Why is the mind incapable of deciding its own subject matter? Why when we desperately want to think of one thing to we invariably think of another?”

Thinking Want Mind Matter One Thing Subjects Incapable Subject Matter

Author:Jeanette Winterson

“We need some remedial training on how to live as subjects in a kingdom. We may be justified in rejecting the divine right of kings to rule but we cannot be justified if we reject the rule of our divine king.”

Ifs Needs May Subjects Divine Kings Training Kingdoms Rejects Justified Rejecting Divine Right Divine Right Of Kings

Author:Joe Carter

“It is the duty of a prudent minister of God to hold his ministry in honor and to see to it that it is respected by those who are in his charge. Moreoever, it is the duty of a faithful minister not to exceed his powers and not to abuse his office in pride, but, rather, to administer it for the benefit of his subjects.”

Subjects Duty Pride Honor Office Benefits Abuse Ministers Faithful Ministry Exceed Prudent

Book:Lectures on Romans

Source: Lectures on Romans

“All my shows are therapy, trying to navigate interesting subjects so I can work them out and to be honest and say some things are beyond the wit of this man.”

Men Trying I Can Shows Interesting Subjects Honest Wit Being Honest Therapy Navigate

Author:Marcus Brigstocke

“I never knew a man more free from conceit, or one to whom it was a greater extent a pleasure, as well as a recognized duty, to listen patiently to what might be said to him upon any subject under consideration....Neither, I need scarcely say, was he in the habit of talking, much less boasting, of his own achievements.”

Men Needs Wells Said Might Pleasure Talking Greater Subjects Duty Habit Achievement Consideration Boast Conceit Talking Much

Author:Martin Van Buren

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