“There is a safe, nontoxic drug called naloxone that can instantly reverse opioid overdose and prevent most of these deaths. But the drug war interferes with saving overdose victims in two ways: first, because witnesses to overdose fear prosecution, they often don't call for help until it's too late. Second, because the drug war supports the belief that making naloxone available over-the-counter or with opioid prescriptions would encourage drug use, the antidote is available only through harm reduction programs like needle exchanges or in some state programs aimed at drug users.” WayFirstsTwoWarStatesHelpingUseBeliefSupportDrugSafeLateProgramVictimAvailableHarmSavingWitnessToo LateUsersReverseInterfereAntidoteTwo WaysNeedlesReductionPrescriptionsWar On DrugsProsecutionDrug UseOverdoseOpioids Author:Maia Szalavitz
“I find that it's almost essential to fall in love with an idea to invest the time it takes to make it good and worth sharing. And then, the hard part: deleting that idea when it's just not what it could be. Too often, organizations are good at the first part, but struggle with the second. And so we defend expired business models, support the status quo and have a knee-jerk inclination to preserve what we've got.” FirstsIdeasHardFallSupportStruggleEssentialsModelsOrganizationFalling In LovePreservesKneesStatus QuoInclinationJerkBusiness ModelsExpiredDeleting Author:Seth Godin
“If you want something bad enough, you've got to make a bold move. Just make sure you clear the bold move with the people whose lives it's going to affect. Like George Washington, had to get all those guys who the British killed to agree to die. Neil Armstrong, had to crank a couple of elbows into Buzz Aldrin's face mask to make sure he got on the moon first. And Christopher Titus, well, he worked his dad for five grand. Ha ha. Who can't support who ? I know, it's complicated.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantFirstsWellsEnoughFacesMovingGuyDiesSupportClearFiveCoupleDadMoonAgreeComplicatedBritishMaskWant SomethingElbowsBuzzArmstrongCrankBold Moves Author:Christopher Titus
“I am just here to support the President of the United States. President of the United States is our boss, but he is also... you know, the President and the First Lady are kinda like the Mom and the Dad of the country. And when your Dad says something you listen, and when you don't it will usually bite you on the ass later on. So, I'm here to support the President.” KnowsFirstsCountryStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesSupportMomDadAssBossBitesFirst LadyYour Dad Author:Chris Rock
“In terms of it being a first screenplay, literally, my hat is off to him [Wally Pfister]. I didn't see any virgin blather in screen direction, or anything like that. It was just a wonderfully executed piece, and a complicated one. The mathematics involved in putting this film together, between Jack and Wally, and the great support of Alcon, it was not a easy little operetta.” FirstsLittlesTogetherFilmEasyTermSupportPiecesInvolvedMathematicsComplicatedScreensHatsVirginsScreenplaysBlather Author:Johnny Depp
“Friedrich Hayek .. seems to have been the first to postulate what is the core of this paper, namely, the idea of memory and perception represented in widely distributed networks of interconnected cortical cells. Subsequently this idea has received theoretical support, however tangential, from the fields of cognitive psychology, connectionism and artificial intelligence. Empirically, it is well supported by the physiological study and neuroimaging of working memory.” FirstsWellsHas BeensIdeasSeemsMemoriesSupportStudyPsychologyFieldsPaperPerceptionCoreCellsArtificial IntelligenceArtificialTheoreticalCognitiveInterconnectedPhysiologicalHayekFriedrich Hayek Author:Joaquin Fuster
“Many people confuse authority and the power of efficiency, as if the first role of people with responsibility is to take decisions, command effectively and so exercise power. But their role first of all is to be a person to whom others can turn for help and advice, to provide security, to affirm, to support, to encourage and to guide.” PeopleIfsFirstsPersonsHelpingTurnsDecisionResponsibilityRolesSupportAdviceSecurityExerciseAuthorityGuidesCommandEfficiency Author:Jean Vanier
“In my country, families are raised as though they are one. Although I am from the Dinka tribe, my parents didn't raise us as the Dinka tribe. They raised us as the Wek family, in the way they believed their children should grow up. So when you leave, the first thing you think is the ones you left behind. It's natural to help them in any way you can. I found a way to support myself rather than asking my Mum to give me money. I would work before school and send money back to pay for their rent and food.” ThinkingWayGivingShouldFirstsChildrenCountryHelpingSchoolFoundLeftGrowsParentNaturalPayBehindsSupportGrowing UpGive MeAskingRaisesRaisedMumTribesLeft Behind Author:Alek Wek
“I do not support citizenship for those already here illegally. Those who cut the line and broke our laws as their first act entering this country have foregone that opportunity.” FirstsCountryLawOpportunityLinesSupportCuttingBrokeCitizenshipEntering Author:Carly Fiorina
“What first got me involved in politics was being 14, and a youth organizer comes to my house with a van full of 14 year old girls. "Hey, you want to go to the beach with us? But first we're going to go support the cannery workers' strike in Watsonville."” WantYearsFirstsGirlHouseSupportYouthInvolvedWorkersStrikesHeyBeachVansHey YouOrganizer Author:Boots Riley