“I turned Compaq from a small company with troubles into a computer powerhouse. We can do the same at Intershop.” Can DoCompanyTroubleComputer Author:Eckhard Pfeiffer
“One more time? We've done this. We've done this at least four times where there's a new government program to help homeowners who have trouble with their mortgages. None of these programs have worked. I don't know why anyone would think that this next idea is going to work. All it does is delay the clearing of the market. As soon as the market clears and we understand where the prices really are - that will be the most important thing we can do in order to improve home values around the country.” ThinkingKnowsDoeImportantIdeasCountryDoneHelpingHomeGovernmentValuesOrderNextCan DoFourTroubleProgramImportant ThingsConservativeMore TimeDelayGoing To WorkMortgageClearingGovernment ProgramsNew GovernmentConservative ValuesHomeowners Author:John Boehner
“When you're up against a trouble, meet it squarely, face to face. Lift your chin and set your shoulders, plant your feet and take a brace. When it's vain to try to dodge it, do the best that you can do. You may fail, but you may conquer. See it through!” TryingMayFacesCan DoFailingTroubleFeetPlantShouldersConquerLiftsVainDo The BestFace To FaceChinsDodgeBraces Author:Edgar Guest
“It pains me to see my old company, which has meant so much to America, on the ropes. But Chrysler has been in trouble before, and we got through it, and I believe they can do it again... Let's face it, if your car breaks down, you're not going to take it to the White House to get fixed. But, if your company breaks down, you've got to go to the experts on the ground, not the bureaucrats.” IfsBelieveHas BeensPainAmericaFacesHouseI BelieveCan DoWhiteCompanyBreakTroubleCarFixedExpertsWhite HouseBreaking DownRopeBureaucratsChrysler Author:Lee Iacocca
“Public education is a good foundation on which to build a better life for each of us. And if we want to prove to these children who never made the mess in the first place that education is worth the trouble, our schools have to inspire them so they can do what they ought to do.” IfsWantFirstsChildrenMadeSchoolCan DoTroubleAtheismInspireOughtProveFoundationPositive AtheismMessBetter LifePublic Education Author:Bill Cosby
“If all you can do is judge a person by their appearance, because you don't have the spirit to judge someone from within, you're in trouble.” IfsPersonsSpiritCan DoTroubleJudgingAppearanceWithin You Author:Dick Gregory
“The whole trouble with a folk song is that once you have played it through there is nothing much you can do except play it over again and play it rather louder. Most Russian music, indeed, consists in ringing changes on this device, skilfully disguised though the fact may be.” MayPlayWholeFactsSongCan DoTroubleFolksDevicesFolk Songs Author:Constant Lambert
“I think that if people are having trouble communicating with one another, the least they can do is SHUT UP.” PeopleIfsThinkingCan DoTroubleCommunicateShut Up Author:Tom Lehrer
“Being a reporter is one of the noblest things you can do in life. Letting the people know. It's really a holy cause. Time after time after time, in the middle of corruption and disgrace and bad politics, I've seen people come through and do for people. I write about someone in trouble and someone else rallies to help them. Through reporting, things can change.” PeopleKnowsWritingHelpingCausesCan DoTroubleMiddleHolyCorruptionReportersDisgraceBad Politics Author:Celestine Sibley
“I do think that it is no surprise that, economically, America is in trouble. There's been a lot of trouble out there. More and more women have found themselves doing phone sex and things like that, to help pay bills, so that they could be two-income households. They can do these short-term jobs and still pick up their kids at school, at the end of the day, and drop them off in the morning. I find it fascinating. I'm not one to judge the people in that situation, nor would I really want to.” PeopleThinkingWantStillsTwoEndsHelpingKidsSchoolJobsAmericaFoundSexTermCan DoPaySituationMorningTroubleJudgingPicksBillsSurprisePhonesIncomeThe End Of The DayFascinatingHouseholdShort Term Author:Jennifer Love Hewitt
“I don't have any trouble believing that you would avoid something seemingly perfect because you're in something you really want to prove to yourself you can do right.” WantBelieveCan DoPerfectTroubleProve Author:Alison Pill
“When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.” IfsThinkingCan DoFriendshipRelationshipTroubleAdviceFriendsAskingPatienceAppropriateAnnoyingGood FriendReal FriendsTrue FriendTrue FriendshipMy FriendshipAbout FriendshipLove And FriendshipFriendship LoveFriendship MemoriesGreat FriendOne Line FriendshipFriendship DayFunny FriendInspirational FriendshipGreat FriendshipFemale FriendshipTrue Friend IsFriendship GardenFriendship OverShort FriendUnique FriendshipCelebrating With FriendsNice FriendNice Friendship Author:E. W. Howe
“The popular culture says . . . Do what you do, your life is predestined, like the installment plan on your house. There's not much you can do about it. Make your payments, live it, get sick, die, don't make any trouble. It is the Master Charge of destiny. Try to get your high credit rating.” TryingLife IsDiesCultureHouseCan DoDestinyPlansTroubleMastersSickCreditPaymentRatingPopular CulturePredestined Author:Jerzy Kosinski
“We believe there should be a huge area between everything you should do and everything you can do without getting into legal trouble. I don't think you should come anywhere near that line. We don't deserve much credit for this. It helps us make more money. I'd like to believe that we'd behave well even if it didn't work. But more often, we've made extra money from doing the right thing. Ben Franklin said I'm not moral because of it's the right thing to do - but because it's the best policy.” IfsThinkingShouldBelieveWellsMadeSaidHelpingCan DoLinesMoralTroublePolicyHugeDeserveAreasCreditBehaveThings To DoRight ThingExtrasMore MoneyDoing The Right ThingFranklinBen Franklin Author:Charlie Munger
“The trouble with the jokes is that once they're written, I know how they're supposed to work, and all I can do is not hit them. I'm more comfortable improvising. If I have just two or three ideas and I know how the character feels, what the character wants, everything in between is like trapeze work.” IfsKnowsWantFeelsI CanTwoIdeasCharacterThreeCan DoKnow HowWrittenTroubleComfortableJokesImprovisingTrapeze Author:Stephen Colbert
“When we look at our children, I think a lot of the troubles we're having as a society is because we don't have strong fathers in these families that can tell their kids that they can do more.” ThinkingLooksChildrenKidsFatherStrongCan DoTroubleOur Children Author:Benjamin Watson