“I think it's going to be a very important, unique data set in terms of measuring the behavior of your lower body in space and trying to figure out what we can do to preserve bone and muscle density.” ThinkingTryingImportantBodyTermCan DoSpaceFiguresBehaviorUniqueBonesDataPreservesMusclesMeasuringDensity Author:John L. Phillips
“One of the main focuses of my training sessions is to help individuals find their unique voices in the learning process. We all have our strengths, our weaknesses, our styles of learning, our personalities. Developing introspective sensitivity to these issues is critical to long-term success.” LongHelpingIndividualProcessVoiceTermIssuesStylePersonalityUniqueTrainingWeaknessCriticalDevelopingLong TermSensitivitySessionIntrospectiveLearning ProcessLong Term SuccessUnique Voices Author:Joshua Waitzkin
“We adopted a focused strategy of core businesses in Citicorp that play to our unique historic strengths as a global bank that will provide strong growth and attractive returns over the long-term... And we've identified non-core assets we have shed.” LongPlayStrongGrowthTermReturnUniqueStrategyFocusedCoreAttractiveLong TermAssetsShedAdoptedHistoric Author:Michael Corbat
“This is a unique deposit not just in terms of reserves, but also in terms of extraction techniques. Therefore there're grounds to talk about [applying] the Product Sharing Agreement.” TermProductsUniqueTechniqueAgreementReservesUniquenessDepositsExtraction Author:Viktor Khristenko
“The dreams of the past - whether it was public TV being rolled into the classroom to teach Spanish, or the film projectors or the videotapes or the computer-aided instruction drill systems - the hopes have been dashed in terms of technology having some big impact. The foundation, I think can play a unique role there. Now, our money is more to the teacher-effectiveness thing, and technology is No. 2, but I'll probably spend more money on the technology things.” ThinkingHas BeensPlayDreamBigsPastFilmTermRolesTeachTechnologyTeacherTvsComputerUniqueFoundationImpactInstructionClassroomMore MoneyEffectivenessDrillsBig ImpactProjectors Author:Bill Gates
“The experience on that movie (Dead Poets Society) was, for lack of a better term, life-altering. Peter Weir has a unique talent for making movies that are intelligent but also mainstream. I've never been terribly successful at doing that.” TermSuccessfulTalentPoetUniqueIntelligentPeterMainstreamLife AlteringDead Poets SocietyDead PoetsUnique TalentsTerm Life Author:Ethan Hawke
“I think, there are many people who are much smarter than I am, and many, many, many who are much harder-working than I am, but in terms of the range of my activities, they're unique.” PeopleThinkingTermActivityUniqueHarderRangeSmarter Author:Ben Stein
“Spike Lee made such a difference in terms of black filmmakers, the subtleties - those authors, those writers who write from love, and those who write from that lofty position of superiority.I felt he took aspects of the black experience in America and held it up for us to see. He tried to put it in perspective. He did put it in perspective in his unique way.” WayWritingMadeAmericaFeltBlackTermDifferencesPositionPerspectiveUniqueAspectFilmmakerSuperiorityLoftySubtlety Author:Ruby Dee
“For me, music is in no way ornamental or decorative, it's constitutive of who I am. And that's why, when I say I'm a blues man, that's a very serious vocation - to muster the courage to find your own unique voice, to forge your distinctive style in the world, to leave your imprint in the sands of time in such a way that your singularity, your individuality, remains something that people have to come to terms with.” PeopleMenWorldWayVoiceTermStyleSeriousMusic IsUniqueRemainsIndividualityWho I AmSandVocationDistinctiveSingularityMusterUnique VoicesSands Of Time Author:Cornel West
“Romance: That's one of the things that makes Spider-Man really unique, in terms of the comic books. There is a tender, romantic quality to it. And certainly, that's something that's always fascinated me about the cinema: good romance.” MenBookRomanceTermQualityUniqueComicCinemaFascinatedComic BookSpidersSpider Man Author:Marc Webb
“Even as satyagraha is a weapon unique of its kind and not one of the ordinary weapons used by people, so is Khadi, a unique article of commerce which will not, cannot, succeed on terms common to other articles.” PeopleKindUsedTermCommonSucceedWeaponsUniqueOrdinaryArticlesCommerceSatyagraha Book:Young India, 1927-1928 Source: Young India, 1927-1928
“Ideology is a certain unique experience of the universe and your place in it, to put it in standard terms, which serves the production of the existing power relations and blah blah blah.” CertainUniverseTermUniqueStandardsRelationProductionsIdeologyBlahUnique Experiences Author:Slavoj Žižek
“Most of us really aren't horribly unique. There are 6 billion of us. Put 'em all in one room and very few would stand out as individuals. So maybe we ought to think of worth in terms of our ability to get along as a part of nature, rather than being the lords over nature” ThinkingIndividualTermAbilityRoomsLordOughtUniqueBillionsEmsStanding Out Author:Herbert Simon
“There were a lot of unique challenges in producing the film, such as the logistical issues inherent in producing a long-term verite film in Pakistan, dealing with Urdu and Punjabi dialogue with an English-speaking editor and all the difficulties in recording, editing and clearing so many music tracks.” LongFilmTermChallengesIssuesUniqueDifficultyTrackDialogueLong TermEditorsInherentEditingPakistanClearingEnglish SpeakingUrduPunjabis Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“I think television is a unique form, in terms of storytelling. Having source material for these really dense, complicated, serialized dramas is a great way of world-building.” ThinkingWorldWayFormTermTelevisionBuildingMaterialsSourceDramaUniqueComplicatedStorytellingDense Author:Chris Albrecht
“In terms of whether or not you'll see other heroes along the way, you absolutely will. But, one of the things that makes our Avengers show unique is that this is our cast. We want to be able to focus on this group, much like they did in the movie.” WayWantShowsAbleTermFocusGroupsHeroUniqueCastsAvengers Author:Jeph Loeb
“One of the things that makes this show unique, in terms of an experience, is that when you do a show that has a large cast, scheduling is a very difficult thing.” ShowsDifficultTermUniqueCastsDifficult ThingsScheduling Author:Jeph Loeb
“Libertarianism is neither of the left nor of the right. It is unique. It is sui generis. It is apart from left and right. The left right political spectrum simply has no room for libertarianism. Think of an equilateral triangle, with libertarianism at one corner, the left at a second corner and the right at the third corner. We are equally distant from both of those misbegotten political economic philosophies. No, better yet, think in terms of an isosceles triangle, with us at the top and the two of them at the bottom, indicating they have more in common with each other than with us.” ThinkingTwoPhilosophyPoliticalLeftTermRoomsCommonEconomicUniqueThirdsBottomCornersLibertarianismSpectrumTrianglesLeft And RightPolitical Spectrum Author:Walter Block
“Management has failed miserably at creating increased value for shareholders. Indeed, despite some recent short-term gains, which actually only put us back where we were eight years ago, they have been devaluing our assets, turning a unique institution into just another entertainment company.” YearsHas BeensValuesTermCompanyCreatingUniqueGainsYears AgoManagementInstitutionsEntertainmentEightDespiteAssetsShort TermShareholders Author:Roy O. Disney
“Well, in terms of what a camera does. Again, you go back to that original idea that what you photograph is responsible for how it [the photograph] looks. And it's not plastic, in a way. The problem is unique in photographic terms.” WayWellsLooksDoeIdeasProblemTermUniqueResponsibleOriginalsCamerasPhotographPlasticOriginal Ideas Author:Garry Winogrand
“In terms of talking with my collaborators as they came onboard - Jeannine Oppewall, our production designer, Dante Spinotti, our cinematographer, and so forth - I said to them, "Let's pretend that this is a place like Honolulu. Let's ignore the fact that all these other movies have been made here for decades and try to come at it with a fresh eye, as if it were an exotic city that people aren't that familiar with. And let's present our own view of it, create a world that's unique to this movie [L.A Confidential].” PeopleIfsWorldTryingHas BeensMadeSaidFactsEyeTermViewsCitiesTalkingUniqueProductionsDecadesFamiliarDesignerExoticCollaboratorsCinematographersConfidentialHonolulu Author:Curtis Hanson
“I have the unique liberty as part of the Green Party that operates on the same terms. We have the ability to actually speak for everyday Americans. We are not controlled by major donors, by the influence of big banks, by fossil fuel giants, by war profiteers or insurance companies.” WarBigsSpeakTermAbilityPartyCompanyLibertyInfluenceMajorsUniqueGreenEverydayGiantsFuelControlledFossilsFossil FuelDonorsInsurance CompaniesGreen Party Author:Jill Stein
“I've watched towns and cities evolve and become very resilient, and fun, and unique, and prosperous on their own terms. And the secret is bridging. It's when the local church has a fun clothing swap fundraiser with a temple, and then the next year they bring in the mosque.” YearsNextFunTermChurchSecretCitiesUniqueTownsLocalsEvolveTemplesClothingsProsperousNext YearResilientMosquesLocal ChurchFundraiser Author:Dar Williams
“In terms of my conversations with [Vladimir] Putin, these are conversations that took place before the election. As I indicated, there has been very clear proof that they have engaged in cyber attacks. This isn't new. It's not unique to Russia. There are a number of states where we've seen low-level cyber attacks and industrial espionage and, you know, other behavior that we think should be out of bounds.” ThinkingKnowsShouldHas BeensStatesTermLevelsNumbersClearConversationBehaviorUniqueLowsElectionBoundsProofRussiaEngagedPutinEspionageCyberLow LevelCyber Attacks Author:Barack Obama
“For example, most mammals are either monogamous or polygamous. But as every poet or divorce attorney will tell you, humans are confused - After all, we have monogamy, polygamy, polyandry, celibacy, and so on. In terms of the most unique thing we do socially, my vote goes to something we invented alongside cities - we have lots of anonymous interactions and interactions with strangers. That has shaped us enormously.” HumansTermCitiesExamplePoetUniqueVoteStrangerDivorceConfusedInteractionAttorneyPolygamyCelibacyMammalsMonogamyUnique Things Author:Robert M. Sapolsky
“My brands all are unique in terms of their spirits, but they have the same Armani stamp. There is a level of taste which runs through every single product. Sitting side by side, they are perhaps more stimulating than they would be just on their own. It gives a new idea, a new proposal, a new perspective.” GivingRunningSpiritTermPerspectiveUniqueProposal Author:Giorgio Armani
“I've spent most of my life in L.A. and I'm still amazed at things that I don't know about the place. There are a lot of places I've never been to yet and I may never even make it. There's so much here and there's so much of a variety in terms of culture now. It's amazing. It's all here in one big city. In a lot of ways, the city is unique in the world because it's hard to find another city that has the diversity and range. It's a microcosmic planet, if you look at it that way. And in that sense, it's very much an experimental city.” WorldCultureTermDiversityUniqueVarietyAmazed Author:Michael C. McMillen
“Don't make the body fit into the clothes. It really is, it's really respecting an individual and trying to cater to that individual's needs. And I guess that's what really is important for each one of us, dealing with each other in society, is look at the person in front of you, look at the individual in front of you and treat that person as a unique individual being. And I think we get along better, not just fashion-wise, but in terms of just dealing with people day-to-day.” PeopleThinkingTryingImportantIndividualTermFitUnique Author:Tamlyn Tomita
“Maybe divisions like that are easy for people to accept, because then you don't have to make an effort to understand people or appreciate each of them. You just give them a general name: "black people" and "white people." "Tall people" and "short people." "Man" and "woman." But we have to forget about all those terms. Every individual is unique in herself or himself.” PeopleMenGivingIndividualEasyBlackTermForgetEffortAcceptingUniqueMen And WomenAppreciateBlack People Author:Burhan Sonmez
“While we travel as much as we do; this city is still really unique to us in terms of how eclectic it is. There's the variation of pockets when you're travelling around London that you don't necessarily find in the centre, but I'm talking about the city as a whole. For us, the inseparable links to the arts, being innovative and creative in an area like this is very transient as well.” ArtTermCreativeUniqueArt IsInnovativeInseparableEclectic Author:Jazzie B
“Now, an embryo may seem like some scientific or laboratory term, but, in fact, the embryo contains the unique information that defines a person.” MayPersonsFactsSeemsTermInformationUniqueLaboratoryEmbryos Author:Todd Akin
“Customers perceive service in their own unique, idiosyncratic, emotional, irrational, end-of-the-day, and totally human terms. Perception is all there is!” HumansEndsFunnyTermLeadershipEmotionalPerceptionUniqueEducationalCustomersPerceiveThe End Of The DayIrrational Author:Tom Peters
“You have the need and the right to spend part of your life caring for your soul. It is not easy. You have to resist the demands of the work-oriented, often defensive, element in your psyche that measures life only in terms of output - how much you produce - not in terms of the quality of your life experiences. To be a soulful person means to go against all the pervasive, prove-yourself values of our culture and instead treasure what is unique and internal and valuable in yourself and your own personal evolution.” NeedsMeanPersonsSoulValuesCultureEasyTermQualityProduceEvolutionDemandProveElementsUniqueValuableCaringTreasureYour SoulInternalsLife ExperienceOutputSoulfulProving YourselfPersonal Evolution Author:Jean Shinoda Bolen
“For women... bras, panties, bathing suits, and other stereotypical gear are visual reminders of a commercial, idealized feminine image that our real and diverse female bodies can't possibly fit. Without these visual references, each individual woman's body demands to be accepted on its own terms. We stop being comparatives. We begin to be unique.” RealBodyIndividualTermFitDemandUniqueFemaleFeministAcceptedSuitsVisualsFeminineDiverseRemindersGearsBrasBathingWomen's BodiesFemale BodyPantiesBathing Suits Author:Gloria Steinem
“This is the unique element in the gospel, which tells us that what we could never do, God has done. We cannot climb up to heaven to discover God, but God has come down to earth, in the person of his Son, to reveal himself to us in the only way we could really understand: in terms of a human life.” WayHumansPersonsDoneEarthSpiritualHeavenTermSonElementsUniqueHuman LifeClimbsDown To Earth Author:Norman Anderson
“Our challenge, our generation's unique challenge, is learning to live peacefully and sustainably in an extraordinarily crowded world. Our planet is crowded to an unprecendented degree. It is bursting at the seams. It's bursting at the seams in human terms, in economic terms, and in ecological terms” WorldHumansTermChallengesGenerationsEconomicPlanetsDegreesUniquePopulationOur PlanetCrowdedEcologicalOur GenerationBursting Author:Jeffrey Sachs
“It turned out so well because it was the first album that I could identify with in terms of lyrics. ("Captain Fantastic") It was passionate...I could associate myself with every song...It's a unique album in our history. This was the story of us..."Curtains", the lyrics to that are so beautiful because it sums up our friendship so much, and our relationship.” FirstsWellsStoriesBeautifulSongTermUniquePassionateAlbumsFantasticSongwritingOur RelationshipCaptainsAssociatesCurtains Author:Elton John
“Jargon marks the place where thinking has been. It becomes a kind of macro, to use a computer term: a way of storing a complicated sequence of thinking operations under a unique name.” ThinkingWayKindHas BeensUseNamesTermComputerUniqueMarkComplicatedOperationsSequenceJargonMacro Book:Academic Instincts Source: Academic Instincts
“The unique danger today is the possibility that we may face longer-term stagnation as a consequence of relying too heavily on borrowed money.” MayTodayFacesTermMoneyDangerPossibilityUniqueConsequenceBorrowedStagnationBorrowed Money Author:Mortimer Zuckerman