“The icing on the cake is when other people enjoy your vision and support what you do.” PeopleEnjoyVisionSupportCakeIcingIcing On The Cake Author:Cise Star
“Apocalyptic expectations ran riot in 1917, and had a major influence on Allied policies towards Palestine and the Jewish people. The propaganda of all nations was amazingly religious and apocalyptic - ghosts and visions, crucifixions and sacrifice, crusaders and holy warriors.” PeopleNationsReligiousVisionSacrificeInfluencePolicyHolyMajorsExpectationsGhostWarriorPropagandaRanPalestineRiotApocalypticCrucifixion Author:Philip Jenkins
“I'll say about Fueled By Ramen is, I don't know what anyone else's experience has been, but we signed to them as Fun. We already had a fanbase, we already had music out there so when they signed us they were signing our vision. I always think it's so weird when people think that Fueled By Raman are trying to change us or mould us into something else, as we weren't a bunch of kids playing in a garage who joined a label and then collectively worked on a vision, like, they signed us with the intention of letting us be Fun.” PeopleThinkingKnowsTryingHas BeensKidsFunVisionIntentionBunchLabelsGarageSigningMouldTrying To ChangeKids PlayingRamen Author:Jack Antonoff
“I had a vision of what it would look like if like seventy people at the same time went nuts and sprayed water everywhere.” PeopleIfsLooksWaterVisionNutsSeventies Author:Beau Bokan
“These weren't college kids on acid. They were preachers, and bankers, and farmers, and the salt of American society subscribing to ideas that now seem so wild to us. These people had the most radical visions of what the future could be. And this was happening in an era we don't typically associate with sexual experimentation, or communism, or things like that.” PeopleIdeasSeemsKidsVisionCollegeHappeningsRadicalCommunismErasFarmersSaltPreacherAssociatesBankersAcidExperimentationAmerican Society Author:Christine Jennings
“That to me was one of the most exciting, and weird puzzles of this book: how are the most religious people and the least religious people of their time all drawn to very similar visions of utopia?” PeopleBookReligiousVisionExcitingPuzzlesUtopia Author:Christine Jennings
“Utopians don't say, 'The world's corrupt, women make less money, people of color are oppressed at every turn.' You don't list the problems of the world; you describe a world in which those things aren't the case. The critique is implicit and as a result it's kind of a positive critique. You're not listing what's bad, but rather what would be good - you're oriented toward this positive vision.” PeopleWorldKindProblemWould BeTurnsResultsVisionCasesColorBe GoodListsOppressedCritiqueImplicit Author:Christine Jennings
“Because the utopian's worldview was framed around moving toward this perfected future, it helped stimulate the private exertions that add up to social progress. Progress is work. People need to build things and sacrifice and have a harder life for things to get better. On its own, I don't think even the most brilliant critique stimulates that kind of effort as well as an appealing vision of the future.” PeopleThinkingNeedsWellsKindMovingSocialEffortVisionProgressSacrificeHarderAddBrilliantGet BetterWorldviewCritiqueUtopianExertionFramedSocial ProgressVisions Of The Future Author:Christine Jennings
“A different vision of ethics is that of a collection of resources people can use to act better. The resources might be firm rules that could always be relied on. Or they might be ideals that could often be followed without thinking but that sometimes conflicted with one another.” PeopleThinkingDifferentSometimesUseMightVisionEthicsResourcesIdealsFirmCollectionsOften Is Author:Philip Kitcher
“I am used to being on tours with people who are fantastic performers and I respect them and I love their music. But the bottom line is they got the vision for what we are trying to do.” PeopleTryingUsedLinesVisionBottomFantasticPerformersBottom Line Author:Queen Latifah
“We've got the wrong vision, the wrong values, the wrong priority, and as the great prophetic figure Marian Edelman Wright puts it, we have been AWOL when it comes to poor people and poor children.” PeopleChildrenHas BeensValuesPoorVisionFiguresPrioritiesPoor PeoplePropheticPoor Children Author:Cornel West
“And so as a director, as a leader, and myself as a director and a leader, I kind of try to make sure that we hold onto the vision and kind of corral it, but by the time you finish whatever the project is, a TV show, a series, a movie, a stage show, it should be a product of what all those people can do, and therefore, it can never be what you imagined it would be in the beginning.” PeopleShouldTryingKindShowsWould BeCan DoLeaderVisionStageTvsProductsDirectorsProjectsSeriesTv Shows Author:Brian Henson
“I start movies with people that I believe in and people with visions, you know, that I believe in. And so if it doesn't kind of come together in the right way, at least I was doing it because I believed in the person and the movie.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayBelieveKindPersonsTogetherI BelieveVisionI Believe InRight Way Author:James Franco
“People are beginning to understand my vision and my message because finally people are beginning to allow me to be heard.” PeopleVisionHeardMessages Author:John Kasich
“I would like to say, historically, from the very beginning, our people have time and again expressed the need for people to live in harmony with the creator, the mother earth, fellow man, and respect our brother's vision. In the past and the present, we have been respon-sible for the greatest gains; cultivated foods and medicines; democratic government, and many other areas of concern.” PeopleMenNeedsHas BeensGovernmentEarthPastMotherVisionBrotherGainsAreasConcernHarmonyFellowsMedicineDemocraticCreatorFellow ManMother EarthDemocratic Government Author:Leonard Peltier
“More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future.” PeopleInspirationalGovernmentVisionPoliticianFuturePressesLawyerReleaseAfrican AmericanOfficialsProvidingStrictBlack WomenSlogansCivil Rights MovementHandshakePublic OfficialsVisions Of The FuturePress Release Author:Barbara Jordan
“My life purpose is to inspire and empower people and organizations to live their highest vision in a context of love and joy and in harmony with the highest good of all concerned.” PeopleJoyPurposeVisionInspireHighestConcernedOrganizationHarmonyEmpoweringPurpose Of Life Author:Jack Canfield
“I'm not saying that you shouldn't go to college or you shouldn't finish your degree, but sometimes people have a very clear vision about what they want to do, and they just want to get on with it.” PeopleWantSometimesVisionClearCollegeDegreesClear Vision Author:Phil Keoghan
“A lot of people don't understand the building phase. They don't have the blueprint, but we do. With us having the blueprint and knowing what we want to build, it's not how it's supposed to be built, but what we want to build. I think it makes everything easy for us to stay focus and have that tunnel vision.” PeopleThinkingWantEasyVisionKnowingFocusBuildingBuiltSupposed To BePhasesTunnelsBlueprintsTunnel Vision Author:B.J. The Chicago Kid
“Seeing a photograph of myself is often pretty jarring. Why is it that the vision I see of myself in a photo is so different than the one I see in a mirror - not to mention the "self" that I see in my mind's eye? Pondering it can pretty easily cast me into a vortex of self-doubt, wondering how the me that people experience - my voice, my personality, my creative expression - is regarded without my knowledge.” PeopleMindDifferentSelfEyeVoiceWonderVisionCreativeDoubtSeeingExpressionPersonalityMirrorsPhotographCastsPonderingSelf-doubtVortexCreative Expression Author:Keith Murray
“Before I wrote The Power of Now, I had a vision that I had already written the book and that it was affecting the world. I had a sense there was already a book somehow in existence. I drew a circle on a piece of paper and it said "book." Then I wrote something about the effect the book had on the world, how it influenced my life and other people's lives, and how it came to be translated into many languages affecting hundreds of thousands of people.” PeopleWorldSaidBookLanguageExistenceVisionPiecesWrittenEffectsPaperCirclesPower Of Now Author:Eckhart Tolle
“What is key for winning the election is to be able to put forth a vision for our future and how this election affects people's lives.” PeopleAbleWinningVisionKeysElectionOur Future Author:Nancy Pelosi
“The studio work that I do allows me to connect with people around the world. You can't perform live for everyone, so having the ability to share my creative vision with others is very important to me as well.” PeopleWorldWellsImportantAbilityVisionCreativeShareStudiosAround The WorldCreative Vision Author:Yanni
“This idea that America is somehow on the verge of collapse, this vision of violence and chaos everywhere, doesn't really jibe with the experience of most people.” PeopleIdeasAmericaVisionViolenceChaosCollapseVerge Author:Barack Obama
“Far too many young people are living in their parents' basements, and I think it is important for people to have hope and a vision things can be different.” PeopleThinkingImportantDifferentYoungParentVisionBasementsHaving Hope Author:Ted Cruz
“Talent is the No. 1 priority for a CEO. You think it's about vision and strategy, but you have to get the right people first.” PeopleThinkingFirstsVisionTalentStrategyPrioritiesCeo Author:Andrea Jung
“It means a great deal to have the faith and trust of so many people who share the view and vision I have for the USA and I'm going to do everything I can not to let them down.” PeopleMeanI CanViewsDealsVisionShareUsaCan Not Author:Hillary Clinton
“Just to stay focused on my path and not the path that other people or media want to put me in. Just to stay focused on my vision, because I put out what I want people to know about me. Everything else is what the media puts out.” PeopleKnowsWantVisionPathMediaFocusedStay Focused Author:Tyga
“Throughout history, religious differences have divided men and women from their neighbors and have served as justification for some of humankind's bloodiest conflicts. In the modern world, it has become clear that people of all religions must bridge these differences and work together, to ensure our survival and realize the vision of peace that all faiths share.” PeopleMenWorldTogetherRealizingDifferencesReligiousVisionClearShareModernConflictSurvivalMen And WomenNeighborBridgesWorking TogetherDividedHumankindJustificationModern WorldReligious Differences Author:Prince Hassan bin Talal
“For me, I need people who will respect my vision and will back it and won't go changing things without letting me know. I would love some people who I feel like I could work with on a personal level as well.” PeopleKnowsNeedsFeelsWellsLevelsVision Author:Thomston
“I started going blind and my optic nerves of my eye started giving me tunnel vision. I also started fainting a bit and struggling to think. I felt a lot of pressure in my head all the time. That was when it got too much. I'm in a very, very fortunate position now where I've had it taken out once. And now it's back I'm being monitored. I think people at home should be checked for this.” PeopleThinkingGivingShouldHomeEyeFeltBitsVisionStruggleTakenToo MuchPositionPressureBlindFortunateNervesTunnelsFaintingTunnel Vision Author:John Newman
“When it comes to designing your first apartment, I think people get overwhelmed and end up collecting pieces that don't always mesh well together because they don't have a clear vision. Take your time and use tools that can help inspire and guide you through the process.” PeopleThinkingFirstsWellsEndsHelpingUseTogetherProcessVisionClearPiecesDesignInspireToolsGuidesApartmentOverwhelmedCollectingTake Your TimeMeshClear Vision Author:Karlie Kloss
“Vision is a picture of a desired future; a picture of something that I don't possess right now, but it is something I want to see and experience, and something I want the people I am leading to experience.” PeopleWantVisionRight Now Author:John C. Maxwell
“Without a vision people and the church become self-centered. People start finding fault with one another and the church self-destructs.” PeopleSelfChurchVisionFindingsFaultsSelf CenteredSelf DestructSelf Centered People Author:John C. Maxwell
“Without a vision people in leadership positions perish. You not only lose your people, you lose the person who is in a leadership position - you lose it all.” PeoplePersonsLosesVisionPosition Author:John C. Maxwell
“Many times when people have a vision, they think in terms of a big vision - I want to take my city for Christ. But the problem with many pastors and this type of vision is this: they haven't developed the strategy to fulfill that vision. A pastor preaches a dream or vision to his/her people, they get excited for a week, a month, or a couple of months, but there is no strategy, planning, or process to fulfill that vision.” PeopleThinkingWantProblemDreamBigsProcessTermChristCitiesVisionWeekHavensTypeMonthsCoupleStrategyExcitedPlanningPastor Author:John C. Maxwell
“When I had something I thought God was talking to me about, the first thing I did, before I ever talked to the congregation, was to sit down with the major influencers of the church and share with them what I thought God was speaking to me. I gave them time for input or questions. Many times they would ask questions and I would reply, "I need to spend more time on this. I'm not sure I'm thinking clearly there." Other times they added value and helped make this vision better or more accessible to the people.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFirstsValuesAsksChurchTalkingVisionShareMajorsNot SureMore TimeInputCongregationAdded ValueThinking Clearly Author:John C. Maxwell
“All visions begin with relationships. My relationship with God is where I receive the vision; my relationship with my people is where I give the vision. If those relationships aren't what they could be or should be, on either side, the receiving or the giving out, the vision is going to be aborted.” PeopleIfsGivingShouldSidesVisionReceivingRelationship With God Author:John C. Maxwell
“When pastors ask me if their people will buy this vision, I ask them two questions: "Have they bought into your leadership?" If they haven't, don't ever try to pass on a vision. Second, "Have you processed this vision correctly?"” PeopleIfsTryingTwoAsksVisionHavensAsk MePastor Author:John C. Maxwell
“By the time I went to the pulpit, the vision was never on the same level as when God first gave it to me; it was clearer and bigger. It was better because the body of Christ complemented what God had given me. So when I gave the vision to the congregation, the influencers already bought it. Then after the people have heard my message, and migrate to the influencers, these influencers are already my allies and help me communicate the vision to the congregation.” PeopleFirstsHelpingBodyGivenChristLevelsVisionHeardMessagesBiggerCommunicateHelp MeAlliesCongregationPulpitBody Of ChristGod FirstMigrate Author:John C. Maxwell
“Remember, at the time God gives us a vision, we never have the resources available to accomplish it. We don't have the people, the money, the knowledge, or the opportunity.” PeopleGivingRememberOpportunityVisionResourcesAvailableAccomplish Author:John C. Maxwell
“People not only need a gospel-inspired vision of work, but they need a new vision of the Scriptures.” PeopleNeedsVisionInspiredScriptureNew Vision Author:David Kim
“Do you have the vision to help empower and channel the energy at the grassroots level?This is not about one person; this is about millions of people all working together to protect and advance the interests of working Americans.” PeoplePersonsHelpingTogetherEnergyInterestLevelsVisionMillionsProtectEmpoweringWorking TogetherGrassroots Author:Keith Ellison
“Vision and the ability to mobilize and inspire people at the grassroots. That's what the most important criteria is going to be for any DNC chair.” PeopleImportantAbilityVisionInspireChairsCriteriaGrassroots Author:Keith Ellison
“I believe that Hillary Clinton is one of the best prepared people in our history to enter the Oval Office, with her vision, her knowledge, her experience, her strategic thinking, her connection to the American people.” PeopleThinkingBelieveI BelieveVisionOfficeConnectionsPreparedClintonStrategicOvalStrategic Thinking Author:Nancy Pelosi
“A surprise to others, but not to me, since I've watched this closely for eight years now, is how George W. Bush has internalized the founders' belief that all human beings are endowed by their Creator with a certain inherent yearning for freedom. In turn, Bush has applied this to his vision for the Middle East, believing that a democratic transformation in that region is possible, given that inherent desire for liberty within all hearts, including the hearts of Arab Muslims. People disagree with that, which is fine, but that's the Bush vision.” PeopleYearsBelieveHumansHeartDesireCertainTurnsBeliefGivenHuman BeingsLibertyVisionMiddleFineTransformationDemocraticSurpriseIncludingCreatorEightEastRegionsDisagreeYearningMiddle EastInherentFounders Author:Paul Kengor
“The American founding is not just about a group of people, a group of men. It is about an ideal: Both a vision and understanding of the very essence of democracy, constitutional government, a representative republic, and the remarkably powerful concept of being endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights.” PeopleMenGovernmentCertainUnderstandingPowerfulVisionDemocracyRightsGroupsConceptsIdealsEssenceCreatorRepublicRepresentativesFoundingConstitutional GovernmentUnalienable Rights Author:Paul Kengor
“Be yourself. Hillary Clinton, you have a great vision for our country. You know the policy, you have good judgment that springs from that. You're a strategic thinker, and you have a connection with the American people that springs from a lifetime of service and leadership to them, to America's working families. So, just go talk about that. Forget the script, forget everything else. Just be Hillary Clinton. Be yourself.” PeopleKnowsCountryAmericaForgetVisionPolicyJudgmentSpringConnectionsLifetimeClintonScriptsOur CountryBeing YourselfThinkerStrategicGood JudgmentForget EverythingGreat Vision Author:Nancy Pelosi
“I think a primary always makes the other candidate a better candidate because you're battle-tested and you have to think in ways that other people are thinking in addition to your own vision, how to incorporate some fresher, newer thinking into all of that.” PeopleThinkingWayVisionBattlePrimariesCandidatesTested Author:Nancy Pelosi