“Historically, large-scale global trade has served two functions: 1) the exchange of goods between willing sellers and buyers described in Econ 101 textbooks; 2) as a tool of state aggrandizement, in which the private parties are stand-ins for governmental interests.” TwoStatesInterestPartyWillingToolsFunctionTradeScalesGoodsTextbooksSellersBuyersLarge ScalePrivate Parts Author:Charles C. Mann
“Broadband access is the great equalizer, leveling the playing field so that every willing and able person, no matter their station in life, has access to the information and tools necessary to achieve the American Dream.” PersonsMatterDreamAbleAchieveInformationFieldsWillingToolsAccessStationsAmerican DreamPlaying FieldsEqualizerBroadband Author:Michael K. Powell
“Take another look at your life. Give thanks. Accept your circumstances. Give thanks. Count your blessings. Give thanks. Show up for each day's meditation. Be willing to give the basic tools a fair chance. They can help you find your way.” WayGivingLooksHelpingShowsChanceAcceptingMeditationWillingCircumstancesBlessingFairsToolsThanksEach DayCount Your Blessings Book:Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort of Joy Source: Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort of Joy
“Some say Edward Snowden is a hero and a patriot. Others say he's a fool and a traitor. The evidence is mounting that the guy who leaked the details about the National Security Agency's Internet-eavesdropping program may be something more sinister - namely, a willing tool in China's ongoing cyberwar against our nation.” MayGuyNationsSecurityWillingFoolInternetHeroEvidenceProgramToolsDetailsChinaAgencyPatriotNational SecurityOngoingTraitorSinisterSnowdenEavesdropping Author:Arthur L. Herman
“When your way doesn't work, don't be disheartened. You must be willing to try another way. A closed door doesn't mean you have been cut off permanently. It is a challenge, an obstacle, a tool to be used.” WayTryingMeanHas BeensUsedChallengesCuttingDoorsWillingToolsObstaclesEncouragingAnother WayClosed DoorsDisheartenedWilling To Try Author:Iyanla Vanzant
“...insight, vision, moments of revelation. During those rare moments something overtakes the man and he becomes the tool of a greater Force; the servant of, willing or unwilling depending on his degree of awakeness. The photograph, then, is a message more than a mirror, and the mans a messenger who happens to be a photographer.” MenMomentsHappensForceVisionGreaterWillingHe ManDegreesMessagesToolsMirrorsPhotographerPhotographInsightServantRevelationsUnwillingMessengersRare Moments Author:Minor White
“If somebody is considering being willing to go out and work in the field in global health, those are a particular class of heroes because it's hard to work in those places. Our foundation gets so many of our learnings from people who've been out there and seen, "this tool is not going to work there, there's more of a problem here than you know." You should really get involved in that.” PeopleIfsKnowsShouldHardProblemClassFieldsParticularWillingHeroInvolvedToolsFoundationConsideringGoing To WorkGet InvolvedGlobal Health Author:Bill Gates
“She hadn't been given the proper tools to make a real life with, she decided, that was it. She'd been given a can of gravy and a hairbrush and told, "There you go." -- Willing” RealGivenWillingToolsDecidedReal LifeGravy Author:Lorrie Moore