When we lift the wage floor, it not only betters the lives of those whose wages are directly affected, it also lifts… — Thomas Perez Copy Share Image
Data transmission is no longer something scary you don't want in your backyard. Now you want it directly in front of your… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
I really wanted to speak English because I started touring the world, and I wanted to communicate with people directly. — Miyavi Copy Share Image
The threat of extinction is more real than many realise. And the damage done to elephants directly leads to destruction of the… — Li Bingbing Copy Share Image
One of the great upsides to a national book tour is the chance to break out of television's cocoon and interact directly… — Oliver North Copy Share Image
England gave me a language and literature, the basis of what I am as a writer, but when I started writing more… — Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Copy Share Image
I miss improv. I hate it in a way - watching it, doing it - but only because it's so challenging and… — Ilana Glazer Copy Share Image
Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly. — Ed Rendell Copy Share Image
I think that's the main threat in Bosnia and Rwanda and Zaire. There doesn't seem to be much willingness to engage these… — John Pomfret Copy Share Image
Social media and music in general have been changing so fast. You can go on Twitter and go from one artist to… — Juanes Copy Share Image
I think my masks reference artists who reference primitivism. They're not directly connected to tribal arts. I think they look more like… — Mark Grotjahn Copy Share Image
I've been on, like, the forefront of social media. I run all my own pages, and this is back to MySpace and… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
The reason inflation was brought down to manageable levels, by the time of Ronald Reagan's re-election, was directly attributable to Jimmy Carter's… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
Messengers of Peace such as Midori - and our Goodwill Ambassadors, who work directly with the UN agencies - are dedicated and… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
Europe has shown how government can be organised in a network. Its institutions both compete and co-operate and include a directly elected… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
I understand that it's a huge luxury for people to dwell on the problems in Washington. Things have to be pretty tidy… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
When you speak directly at things and don't say you're going to try to do something or that you hope to do… — J. B. Smoove Copy Share Image
I had problems getting my words out. If people spoke directly to me, I understood what they said. But when the grownups… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Public enthusiasm for new advances is a key ingredient in influencing policy-makers to stimulate follow-up work with suitable funding, and it can… — Aubrey de Grey Copy Share Image
I'm trying to understand cosmology, why the Big Bang had the properties it did. And it's interesting to think that connects directly… — Sean M. Carroll Copy Share Image
If a rich person invests in a business, either directly or through stock purchases, it means business can grow and hire more… — Terry Savage Copy Share Image
For me, you've got to start from within. The things you eat directly affect the way you feel and the way you… — Derek Hough Copy Share Image
When I'm starting a race, I just completely narrow down my vision and focus on what's directly ahead of me. — Brittany Bowe Copy Share Image
YouTube provides a unique opportunity for all musicians to market and promote their music and directly engage their fans. — Chad Hurley Copy Share Image
You have to make sure that you and your child are connecting, and it does help when they are looking directly into… — Marcia Gay Harden Copy Share Image
Electronic communications networks match trades between investors directly, without using a market maker or specialist as an intermediary. — Alex Berenson Copy Share Image
Technology investment drove growth in the 1990s, both directly and by fueling a rising stock market that led to increased consumer spending. — Alex Berenson Copy Share Image
Rock helps me communicate directly with the people because rock doesn't lie, and people are fed up with lying politicians. — Amado Boudou Copy Share Image
I like a lot of modern art. I like Chuck Close a lot. It doesn't necessarily directly influence the work I draw… — Jim Lee Copy Share Image
Constant and pervasive danger makes agile movement a high priority for all soldiers, whether they are assigned directly to combat or not. — Niki Tsongas Copy Share Image
Everyone knows that there are some odors that send you directly back to memories of your childhood - odors from Christmas time… — May-Britt Moser Copy Share Image
I say things directly and to the point because I don't know anything else. — Amanda Nunes Copy Share Image
I have no problem selling ebooks for authors directly as an agent, but partnering with them is another matter. — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
Why do I have an issue with banks? They have their greedy fingers in everyones money. No other industry has the power… — Jonathan Raymond Copy Share Image
Economic progress and better education have directly resulted in the birth of a class of voters who are better informed, very demanding… — Najib Razak Copy Share Image
I don't know what a painting is; who knows what sets off even the desire to paint? It might be things, thoughts,… — Philip Guston Copy Share Image
The purpose of money is to trade for things that make you happy. So if you can bypass money and get directly… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
