Issues Quotes - Page 139

One of the patients that really stands out for me was a middle-aged woman who actually had HIV in the early days, and helping her kind of come to terms with that. She had rather late-stage illness, but just helping her, sort of cope with the challenges of the disease and the infections and all that, but also her social issues, like, coming out to her family about the illness, and a very religious family.

The issues we address basically: We call for an emergency jobs program to address the emergency of climate change.

The whole issue of how women's management styles are viewed is an incredibly interesting subject.

Relationships do not preclude issues of morality.

It seems that elections today are more popularity than they are substantial issues.

After Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, I was heartened to see him issue an Open Government Initiative on his first full day in office.

Statehood for the District of Columbia is the most important civil rights and social justice issue in America today.

I like that Ben & Jerry's is willing to speak out about social and political issues that aren't always safe - but are the right thing to do.

This is probably as bad a day as the court has had on social issues since Roe vs. Wade.

One of the challenges of educating especially poor people of any color on conservation and environmental issues is that poor people have a list of priorities that are more immediate quality of life issues.

For me photography had an immediacy... I was trying to resolve certain issues. What was fair or unfair about how people lived, and how they had to live? I thought the most penetrating and most immediate way to get to some of those questions was through photography.

I don't know about anyone else, but if I had problems or issues maybe I wouldn't feel as comfortable talking about them in a group.

Prayer is the peace of our spirit, the stillness of our thoughts, the evenness of recollection, the seat of meditation, the rest of our cares and the calm of our tempest; prayer is the issue of a quiet mind, of untroubled thoughts, it is the daughter of charity, and the sister of meekness.

I was always worried with comedy - what if I came to work and I wasn't in a funny mood? That hasn't been an issue.

Atheism Explained is a gem. It is clear, informative, well-argued, provocative, often witty, and unfailingly interesting. David Ramsay Steele ranges over so many issues that I should be surprised if he were right about everything, but it makes for a most stimulating read. The book is in a different league from Richard Dawkins's The God Delusion, and deserves much greater success.

We all deal with issues of time. The first thing you do in the morning is look at the clock to see what time it is.

When it comes to the fundamental issues that humanity faces, I think that solutions involve shifting consciousness towards cooperation.

I think that's very important for romantic comedies, that they do deal with [modern]issues.

There's always a backlash in everything that you do, but it's not going to stop or change anything. And it's not only an issue in Hollywood.

If you're asking yourself why I have this success and you don't, don't be angry with me-stop and ask yourself what your issues are that are holding you back.

Going after 'the bad guy' has not been a real issue for me.

A lot of my effort is to get people to talk about gender in a new way and to see that sexism and gender issues are so ingrained in us.

For as long as I can remember, I've always been interested in issues of social justice, political freedom, and civil rights.

Seriously, our nation is never going to be on the same page on issues like gun control, welfare, the economy, the environment, etc. I doubt we'll ever come to terms on tastes great or less filling and hybrids versus Hummers, and there will always be Yankees fans and Red Sox fans, and never the 'twain shall meet. Fortunately, all it takes for us to be of one mind is some buttercream frosting.

I realized that even I have weird intimacy issues with humans - like, I need my friendships to get deeper, I need to be locked in, I need to remember people's names. I know this sounds really stupid, but I just need to be more present in my life.