Trends Quotes - Page 26

• I've been accused countless times of writing gloomy futures. But to me, the texture of my sci-fi just feels like an extrapolation of current trends.

  Richard K. Morgan

  Writing, Texture, Sci Fi

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• I've had my ring since I was 12 years old. But for me it's not something I want to go around saying, 'Hey, look what I have', It's a promise I made to myself and God. I think some people misinterpret that as a trend and think everyone's getting one.

  Selena Gomez

  Thinking, Years, People

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• If in previous decades large historic events drew people together and oriented them toward collective action, the recent double trend toward greater choice but less security leads the young to see their lives in more individual terms. Big events collectivize. Little events atomize.

  Arlie Russell Hochschild

  People, Choices, Together

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• Maybe this will be the beginning of a trend? Flat taxes, cutting foreign aid, a referendum on Europe, grammar schools. Who knows?

  Nigel Farage

  School, Cutting, Europe

  "Theresa May accused of lifting cat anecdote from Ukip leader" by Patrick Wintour, www.theguardian.com. October 7, 2011.

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• The trend in the world right now is - not just in developed countries, but in developing countries including China and India - there is a movement to build more and more nuclear plants.

  Naoto Kan

  Country, India, Nuclear

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• If we could only put God first, maybe this ugly trend could one day be reversed.

  Rebecca St. James

  Religious, Religion, One Day

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• I feel as if I'm clearly part of a trend among writers who take themselves seriously - and I confess to taking myself as seriously as the next writer.

  Jonathan Franzen

  Next, Feels, Ifs

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• Believe me, I love commerce as much as the rest of the readers of 'Businessweek.' But in art, you have to be true to yourself and your musical vision. People have known me well for a long time, so if I was chasing a trend and doing something that wasn't authentic to who I am, they would know it in just a few seconds.

  Lionel Richie

  Art, Believe, Who I Am

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion.

  Ray Davies

  Fashion, Art, Media

  Song: Dedicated Follower of Fashion

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• Who you going to tell when the repercussions spin, showing off your ass because you think it's a trend.

  Lauryn Hill

  Art, Thinking, Media

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• Most variables can show either an upward or downward trend, depending on the base year chosen.

  Thomas Sowell

  Science, Years, Variables

  Thomas Sowell (1995). “The Vision of the Anointed: Self-congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy”, p.102, Basic Books

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• Any attempt to shape the world and modify human personality in order to create a self-chosen pattern of life involves many unknown consequences. Human destiny is bound to remain a gamble, because at some unpredictable time and in some unforeseeable manner nature will strike back. The multiplicity of determinants which affect biological systems limits the power of the experimental method to predict their trends and behavior.

  Rene Dubos

  Destiny, Self, Order

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• There is a trend today that would put a new robe on the prodigal son while he is still feeding hogs. Some would put the ring on his finger while he still in the pigsty. Others would paint the pigsty and advocate bigger and better hog pens.

  Vance Havner

  Son, Bigger And Better, Laziness

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• I think we have a great track record on being relevant, on identifying consumer trends, needs and wants.

  Jim Cantalupo

  Thinking, Track, Needs

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• I think there's a tendency for actors like myself, and I don't mean to generalize myself, but I've played 'men's men,' if you will, characters that are simmering rage and calculated. There's a trend not to play anything that is opposed to that.

  Idris Elba

  Character, Mean, Men

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I would like to see more Bollywood films! The more stylized musicals are a new trend in the U.S. We are beginning to make musicals again after a long break, practically since the days of the studio structure, so perhaps we can learn a few things from Bollywood about this fun style of film-making.

  Maggie Grace

  Fun, Long, Style

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• Today's China is not in the least shut out from the rest of the world. Trends come to us from all over the world. And the Internet is really developed in China. We get news from all over the world.

  Zhang Ziyi

  News, World, Today

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• One of the reasons there may be a trend toward moving out of the cities, again, it may be conscious or it may be unconscious, but it is a desire to connect more with nature. And with the natural rhythms. We [people] need that! We've been missing it.

  Shakti Gawain

  Moving, Cities, People

  "An interview with Shakti Gawain about transformation locally and globally". Lotus Guide interview, lotusguide.com. June 6, 2012.

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• The main trend with the theme episodes is that anywhere there is a misconception about the way the physical world works, we're finding fertile material. Whether it's in a phrase like "going over like a lead balloon" or "a needle in a haystack," or tackling movie myths or even a genre, like MacGyver or James Bond, we're finding that all these things can lead to people believing the world works in a certain way. It might not be correct, but we can test out if it's true.

  Adam Savage

  Believe, People, Phrases

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• I take no notice of the trends. It has never concerned me at all. My job is to deal with what I want to deal with and reach an audience by doing so.

  Mike Leigh

  Jobs, Want, Deals

  Interview with Max Miller, bigthink.com. October 7, 2010.

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• When I hear about something allegedly happening in the world I always ask: who is doing it? Trends break out because they're based on real demographics, like there being fewer nuclear families or more people living alone. If 10 people in Shoreditch are doing it, it's a 10-minute fad.

  Peter York

  Real, People, World

  "This Much I Know". Interview with Stuart Husband, www.theguardian.com. October 14, 2007.

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• I know, that trends and all of those things and formulae that calculate what audiences want to see and what audiences don't want to see and various other demographic demarcations are the eccentric and ludicrous prerogative of Hollywood studios. But out there in the real world - by which I mean the rest of the world where we make truthful organic films, independent films unimpeded by interference - it's not about all those sort of calculating what is commercial. It's about wanting to say things and saying them in a way that will get through to people.

  Mike Leigh

  Real, Mean, Independent

  "Big Think Interview With Mike Leigh". Interview with Max Miller, bigthink.com. October 7, 2010.

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• I am afraid if the present trend in Vietnam continues that direct confrontation, first of all between Washington and Peking, is inevitable.

  U Thant

  Vietnam, Firsts, Inevitable

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• Chess is, in essence, a game for children. Computers have exacerbated the trends towards youth because they now have an immensely powerful tool at their disposal and can absorb vast amounts of information extremely quickly.

  Nigel Short

  Children, Powerful, Essence

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• Micro trends matter more than macro ones, but most of all, people matter. Individual human beings with names and wants and interests.

  Seth

  Names, People, Want

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