Resonate Quotations

The stories are there first, and they come from my experiences wandering around in the world. They will resonate into bigger things, forces sweeping the planet, themes and archetypes, but I'm not smart enough to have lucid integration of all that in my head as I'm writing.

The backbone of any improvement of governance, its development as well as its protection from any form of wastage or excessiveness, is a mechanism to place laws under the microscope of revision and modernization until they resonate in tune with the methodological development and new administrative technologies.

When you're younger and you see something that really speaks to you, it's indelible in a way that's not the same as when you're an adult. So I'll always love reading books and making movies that resonate with young people.

But to this day - I'm very literate now, I love to read, I read constantly - words don't resonate the way they do to a person with a formal education. They're like a maze, a puzzle that has to be opened up.

If you are in Mountain View, you don't resonate with the needs of urban dwellers. Tumblr couldn't have emerged in Sunnyvale.

Growing up in eastern Germany, I knew of Superman, but he didn't resonate emotionally with me.

As a street performer, I have learned that everybody wants to connect. And that usually, if you're a bit extraordinary, if you're not exactly of human appearance, then people will feel inclined to participate and to feel out loud. It's as though you made something resonate within them.

My hope is for a literature that raises the language above the ordinary, makes words both functional and emotional, and to resonate at the frequency of the human spirit - the skill and insight of the writer lifting the parochial novel above the level of regional concern. Making it personal, national, and universal.

If a candidate for office starts talking about thinning the deer population or investing in barriers to reduce the number of deer on the highways, the other side will probably just ignore him, because they're not going to know what to say about it. But there is a chance that the issue will resonate with voters in an unexpected way.

I used to say, read as much as you can. Now I say, read the best that you can, the stories that resonate with you, the books that are important to you. Try to read, not only as a reader, but also as a writer, to deconstruct how the author is telling his or her story.

I think what 'The Hobbit' and Middle-earth deal in are quite universal and timeless themes of honour and love and friendship... so they're things that do resonate with people.

Al Qaeda's vision of global jihad doesn't resonate in the rugged highlands and windswept deserts of southern Afghanistan. Instead, the major concern throughout much of the country is intensely local: personal safety.

One day, when I was 33, I shifted. I suddenly saw acting as a higher calling. I understood that my goal was to serve the play. And I realized if an actor can make audiences' hearts resonate or make them question their values - that's an important thing to do!

From Borges, those wonderful gaucho stories from which I learned that you can be specific as to a time and place and culture and still have the work resonate with the universal themes of love, honor, duty, betrayal, etc. From Amiri Baraka, I learned that all art is political, although I don't write political plays.

What we hear while we are asleep continues to resonate with us upon awakening.

The best fantasy does not offer an answer to our lives, it is an offering that acknowledges enough of the truth to resonate and add to the understanding about the human condition.

The more you know about somebody's back story, the deeper you can delve into that well, and the more your comedic choices resonate full-body instead of just being quick, quippy one-liners that are just like a bunch of people trying to be clever. Because after a while, cleverness is just really obnoxious!

Fantasy is more than an escape from the truths of the world and the past: it is an open acknowledgment that those truths are complex and morally difficult. It offers a different route to creating something which will resonate with readers, in a way which resists the erasure of privacy and autonomy which pervades our modern world.

Whatever their motivations, lawmakers on both side of the aisle have certainly discovered that immigration is one of those issues that resonate strongly with the public.

I don't want to have one hit, one song of the summer, and then have me disappear forever. I really want my things to last, and I want my songs and my bodies of work to resonate with people. I want to hit people - at least make a dent in them. I want to make a mark somehow.

Believe me, I don't take that lightly. To have struck gold twice with 'Rent' and 'Wicked.' I know it's rare and I'm very lucky to have that kind of phenomenon in my life. They're not just great shows, they're shows that resonate with young audiences.

Movies are all about plot. Theater, even if it's story heavy, it's about ideas. Theater has to resonate in your heart in a way that movies don't.

I always hope that people feel less alone when they see a movie that I make. That some part of the story played out on the big screen will resonate for individuals in the audience in a way that gives them comfort.

I think the Hispanic community, the values that resonate in our community, are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family, patriotism.

As a woman, I feel it's important to support causes that are important to my core customer, who is also a woman, as well as causes that resonate with me personally.

I think Hispanic community - the values that resonate in our community are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family and patriotism. Do you know the rate of military enlistment among Hispanics is higher than any demographic in this country? And they are also hard work and responsibility.

Liberals in Hollywood can't stand when Americans resonate to conservatives on television.

When I'm on stage, the songs that we've chosen to play from the back catalog are things that still resonate with me, and matter to me. And the songs that I couldn't be a part of, we don't play anymore.

When we first uncovered the creative genius of the underground skateboard mentality of 'Jackass,' we knew it would resonate with our young adult audience,

The price sounds reasonable and should resonate with consumers,

Making playlists can kill a whole afternoon for me. I like building very specific playlists for new writing projects. In a strange way, choosing certain songs is part of the process of plotting the book out. I pick songs that I think with resonate with characters, their personality quirks, relationship dynamics, action scenes, and so on.

Mrs. Bush has an appeal than transcends partisanship, as well as an understanding of issues that resonate with those who might not otherwise be Republicans.

My initial introduction to him was - this is a funny story... My Aunt Marian, my entire life growing up, told me that I looked like Charlie Chaplin. That didn't really resonate with me when I was younger - I hadn't seen a lot of his films.

One of the arguments is that we don't have to create a right of conscience. It's already in law. What we have to say is that pharmacists are already healthcare professionals. I think that (the argument) would resonate with many members.

Monkeys resonate with consumers because we can all relate to office situations that are difficult.

Cardinal Keeler is well respected among his fellow bishops, and the Archdiocese of Baltimore is the first American diocese, the seat of the church, ... The fact that he has chosen to be so public and forthright will hopefully resonate with bishops in other dioceses. The fact that Giuliani is a Republican, is popular, was involved with 9/11, doesn't change the fact that he is publicly opposed to fundamental Catholic teachings.

Bush's political opponents will have ammunition, but I don't think it will really resonate with voters because the economy is doing pretty well.

Funny ... it didn't click or resonate with me at first. I did research on it.

I don't reinvent myself in any major way. It seems to be a slow evolution. I go back and visit certain themes that I feel strongly about and resonate with me emotionally.

He must not smell of drink or body odor and his 'Ho! Ho! Ho!' must resonate deeply.

Keep saying it over and over again and hopefully eventually it will resonate with young people.

Just the fact that they have taken a position on it will resonate with many both in state and out,

I think the fact that a woman is being considered for a death-penalty case, for whatever reason, will probably resonate very strongly in Mexico, in a way that will surprise many Americans.

I write to satisfy the story or poem or piece of fascinating research that speaks to me. To rub a sore, to resonate with joy, to answer a question no one else has satisfactorily answered for me.

Kohl's exclusive Daisy Fuentes brand has become a favorite of our customers with its contemporary styling and affordable pricing. We are thrilled that Ms. Fuentes is extending her brand into swimwear and are confident that the offer will resonate with our fashion savvy shoppers.

That doesn't resonate with people who write 10 checks a month.

I write books that will make 10 or 12 hours disappear, and hopefully they'll resonate with you for a few days, where you'll remember the characters and the story. That suits me fine; I am happy with that.

We have built brands that resonate deeply with our customers. Our strategy to grow these brands is clear, and we have strong teams in place to execute this strategy. That is our formula for success.

Those are plays that resonate in your mind. Early in the game it's 0-0. Had I caught that ball in the end zone, they wouldn't have scored the field goal and the momentum probably would have shifted. That play in particular is one that I'm not going to forget until next season.

When I formed the band and created the Wildabouts with my friends, we decided we wanted to make a band-sounding album, a rock-sounding album. I made two solo albums before that were more experimental albums, and I think that they didn't really resonate with my fan base because they were too out-there, too artsy.

This taps into a part of my personal life. I think the movie will resonate with a lot of people.

We also provide a lot of services with our consulting group that allow people to take maximum advantage of the Net economy. Those all seem to resonate with customers and are providing a good strong base going forward.

With a take rate of 60% for Dodge Ram 1500, HEMI has become a brand within our brands. Our commercials and this engine continue to resonate with consumers.

Both Springsteen and Michael Jackson, who had these huge productions, could always scale them back down to just a song and a melody. All of that influences me. I also try to be a fictional writer, and sometimes I get close, but the things that resonate the most with me - and with everyone else - is what's real.

There is already a lot of evidence of demand for mid-level hotel services in places like India and China. A Hampton Inn by Hilton might resonate with the Chinese consumer as quality without being particularly expensive.

We feel this program will truly resonate with students because the prizes, from free tuition to digital cameras, are items of real value to Canadian students.

We felt the show was too slow and wouldn't resonate with any segment of the audience. Even our choice of music was questionable at the time.

As they settled into marriage, 'Blondie' started to resonate with more people, ... Dagwood wasn't too different than a lot of guys. He forgets to take out the garbage. He'd rather eat one of his huge sandwiches than go out to any fancy restaurant. Hopefully, most people don't have bosses like Mr. Dithers but they could definitely relate to some of the challenges at the workplace.

Anheuser-Busch is known as a great advertiser and a good ad can resonate with its consumers for a while.

I've been playing with this idea in my mind that the hero's journey that we're all taught as screenwriters may resonate more specifically for male protagonists and maybe even male viewers.

The scariest part (of these past few weeks) is that usually you can rely on there being a hit every week of the summer or at least every week in July. The biggest concern in the industry is two out of four weeks in our best month, there were no major openings. Clearly 'Stealth' did share a lot of the same problems that 'The Island' did. It just seemed that both were typical summer action fare that did not seem to resonate at all.

I've really loved steampunk for a long time, ever since 'Wild Wild West,' and it's always been a genre and an era that's fascinated me. But so often it's set in England, and that doesn't really resonate with me, or maybe it just seems a little overdone.

The themes Tyler Perry presents resonate very strongly with the black community. It reminds me of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.' It has elements of comedy and drama and community that just definitely works.

Readers have told me how the mother, daughter, sister relationships resonate for them. They connect with the importance of female relationships.

Some stories just resonate with you as a storyteller and never leave you. This is a story that just kept haunting me.

This is an important story that we've wanted to tell for a long time, ... And we couldn't have asked for a better partner than Lions Gate, who shares our determination to make a film that will resonate strongly with audiences around the world.

This is something that's going to resonate with Latino voters in November. We're going to remember it.

This campaign corresponds to our overall objective of being more relevant to the broad range of customers who shop in our stores. We expect our focus on familiar celebrities who are enjoying themselves at home with family and friends to resonate well with everyone who is looking forward to being home for the holidays this year.

This is about beer grown up. This is about tapping into mainstream sophistication, and that will resonate equally with men and women.

This is a monumental undertaking. Chris has quite a potential as a playwright. He'll speak a language to contemporary situation. His voice will resonate with his fellow students.

It's a stretch to say we would ever do all these things in one truck, but we have to see which features resonate with consumers so we know which ones to make business cases for.

Everyone seems to have his or her pick on who will be the next James Bond. That's because Bond films resonate with movie-goers. Bond, himself, is suave and elegant, and the films are always edgy and suspenseful. Those are the reasons why these action-thrillers remain contemporary and never fail to make an impact with audiences.

The best jokes resonate because they uncover ridiculousness in our daily lives, reveal the silliness - and sometimes sadness - of things we see every day.

The administration's agenda just doesn't resonate in Illinois.

Talk show hosts are businessmen; they have to sell soap. If immigration reform didn't resonate with their audience, they wouldn't be talking about it.

Not all of them are going to work. Not all of them are going to resonate with users.

The value of writing about art is its effect on the imagination. Paintings allow us to inhabit another culture, place, and time period, and address the issues of those time periods that resonate with our own time.

It was hard to curb our immediate enthusiasm, but we had to do the research. Would 'The Godfather' resonate with our game consumers, and what approach would we have to take that would make it compelling as a game?

Not much. I don't think Giuliani or Pataki will resonate with grass-roots Republicans or Midwest Republicans. They are SO New York.

It's really a luck of the draw or fate or destiny, whatever you want to call it, but you don't know if you're going to resonate with people or not.

I guessed I lived in somewhat of a dream world, because I used to think actors did things just to do it for you -- that's not true. For anybody who cares about their professional life or career without getting paid for it, the material has to resonate with them in some way personally.

I'm very excited only because I do feel hopeful. I feel hopeful that really people That people's hearts do resonate to the truth.

I love that vision-board thing where you cut out pictures that resonate with you so they'll manifest. I've done that since I was three; I cut out pictures of ladies from the JCPenney catalog.

I look at his work and I not only see my stories, but it becomes clear to me that these are stories of the human experience, regardless of ethnicity. It makes the stage so much bigger for me. I think his plays will resonate across time.

It has to resonate with consumers on an emotional level. It must be a must-have to compete.

His criticisms of Washington, of the Bush administration for being too ideologically conservative, and its policies in Iraq and its failures in dealing with Hurricane Katrina, are likely to resonate with many New Jersey unaffiliated voters.

I do like playing the darker side of life but as much as the lighter side as well. They all resonate out of the same place, which is that everyone has a story to tell. Depending on their upbringing and their history, it determines who they are as an adult. My job is to take the role from there.

These guys have to be out there, in some of the worst and wildest places. That's where their hardcore audience is. Most of the guys who are hot resonate in the streets. And it's also where they will run into a lot of trouble. So in rap, just doing what it takes to be well-known puts you at risk.

The greatest stories are those that resonate our beginnings and intuit our endings, our mysterious origins and our numinous destinies, and dissolve them both into one.

The first thing, when I read the script, is that I need to care about what happens and feel compelled by the story and engaged by the characters. It needs to resonate with me, even if what the characters are going through is not something that I have experienced in my life. I have to feel like it has some sort of meaning to me.