Rethink Quotations

To address our current food system problems, I propose a series of local, regional, national and global conversations - starting around the dinner table - to rethink the food we produce, buy and eat.

We need to stop kicking the can down the road and rethink our entire tax system toward long-term, comprehensive tax reform.

If we are going to be able to create a new economic vision, companies will need to rethink every aspect of their operations; their bottom lines, ownership structures, demands on financial returns, how they raise capital. For example, an ethical company would say it should only take a fair share of the planet's resources and campaign on this.

I do tell people when I'm walking down the street that they should really rethink their whole outfit.

I'd love to be remembered as a character actor who brought illumination to roles in wonderful plays and who delivered performances that made people think and rethink those roles.

In 2008, I decided I wanted to begin a new venture, so I started Rethink Robotics. We build factory robots that a person can learn to train in just a few minutes. In May 2011, I stepped off the iRobot board.

I think controversy is not always a bad thing. Jesus was controversial. It's through controversy that people often wake up and smell the coffee and say, 'What's going on here? Do we need to rethink something here?'

I routinely oscillate between exultation and despair. Maybe at the end of the day I feel pretty good about what I've written, but the next morning I see that it's crap. Then I start again - make a new outline, do some more research, try to rethink the whole question.

In the private sector, there is always innovation. There's always change. There's always improving productivity, and if you're not leading that, you'll be passed and ultimately go out of business. So there's an urgency to constantly update and renew and to rethink your enterprise.

I was a semiotics major at Brown, and there's this idea that stories are better, books are better, and movies are better if they cocked you off your axis and you were completely disoriented and you'd really have to rethink everything. Nobody has that experience, actually.

My hope is that somebody will look at it at some level and say let's rethink this.

Now we have to rethink that because they are a lot fresher then we expected them to be at the end of the season.

Richard wanted me to play him aged 11 and 15, but as soon as he saw how tall I'd grown - I'm six foot two - he had a rethink and cast another boy as his younger self.

Life events may force you to rethink that plan, ... Don't rethink your plan based on what's happening on the market.

Further evidence of stability in the housing market and solid retail activity could prompt a rethink of MPC easing risk now priced in, allowing the euro to retreat sharply against the pound.

If anything, the ad may cause some of our members to rethink their support for the measure.

I appealed to them to rethink their positions. We are waiting for their response.

We've got to have a radical rethink of the way the sport is funded to help the young players develop.

I love all forms of music. I even like music I dislike, because the music you dislike is like going to a strange country, and it forces you to rethink everything and to appreciate its particular joys.

If the deal is blocked on terms that aren't consistent with a due diligence process, that sends a loud and clear message to our friends that maybe they should rethink investments in the U.S..

He has said he's comfortable being a reliever. I've told him he may want to rethink that.

I think Florida is going to rethink the rule. This is a case I would definitely appeal.

I think Florida State's in the tournament -- at 9-7 in the ACC, if that's not good enough, then we need to rethink some things.

I think Florida State's in the tournament - at 9-7 in the ACC, if that's not good enough, then we need to rethink some things.

I think what happened was the manifest success of the Prius caused a rethink on everybody's part,

Just as the left has to be more willing to question 'Government knows best,' the right has to rethink its laissez-faire attitude toward government.

I think they have to rethink the system, or the people picking them.

I think they'll qualify and I don't think the manager should be sacked despite all the media criticism. There clearly has to be a bit of rethink but I do believe, with the individuals they've got, that England are capable of doing very well. Hopefully they will examine their recent performances and their pride will stimulate them.

I think the first priority in the Balkans is to remove Milosevic. The first priority is not to rethink or to change the constitution. We can resolve all of these problems after removing Milosevic from power.

It is a significant hardening of the infrastructure. It is a recognition that - from everything the experts are saying - that the forecasts are for more intense storm seasons, (which) has made us rethink what we need to do.

I think there were a few of us who voted on the amendment that were confused as to what it actually did and I am thankful for opportunity to rethink our actions.

Our vision is to rethink how many of the material needs of society can be met by using renewable agriculturally based raw materials, ... it is one of very few institutions in the world that can bring together so many physical and life scientists, engineers and social scientists with the talent and interest in sustainable development, or that has access to so many bright young minds.

It does indicate that we need to rethink New Zealand's anti-smoking campaign.

IT is one of the top areas hiring managers say they will be recruiting for in 2006. With the labor market becoming more competitive, hiring managers may need to rethink their recruitment and retention strategies.

I think we need to rethink a lot of business skills. In finance, for example, social impact bonds are potentially a way of providing capital for investments that save the public money in a context in which government often doesn't invest in things that would save it money.

I thought we'd be sending some younger skaters to Turin. I'll need to rethink things now that I've made it and am looking forward to the challenge.

We need a fundamental rethink of what we expect farming to produce,

Youd have to rethink service altogether in markets like that,

We know people are going to continue to live right on the coast. We know they are going to rebuild in many of the places that were hardest hit by the recent hurricanes, although we would strongly urge people to rethink that.

We are in a position right now of already having to rethink our budget estimate for 2006.

We have a more mixed picture (and) that would have made some people rethink economic prospects maybe towards the end of the year.

When it's multiplied by the number of children you have, it is a substantial raise. I think that people who were not interested before, from a provider standpoint, may rethink it now.

We have to rethink the way we light our cities. We have to think again about light as a default solution. Why are all these motorways permanently lit? Is it really needed? Can we maybe be much more selective and create better environments that also benefit from darkness? Can we be more gentle with light?

When you recruit high-profile kids, they usually don't make their decision until toward the end. Four losing seasons out of five might have caused (the Penn State coaches) to rethink their strategy slightly. That may have worked a couple times but overall, it wasn't the best strategy.

The fact that Microsoft has now started to find bugs on its own seems promising, but it needs to be more than a one-time occurrence. Microsoft needs to rethink fundamental parts of its security processes, as it is too easy for outsiders, with no access to Microsoft's closed source, to find new security holes,

When we first opened we wanted the restaurant to be slow- paced, the bar area with its couches to be medium-paced and this bit to be fast-paced. That's why we had square tables and wooden padded chairs here. The furniture wasn't bad but it was harder than it is now. Then we had a rethink and decided that really we didn't want anywhere in here to feel as though there should be a quick turnaround, so we moved in round tables and curved, leather seats.

Each individual, I guess, had a bit of a rethink about what they wanted to do when they got out there. There was a reasonably good self-correction.

Don?t try to act like alternative retailers. Do what?s in the best interest of consumers and rethink center store.

Vince Young's stock couldn't go higher. He has to rethink his decision.

This year has been so good, ... All my goals are being checked off. So I have to go back and rethink what I want to do for the rest of the year, because I am very goal driven and it seems like everything is done now.

This year has been so good. We have so many tournaments left that I want to do well in, but now the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award is finalized. All my goals are being checked off. So I have to go back and rethink what I want to do for the rest of the year, because I am very goal driven and it seems like everything is done now.

To improve highways, we should rethink the way revenues are raised instead of only increasing them. The present highway finance system can remain viable for some time, but the right reforms might give us a system that not only pays for roads, but also allows us to manage traffic flow and ensure that scarce funds are invested in projects with the greatest public benefit.

I urge the Bush Administration to rethink its priorities. We can't talk about community values without being prepared to invest in those very same communities.

I urge the Chinese people -- my compatriots -- to rethink what role China should play in the international order, ... China should take this opportunity to look inward at our problems. We should try to change our political system and many other things to catch up to the level of the rest of civilization in the outside world.

We need to rethink how we design and conduct clinical trials in the United States. Our current system has served us well for the past 50 years, but the demands of 21st century medicine are beginning to put a strain on the current system, and we believe we have something to relieve that strain.

We've been living in an age of self-absorption and self-indulgence. But the amazing thing is that on one day it all stopped. We started to rethink things. We began to think not about what is wrong, but about what is right, about our towns and our states and our country,

The takeaway was that everyone should be doing a much better job to taking a risk-based approach to monitoring. It's caused many institutions to come back to the table and rethink how they need to monitor high-risk groups. Firms have to be much more agile today than a few years ago.

It was very clear these people live with very real fear of emotional and physical harm, even now. Learning that they live in that world, that causes me to rethink and be more sensitive to some of the actions I do may have unintended consequences.

You get to a certain age, and you start to rethink your life and rethink your priorities, ... Traveling to exotic locales like Romania is not as appealing as it used to be. When I was younger, you would go on a set and you would have affairs and you'd drink and it was just like summer camp. When you get older, it's like, 'Uh, I'm in another hotel room, in another town I really don't want to be in.'

We saw this trend coming about three years ago (and realized) we've got to really rethink our media systems.

provides this administration with an opportunity to rethink its misguided wholesale privatization policy.

The government has to rethink its anti-trust policy on airline mergers. Otherwise, future liquidations are inevitable.

A lot of whites thought there would not be another white mayor. And blacks thought there always would be a black mayor. Now they are starting to rethink their position.

They should rethink the entire flood protection system of New Orleans. It is a real hodgepodge of authority. If there was a coordinated effort, more could be done with less money.

People that are overexposed in tech should rethink the thesis that many seem to hold that since stocks are down (significantly), they are going to shoot to the sky. Last year was an anomaly.

The White House promoted a number of nominees that we believe demonstrated hostility to civil rights, women's rights and to matters of concern to many Americans. We certainly hope the administration will use this opportunity surrounding the Lott controversy to rethink some of its nominees.

This is an opportunity for a broad PBS audience to watch a program and see what some very smart people think about thinking. It's kind of like a workout tape for your mind, and why wouldn't you want to take advantage of an opportunity to rethink your assumptions, your beliefs and some of your values.

In all cases, bin Laden indicated that these attacks would be designed to make the countries rethink their support for America.

Innovations in science and technology are the engines of the 21st-century economy; if you care about the wealth and health of your nation tomorrow, then you'd better rethink how you allocate taxes to fund science. The federal budget needs to recognize this.

Intense study with Indian musicians such as Gaurav Majumdar and Zakir Hussain has inspired me to rethink my view of instrumental sound.

If you can't admit to this mistake, I hope that you will rethink it,

If you leave them stuck in 'In,' then you've got to rethink every time you open your e-mails.

If you haven't prepared in the past because you didn't feel it happened often enough or threatened the area often enough, you really need to rethink that strategy.

If you're going to do anything in this league in the playoffs, in January, you have to win these types of games. This is a playoff game, this is a playoff atmosphere and when you come out on the low end of it you really got to rethink what you're doing and how you're doing it and go back to work.

I'm going to have to rethink my strategy,

It's necessary for legislators to rethink this issue and look to reforms that create a long-term solution,

Data such as ours suggest we may need to rethink that traditional teaching. A better approach is to allow the woman to do that which makes her feel more comfortable.

The fall (in the gold price) was triggered by the dramatic drop in oil prices, prompting investors to rethink the safe-haven sparkle of gold.

If the last balloon flight had gone smoothly, this would not have happened. We have delayed all approvals. Authorities now have to rethink the whole area.

I hope now that the Administration will rethink this approach and submit a fast track bill that accounts for labor, environmental, narcotics enforcement and human rights issues.

Investors have made it very clear that they don't believe the merchant companies really are going to continue to have significant returns to corporations. I think that's a major driving force that has had the ratings agencies rethink how they want to view these companies.

Chapter 11 has come to mean that you can ignore the demands of pension-fund people, for instance, and still stay in business without a fundamental rethink of your strategy.

As far as the air campaign is concerned, there is no reason to suspend it. Conditions for that have not been met. We're going to keep it up so that (Milosevic) has a chance to rethink again the strategy of not following through on what he has agreed.

The grid demonstrates that government, business and society can be the direct beneficiary of innovation if we are willing to rethink the way innovation and science both develop and prosper.

The juggernaut -- the best and biggest military force in the world -- lumbers on, doing what it knows how to do best. It is unwilling to rethink its future, unable to let go of the past. Like the shark, it must keep feeding, only now it is feeding on itself.

Akimbi is laser-focused on addressing a set of key problems overwhelming software development teams in Global 2000 enterprises and packaged software development companies, ... Across the board, the strong demand for Akimbi Slingshot has exceeded our expectations and suggests that our solution is inspiring organizations of all sizes to rethink the way they develop and test software.

It puts pressure on cities to rethink their criminalization strategies. No city should want to be labeled a mean city.

A stronger-than-expected payroll figure may lead a lot of analysts and investors to rethink their views on the

It's not a question for the Secretary of the Treasury to rethink how the law is enforced. For some countries, it's difficult. For some companies, it's difficult.

With Illum, we're able to start to customize that supply chain in a very deep way... to rethink the entire imaging pipeline.

We give our volunteer fire company $27,000 and $35,000 for a truck plus insurance. We give them a lot of money, but the emergency vehicles go outside of Carnegie. We shouldn't pay for gas. We have to rethink that and reduce the amount.

They're making us rethink things a little bit but that's not a bad thing.

I don't want to get ahead of ourselves, ... but if he continues like this, we'd have to rethink some things.

If he's swinging well, I will certainly do everything I can to get him in there as much as I can so we can really see if this is a different Carlos Pena and does he fit into next year, ... Do we like what we see? Sure, and I've already said I've had to rethink some things.

If his arm is still nagging at him, then maybe we'd rethink it, but the plan right now is to move him into the rotation.

All that stuff was fun, but I'm glad we didn't rethink the show. It is what it is, a throwback that isn't like anything else out there. It has that deliberate, artificial feel to it. It's something from the soundstage era. People haven't seen that for a while, so it seems fresh. It came along at the right time.

Part of India's great success in the IT sector comes from the fantastic investment that the government has made over decades in institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology. India only has six or seven million seats at its universities, and it will need 20 to 25 million, so I think this is a great opportunity to rethink the idea of a university.

When the federal government would actually save millions of dollars by forgoing the status quo and actually sending evacuees on a luxurious six-month cruise it is time to rethink how we are conducting oversight. A short-term temporary solution has turned into a long-term, grossly overpriced sweetheart deal for a cruise line.