Today the term "global" can no longer constitute a serious topic for an in-depth intellectual discussion because it simply means "Camerica".
The human overpopulation issue is the topic I see as the most vital to solve if our children and grandchildren are to have a good quality of life.
For each book, there's a back story of where the idea came from. Sometimes it's derived from a current event or topic of discussion, such as 'Deadline.'
Monetary policy is one of the most difficult topics in economics. But also, I believe, a topic of absolutely crucial importance for our prosperity.
Even though money seems such an objective topic, it can also be the most intimate, and possibly harmful, part of a relationship.
When I'm done with a book, I always give it to someone with expertise in the topic and tell them to flag all of my stupid mistakes.
When I did my research on this topic, I came to the startling conclusion that the Federal Reserve System does not need to be audited - it needs to be abolished.
Hamilton had one of those extraordinary 18th-century minds that touched on virtually every major topic of the day.
I can't stay in the same place for more than 20 days because I need to make a video every single day on a different topic.
The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don't have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven't had that fear.
Unless I'm writing trying to write about a historical figure, I don't really set out to read or research with a specific topic in mind.
The dialogue around climate change can often become mired in gloom and doom, which is understandable given the topic.
I feel sex is a common topic everyone see in content of any television shows be it a fiction or live comedy or a chat show.
It's not easy to find a topic. Talking of home is painful. Talking of the present unbearable.
I fell in love with the topic of leadership. For three decades, that has been a major focus of my hands-on work: listening to and working with leaders, their teams and their organizations.
Jed Diamond is, quite simply, one of the wisest men writing today on the topic of male emotional and physical health.
I'm always looking for something to engage my imagination and take me on a little mental voyage. I just want a new topic in my life.
The topic of global warming is so heavy that sometimes the only way you can open people's eyes is by greeting them with levity and self-deprecation first.
The conversation topic in my head is not what role I should play; it is whether I am going to play at all.
I believe one's sexuality is one's own business. I really don't go around discussing it. Call me 'old school' on that topic.
It's a very funny topic, missing weight and getting title shots. I think the punishments should be more severe, but I don't know.
The Verse-Refrain form starts with a context before the topic that the Refrain is talking about happens.
If the scholar feels that he must know everything about any topic, he is in trouble - and will not publish with a clear conscience.
If a woman MP's choice of clothing becomes a topic of a heated debate, then all the talk of women empowerment is rubbish.
The broader the topic, the easier it is, not only to fill a book, but to set the bar pretty high for really great stuff.
Reading has always been in the chief joy, a never-ending topic of conversation, and often a lifesaver, in my family.
In the 1980s, Vietnam emerged in our culture as a legitimate and compelling topic for discussion rather than something to be hidden in shame.
Wait, Wikipedia isn't working? Why hasn't someone invented a paper version of it? A set of books organized alphabetically by topic?
I would chance saying globally there is a feeling that female empowerment has, at last, become a topic that is fashionable, and more power to that.
Now women in comedy is a trendy topic, and people are hungering for women's voices in a way that they haven't before.
After September 11th, freedom of speech in America has become a topic that's touchier than a Vatican summer camp.
I think it's been the topic of conversation for every one... If the U.S. is hit again, how are we going to handle it? Our troops are all over the place.
Our society has a mentality that elderly people pass on their wealth to their son or immediate relatives, and I think we all do it. It's a part of nature and is an exaggerated topic.
One topic which often brings liberals and conservatives together in the U.S. is Iran. There is a general consensus that the Revolution was the embodiment of backwardness and barbarism.
Titles always sound so pretentious, and when I see a comedian, I just want the person to take flight, not stick to one topic or subject.
Homelessness is a really important topic, and the business climate is also important.
I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.
Every man has some favorite topic of conversation, on which, by a feigned seriousness of attention, he may be drawn to expatiate without end.
'Blue Valentine,' Derek Cianfrance's emotional gunslinger of a film, tears into the topic of moribund marriages with an honesty that's hard to come by in Hollywood these days.
Foreign languages are another favourite topic, and as these men are bilingual they have a fair notion of what it means to speak and think in many different idioms.
There is no topicmore soporific and generally boring than the topic of Ireland as Ireland, as a nation.
I'm a Catholic, and not because I just happened to wake up as a Catholic. I'm not going to be persuaded on any topic, especially not that.
As long as you continue to have new songs, there's usually some new topic or something to present.
My favorite water cooler topic is fantasy football. I used to make fun of friends for doing it and now I'm obsessed.
I certainly witnessed bullying as a teen in both a small and a big school setting. I feel like it is a universal topic.
You can't get so serious as to not realize that what we do is entertainment, but when you have the chance to provoke thought or advance discussion on a topic, it's just the icing on the cake.
It's been mentioned or suggested that Paradise will not be well studied, because it's about this unimportant intellectual topic, which is religion.
I don't know of any way to control the subject of one's dreams although I'm fairly certain there are more than a few types of psychoanalysis dedicated to the topic.
When the topic is growing income inequality, it's hard to prettify an imbalance between the rich and everybody else, so instead, conservatives try to argue that it doesn't exist.
You don't go to the library and walk along and pick out a topic. You are riding the bus, or shopping at Safeway, and all of a sudden the idea comes to you.
It makes sense that whatever the topic is, it's more compelling if you can provide the audience with a range of perspectives, and you can cross disciplines. And you don't have to control what people take out of it.
I spent my time trying to understand grand jury procedure - a topic about which I never before had the slightest interest.
'Vicky Donor' dealt with a taboo topic, but it was a family entertainer and not cringe-worthy, which helped make it a commercial success.
I know better than to ever attempt to get a reporter removed from covering any topic. That would never be an option.
Belarus is a closed, authoritarian system, and the theme of Chernobyl is also a closed topic.
I think it is a mistake for candidates, or once they get elected in office, to be dwelling too much on the topic of markets.
Making a documentary about my hometown was always going to be the most difficult topic I had ever covered! No question.
I think hydration is an important topic. Drinking plenty of fluids is especially important for athletes.
Too much brilliance has its disadvantages, and misplaced wit may raise a laugh, but often beheads a topic of profound interest.
The passage of time is a continuing thing. At 18, you're going to live forever, and you are definitely not at 52, so that is a recurring topic. I still think it's the main stuff.
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