"Fear-mongering is what ISIS is trying to do, whether to silence these people or to silence others as a deterrent".
"Everything we have ever tried to do, whether it was the wild cards or whatever, there was always some criticism," he said.
"And what we are trying to do, whether it's by speaking out from the outside or working and casting votes that actually make a difference from the inside, we are trying to end the war".
"What I've been aiming at all these years is to try and address these big social issues in the world," Mr. Skoll said, "but in the last five years or so, certain issues have emerged very clearly that, if we don't get ahead of them soon, all of the other things we're trying to do, whether improving the lives of women or preservation of species or girls' education, won't really matter".
With the impressive growth of a company like LinkedIn, it's easy to see SocialRadar as just a networking app, but Alexander goes further: "If you can filter out and bring together the relevant data points for what it is somebody is trying to do, whether it's a social revolution or that next big business idea, it makes it so you can accelerate that whole process".
You can also gain knowledge in whatever it is you're trying to do, whether it's to apply to college, find a new job, or sell your novel; the more you know, the more capable you'll be to handle any challenge that comes your way.
"I just try to do right whether it's a Republican or a Democrat.
"If you don't try to do what you love — whether it is painting or biology or finance — if you don't pursue what you think will be most meaningful, you will regret it," Ms. Faust said.
As has been true since he promised "a new foundation for growth" at his inauguration, the most important question is not whether he will try to do too much at once but whether he will and can do enough.
But the way I usually try to do it is to ask whether the available facts fit the "signature" the story seems to imply — that is, do we see the general pattern that the argument would suggest we'd see?
