Alvin Adams famous quotes

My view is different. Public relations are a key component of any operation in this day of instant communications and rightly inquisitive citizens.
-- Alvin Adams

#Communication #Keys #Views

Appreciate the power of rumor, often malicious, no matter how preposterous, within the local populations you are seeking to help.
-- Alvin Adams

#Appreciate #Rumor #Population

Well I just figure any man who risks his neck to save a dog's life isn't going to kill someone for gold teeth.
-- Alvin Adams

#Dog #Men #Gold Teeth

I am convinced that dealing intelligently with the press is of the greatest importance to the success and effectiveness of a humanitarian mission.
-- Alvin Adams

#Effectiveness #Humanitarian #Missions

Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, which is susceptible of misinterpretation by the public, hence ultimately of failure.
-- Alvin Adams

#Different #Littles #Humanitarian

Unfortunately, the attitude of many towards the press, humanitarians included and especially government workers, is often one of suspicion, if not outright fear.
-- Alvin Adams

#Attitude #Government #Suspicion

We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.

The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one.

I place my fingers upon these keys typing 2,000 dreams per minute and naked of spirit dance forth my cosmic vortex upon this crucifix called language.

The only people who have control over their careers are the ones you see on the covers of magazines. Everyone else is just plodding along making a living. The key is not to live over your means and overdo it.

I learned at an early age that I could make the things that I wanted. That's a very powerful thing to realize as a kid. LEGOs were a key part of that.

Language is the key to the heart of people.

To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries.

My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias.

Upon the subject of education ... I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in.

I have feelings that are to the right, and I have feelings that land on the left side of the aisle. The thing is if you have 10 views that land you on the left side of the aisle and two views that land you on the right side of the aisle, then people just put you on the right side of the aisle. I'm not sure why.