Margaret Heffernan Quotes

who is invisible enough to see you

Strange how short-sighted being invisible can make you.

Identify what all the issues are & when you find them don't hide from them.

You've outlined the problem very well. Solutions are much more difficult to come by.

If you don't look for a problem, you won't find it.

When you pass a law you don't solve the problem. You state the problem.

We cannot stop what we cannot see.

No movie can change society, but there are things that can be achieved by a film. For example, we are sitting in a room that has a lizard in it but we don't mention it because it is not bothering us. But if I stand up and say there is a lizard in the room, then we will try to deal with it - in whatever way.

When we see something as a problem, we have to try and solve it and the best way is generally through education.

Nothing will change unless you talk about it.

People like to say that my work is about making the invisible visible, but that's a misunderstanding. It's about showing what invisibility looks like.

To those who see the magical surface of things, you are invisible.' Good grief. Will you still be able to see me?' He met her eyes in a way that made her shiver pleasantly. 'I see you in a great many ways. It would be hard to blind me in all of them.

The difficult notes are when they say, "And this is how we want you to fix it . . ." Just tell me what the problem is. Just tell me what the issue is, and I'll go off an fix it. It's usually when executives get to a place where they're trying to fix the problem for you that you have issues

The older a woman gets, the more invisible you become.

He who is invisible sees more clearly, hears more clearly, and is better able to read the thoughts of men.

The first step in solving a problem is admitting there is a problem to be solved.

Out of sight is out of mind.

He was there or was not there: not there if I didn't see him.

As a writer, I've always believed that while my work and I myself are embedded in whatever period I am writing about, clearly I am sensitive to the winds that are blowing in the culture. At the same time, I have always felt that the issue was not to deal with the problem in the abstract, but to deal with the people who are in that problem. The emphasis is on the people. The general problem begins to resolve itself even before the play is finished.

What are we seeking to achieve? We are seeking to optimize budget spending. I believe that even in such uneasy times we employ a very pragmatic approach towards economic and social issues. We do address major social problems and deliver on our promises to our people.

Opportunities are where the complaints are.

In the beginning the organizer's first job is to create the issues or problems.

I'm not worried about the country's long-term future. This country is insanely great. What I'm worried about is that we don't talk enough about solutions.

Because when some people are invisible, everyone suffers.