Even some of the greatest technology-led revolutions, or allegedly technology-led, really were only made possible because of trends already present.
I am afraid if the present trend in Vietnam continues that direct confrontation, first of all between Washington and Peking, is inevitable.
A trend is a trend is a trend. But the question is, will it bend? Will it alter its course through some unforeseen force and come to a premature end?
I know, that trends and all of those things and formulae that calculate what audiences want to see and what audiences don't want to see and various other demographic demarcations are the eccentric and ludicrous prerogative of Hollywood studios. But out there in the real world - by which I mean the rest of the world where we make truthful organic films, independent films unimpeded by interference - it's not about all those sort of calculating what is commercial. It's about wanting to say things and saying them in a way that will get through to people.
For me able to do the records I want to do and not have to worry about this producer or that producer or that trend, I'm not really interested in that.
Photos convey a point in time, so for casual snapshots I say wear the trends so you have fun images to look back at.
The grounding in natural sciences which I obtained in the course of my medical studies, including preliminary examinations in botany, zoology, physics, and chemistry, was to become decisive in determining the trend of my literary work.
If utopian fiction became the new trend, I wouldn't read it.
I don't follow trends. I'm just not into what everyone else is wearing. I have my own look, which I call 'Lolita Meets Old Hollywood Glam. '
Advice I would give to anyone trying to find their own personal style: don't copy anybody, just be yourself, and make your own trends.
Style is an attitude; a trend is just another thing to follow.
There are definite vocal trends for every generation as well as accents and I'm not talking about regionalisms.
Capitalists have the tendency to move toward those countries in which there is plenty of labor available and at which labor is reasonable. And by the fact that they bring capital into these countries, they bring about a trend toward higher wage rates.
Find the trend whose premise is false, and bet against it.
Don't try to follow any trends, just concentrate on writing great songs and knowing your instrument. All the other stuff will fall into place.
First you have to know who you are. That is the most important thing, as if you don't know who you are you will either get swallowed up or you follow some unsuitable trends and just become a nonentity.
One [has] to sense the trend of history and precede it.
Every bubble has two components: something - some real trend, and a misconception about that trend.
Electronic music is so weird because trends change so fast.
We must recognise that in a globalised world, we cannot remain insulated from external developments. India's trade performance in the current year has been robust, surpassing pre-crisis export levels and pre-crisis export growth trends. We have diversified our export baskets and our export destinations.