“If you spend enough time in or around Washington, you'll meet amazing people who work for the government.” PeopleIfsEnoughGovernmentEnough TimeAmazing People Author:Judy Woodruff
“If you're using technology in a way that opens out conversation in your family, with your friends, with people you care about, I'm for that. But if you're using technology to silence the conversations with the people around you, then you have to create sacred spaces in your home, the kitchen, the dining room, the car.” PeopleIfsWayHomeCareSpaceRoomsSilenceTechnologyCarConversationSacredOur FamilyKitchenDiningDining RoomsSacred Space Author:Judy Woodruff
“I knew that Vaclav Havel didn't want to look into people's eyes, because he said that, when he was being interrogated during the communist period and had been taken to jail, that, if you look directly into somebody's eyes, they can persuade you. And so you can see that so clearly in this interview, where he's looking down.And I kept saying to him as we kept coming - came over here: " You have to look up."And I clearly had no influence on him.” PeopleIfsWantLooksSaidEyeTakenInfluencePeriodsDown AndInterviewsLook UpJailCommunistLooking Down Author:Judy Woodruff
“I think that, from Vaclav Havel own experience, he knew if we all paid attention to what was going on, the chances were that even the most horrible dictators wouldn't execute people.” PeopleIfsThinkingChanceAttentionPaidHorribleDictator Author:Judy Woodruff
“What will be interesting to see is whether or not we see from the [Donald Trump] administration initiatives on higher education for this work force, because if those kinds of training opportunities are not provided, then I do think this program begins to look like a defensive holding action, a rear-guard action, buying time for workers who might not otherwise find positions in the 21st century.” IfsThinkingLooksKindMightActionOpportunityForceInterestingCenturyPositionTrumpHigherTrainingProgramWorkersAdministrationBuyingInitiative21st CenturyHigher Education Author:Judy Woodruff
“I think one can see the [Donald] Trump program as if it were that element of the bailout of 2009 writ very large, and now extended out towards both fossil fuels, and, on the other hand, the infrastructure program, which is such a key element of the spending side of the Trump program.” IfsThinkingHandsSidesKeysTrumpElementsProgramSpendingFuelFossilsInfrastructureFossil FuelBailouts Author:Judy Woodruff
“If you stimulate the economy by means of a tax cut, the people that you tend to be benefiting are the better off.” PeopleIfsMeanEconomyCuttingTaxesBetter OffTax Cuts Author:Judy Woodruff
“The vast majority of Americans are employed in service sector industries, and many of those sectors are highly internationalized. The most high-value added sectors, notably the tech sector, is massively globalized. And, for them, it would be a disaster if America's trade policy was to go down a spiraling route towards protectionism.” IfsWould BeAmericaValuesPolicyIndustryTradeMajorityDisasterRoutesEmployedProtectionism Author:Judy Woodruff
“Americans tend not to be too enthusiastic about having their taxes raised again....But if the American people aren't going to accept it, if the politicians don't have the courage to raise taxes, what are we facing down the road?” PeopleIfsAcceptingPoliticianTaxesRaisesRaisedEnthusiasticDown The Road Author:Judy Woodruff
“If image is everything, how can the Democratic presidential hopefuls compete with a President fresh from a war victory.” IfsWarPresidentAirVictoryDemocraticPresidentialWar Victory Author:Judy Woodruff
