“To be honest, I'm one of the least-technical guitar players around. I just want a guitar to feel good and sound good. That's it, period.” WantFeelsSoundPlayerHonestPeriodsGuitarFeel GoodBeing HonestGuitar Player Author:Scott Ian
“To me, the guitar is a tool for songwriting, and it's fun, too. The day that it's not fun, that's when I'm not gonna play guitar anymore.” PlayFunToolsGuitarSongwriting Author:Scott Ian
“I have my own experience in Indonesia, of course. Sometimes in these transition situations, the new governments are still clumsy and awkward in responding to this new environment in which they operate. The only thing in their DNA is the old regime.” StillsSometimesGovernmentCoursesMy OwnSituationEnvironmentTransitionRegimesAwkwardDnaIndonesiaRespondingClumsyNew GovernmentNew Environment Author:Sri Mulyani Indrawati
“Many emerging countries are facing the same issue of overheating and inflation because they have been vigorously expanding fiscal and monetary policy to counter the 2008 shock.” Has BeensCountryIssuesPolicyShockExpandingInflationEmergingMonetaryMonetary Policy Author:Sri Mulyani Indrawati
“People feel they are not participating in the decision-making process. Decisions are exclusive to those at the very top. You have grown up with crony capitalism and it creates ever more resentment.” PeopleFeelsProcessDecisionCapitalismDecision MakingResentmentExclusiveParticipatingDecision Making ProcessCroniesCrony Capitalism Author:Sri Mulyani Indrawati
“The confidence is really driven by the woman - whether she can have the confidence that there will be enough earning or income to finance all the domestic spending - but also by the middle-income class, which for many Asian countries has become the growth power for the economy.” CountryEnoughGrowthClassEconomyMiddleSpendingDrivenIncomeFinanceEarningAsianAsian Countries Author:Sri Mulyani Indrawati
“The problem of the food price is structural. The growth of demand cannot be checked in that it is coming from middle income countries demanding more quality and more quantity of food. High demand is here to stay.” CountryProblemGrowthQualityMiddleDemandIncomeQuantity Author:Sri Mulyani Indrawati
“As a result of the current universal benefit, the poverty rate for seniors in America is about 10%. Without the universal benefit, it would be over 50%.” Would BeAmericaResultsPovertyBenefitsUniversalRateCurrentsSeniorOver 50 Author:Steve Israel
“Since Social Security was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to ensure economic security for American workers, poverty among American seniors has dramatically declined.” SocialPresidentPovertyEconomicSecurityWorkersSeniorSocial SecurityFranklinAmerican WorkersEconomic SecurityPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt Author:Steve Israel
