“It's amazing what you can accomplish when you know you have to hit the ground running.” KnowsRunningAccomplish Author:Laurie Foos
“I think political science is bad at prediction. We don't gaze into a crystal ball. I do not believe that we predict things.” ThinkingBelievePoliticalBallsPredictionsCrystalsPolitical ScienceCrystal Ball Author:Ian Bremmer
“I think the best way to control a population is to urbanize and to educate women. We have seen historically in many, many countries that once women are educated and have opportunities, and that happens when they live in cities and once they improve their economies, they no longer want to have eight kids.” ThinkingWayWantCountryHappensKidsOpportunityCitiesEconomyPopulationEightBest WayEducatedEducate Author:Ian Bremmer
“I like to rehearse with the actors scenes that are not in the script and will not be in the film because what we're really doing is trying to establish their character, and good acting to me is about reacting.” TryingCharacterFilmActorsActingSceneScriptsReactingGood Acting Author:Jim Jarmusch
“In environments where corporations become too interventionist and capture regulation themselves, the government must be able to battle back so that the people have a chance.” PeopleGovernmentAbleChanceEnvironmentBattleCorporationsCaptureRegulation Author:Ian Bremmer
“The government has to be on the side of the people if the corporations take too much power.” PeopleIfsGovernmentSidesToo MuchCorporationsToo Much Power Author:Ian Bremmer
“I would rather people not smoke. I certainly appreciate the fact that smoking is not legal in restaurants and bars. That used to stop me from going out at night because you'd go someplace and your clothes would reek and you wouldn't enjoy the experience and that affects your rights. It's always a question.” PeopleFactsUsedNightEnjoyRightsClothesAppreciateBarsSmokeRestaurantsSmokingGoing Out Author:Ian Bremmer
“Whether it is gun control lobby, health care lobby, or abortion, pro-choice lobby, whatever it is, people are always trying to say that it is about restricting rights and they are never really prepared to talk about what the honest tradeoffs are. One of the things we need to do a better job of is actually painting those tradeoffs.” PeopleNeedsTryingCareJobsChoicesRightsHonestPaintingGunPreparedHealth CareAbortionGun ControlAlways TryingBetter JobsPro Choice Abortion Author:Ian Bremmer
“I think it's fantastically narcissistic to believe that in the entire universe, with all of the planetary systems that we've already discovered and the countless others that are out there, that we are the only forms of life.” ThinkingBelieveFormUniverseNarcissistic Author:Ian Bremmer
“The real question is not are there other forms of life in the universe, but are there other intelligent forms of life out there right now. Because the universe is not only really big but it's also really long. It's been around for a long time; it's going to be around for a long time.” LongRealBigsFormUniverseRight NowLong TimeIntelligentReally LongReal Questions Author:Ian Bremmer