“My top priority for 2012 will be to make a renewed push for women's economic empowerment and political participation.” PoliticalEconomicEmpowermentPrioritiesParticipationTop PrioritiesEconomic EmpowermentPolitical Participation Author:Michelle Bachelet
“I'll give you a simple formula for straightening out the problems of the United States. First, you tax the churches. You take the tax off of capital gains and the tax off of savings. You decriminalize all and tax them same way as you do alcohol. You decriminalize . You make gambling legal. That will put the budget back on the road to recovery, and you'll have plenty of tax revenue coming in for all of your social programs, and to run the army.” WayGivingFirstsStatesProblemRunningSocialChurchSimpleUnitedUnited StatesTaxesGainsProgramArmyAlcoholRecoverySavingPlentyBudgetsGamblingFormulasRevenueSavingsCapital GainsSocial Programs Author:Frank Zappa
“Living is having ups and downs and sharing them with friends.” Ups & DownsPrehistoric Man Author:Trey Parker
“Never take liquor into the bedroom. Don't stick anything in your ears. Be anything but an architect. Live in a nice country rather than a powerful one. Power makes everybody crazy. Get somebody to teach you to play a musical instrument.” CountryPlayPowerfulTeachNiceCrazyEarsInstrumentsSticksMusicalArchitectBedroomLiquorMusical Instruments Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“The tabloids operate in an amoral parallel universe where the bottom line is selling newspapers.” UniverseLinesBottomNewspapersSellingParallelsBottom LineTabloidsParallel Universe Author:Steve Coogan
“If the person who can effectively sanction ill-conceived wars can play the electric guitar, which is a symbol of rebellion, then that whole worldview becomes confused.” IfsPersonsWarPlayWholeGuitarIllSymbolsConfusedRebellionElectricWorldviewSanctionsElectric Guitar Author:Steve Coogan
“The best feeling in the world is performing in front of a live audience who like what you're doing. I can understand why people become dictators just because of the thrill they get making the speeches.” PeopleWorldI CanFeelingsAudienceFrontsSpeechPerformingDictatorThrill Author:Steve Coogan
“Most of all I don't want to be bored. That's why I'd rather do something that has some sort of ambition, that risks failing, rather than make safer, more comfortable choices.” WantChoicesFailingRiskAmbitionComfortableBored Author:Steve Coogan
“I used to do stuff at college. I could do voices. I could make some people laugh. I wasn't the class clown, but I knew I had this skill.” PeopleUsedStuffVoiceClassLaughingCollegeSkillsClown Author:Steve Coogan