“You can drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, on every continental shelf and atop every hill in America for that matter, and you still won't reverse the fact that our oil production is in permanent decline. We're just sopping up what's left, digging ourselves into a deeper hole.” StillsMatterFactsAmericaEnergyLeftProductionsDeeperOilHolesAlternativesHillsPermanentDeclineRefugeReverseShelvesWildlifeDiggingDrillsArcticContinentalOil Production Author:Roscoe Bartlett
“America should do a reverse Columbus. The world no longer needs to discover America; but America urgently needs to discover the world's view of America.” WorldNeedsShouldAmericaViewsReverseColumbus Author:Timothy Garton Ash
“Much of the image of the amazingness of America comes from the movies into other cultures. And it's much the same thing when you reverse it. Much of Africa is presented through poverty, through drought and war. [But] you're not presenting people, you're not presenting countries, you're not presenting complexity, and so people can't care about an amorphous mass called Africa.” PeopleWarCountryCareAmericaCulturePovertyMassComplexityReversePresentingDroughtOther Cultures Author:Chris Abani
“We have the reverse of the Puritan work ethic in America now. No one ever becomes a star by plugging along year after year. What is needed is flair, talent, 'an eye,' contacts, charisma, and, most of all, naturalness.” YearsEyeAmericaStarsTalentNeededEthicsContactReverseWork EthicCharismaPuritanFlairEye Contact Book:Style and substance: a comedy of manners Source: Style and substance: a comedy of manners
“In a strange way, I expected Russia to become more like America since the Soviet Union collapsed, but the reverse is true. America has become more like Russia: a kleptocratic society.” WayAmericaStrangeUnionsExpectedRussiaSovietReverseSoviet Union Author:Gary Shteyngart
“Here is a good bill that's needed in America. If it's unconstitutional, let the U.S. Supreme Court reverse its opinion and get in line with New Hampshire and that will make it constitutional.” IfsAmericaLinesOpinionNeededBillsCourtSupremeReverseSupreme CourtAmerican PoliticsUnconstitutionalHampshireNew Hampshire Author:Meldrim Thomson, Jr.