“Urban transport is a political and not a technical issue. The technical aspects are very simple. The difficult decisions relate to who is going to benefit from the models adopted.” PoliticalDifficultSimpleDecisionIssuesBenefitsModelsAspectRelateUrbanAdoptedTransportDifficult Decisions Author:Enrique Penalosa
“[I] can't actually imagine a time in which the need for more diversity would ever cease. Affirmative action has been an issue since segregation practices. The question is not when does it end, but when does it begin [..] When do people of color truly get the benefits to which they are entitled?” PeopleNeedsDoeHas BeensI CanEndsActionPracticeIssuesImagineColorBenefitsDiversityCeaseEntitledSegregationAffirmative ActionAffirmative Author:Eric Holder
“In the national debate about a serious issue, it is the expression of the minority's viewpoint that most demands the protection of the First Amendment. Whatever the better policy may be, a full and frank discussion of the costs and benefits of the attempt to prohibit the use of marijuana is far wiser than suppression of speech because it is unpopular.” FirstsMayUseIssuesPolicySeriousExpressionCostDemandSpeechBenefitsProtectionDebateDiscussionMinoritiesMarijuanaAmendmentsFrankFreedom Of SpeechWiserFirst AmendmentViewpointsSuppressionSerious Issues Author:John Paul Stevens
“The dissemination of the individual's opinions on matters of public interest is for us, in the historic words of the Declaration of Independence, an 'unalienable right' that 'governments are instituted among men to secure.' History shows us that the Founders were not always convinced that unlimited discussion of public issues would be 'for the benefit of all of us' but that they firmly adhered to the proposition that the 'true liberty of the press' permitted 'every man to publish his opinion'.” MenMatterShowsGovernmentWould BeIndividualInterestLibertyOpinionIssuesBenefitsIndependencePressesConvincedEvery ManSecureDiscussionFreedom Of SpeechFoundersDeclarationUnlimitedPropositionsHistoricPublishDeclaration Of IndependencePublic InterestDissemination Author:John Marshall Harlan II
“I have occasionally thought that some [TV] hosts have needed treatment, and some of these hosts have even admitted they could benefit from therapy. Having said that, I think most people can benefit from treatment. Those who need it and refuse to get it generally have the most "issues.” PeopleThinkingNeedsSaidIssuesTvsNeededBenefitsRefuseTherapyTreatmentHost Author:Robi Ludwig
“Capital, and the question of who owns it and therefore reaps the benefit of its productiveness, is an extremely important issue that is complementary to the issue of full employment... I see these as twin pillars of our economy: Full employment of our labor resources and widespread ownership of our capital resources. Such twin pillars would go a long way in providing a firm underlying support for future economic growth that would be equitably shared.” WayLongImportantWisdomWould BePoliticsGrowthSupportEconomyIssuesEconomicBenefitsResourcesLaborEmploymentFirmLiberalismProvidingOwnershipTwinsLong WayEconomic GrowthReapPillarsImportant IssuesComplementary Author:Hubert H. Humphrey
“North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms has signed a deal with Random House to write his memoirs. Scholars will no doubt benefit from the reflections of a man who was wrong on every major issue for 40 years. Helms' aides say the proceeds from the book will be donated to the non-profit Jesse Helms Center where they apparently have more experience burning than publishing them.” MenWritingYearsBookHouseDealsIssuesDoubtBenefitsMajorsReflectionProfitMemoirBurningNo DoubtScholarPublishingSenatorsCarolinaNorth CarolinaHelmNon Profit Author:Paul Begala
“In the case of climate change, the threat is long-term and diffuse and requires broad international action for the benefit of people decades in the future. And in politics, the urgent always trumps the important, and that is what makes it a very difficult and challenging issue.” PeopleLongImportantActionDifficultTermChallengesCasesIssuesTrumpBenefitsThreatClimateClimate ChangeInternationalDecadesLong TermBroadsUrgent Author:Martin Rees
“The euro is a vital issue for Germany. There is no other country that derives as much benefit from the common domestic market and the monetary union as Germany.” CountryCommonIssuesBenefitsUnionsGermanyOther CountriesMonetaryEuro Author:Peer Steinbruck
“We must not constantly talk about tackling obesity and warning people about the negative consequences of obesity. Instead we must be positive - positive about the fun and benefits to be had from healthy living, trying to get rid of people's excuses for being obese by tackling the issue in a positive way.” PeopleWayTryingFunIssuesHealthyBenefitsConsequenceNegativeExcuseWarningHealthy LivingObesityBeing PositiveObeseTacklingNegative Consequences Author:Andrew Lansley
“I find it profoundly symbolic that I am appearing before a committee of fifteen men who will report to a legislative body of one hundred men because of a decision handed down by a court comprised of nine men--on an issue that affects millions of women.... I have the feeling that if men could get pregnant, we wouldn't be struggling for this legislation. If men could get pregnant, maternity benefits would be as sacrosanct as the G.I. Bill.” IfsMenFeelingsBodyWould BeWomenDecisionMillionsStruggleIssuesBenefitsHundredBillsCourtNineReportsPregnantFifteenCommitteesLegislationSymbolicAppearingMaternity Author:Letty Cottin Pogrebin
“The fallacy is that politicians don't really do much about social issues. They just demonize their opponents as elitists and reap the benefit. It's a stupid way to do politics. Economic issues can more often be addressed concretely, and it would seem logical for people to vote their interests in this area.” PeopleWaySeemsSocialInterestIssuesEconomicStupidPoliticianBenefitsAreasVoteOpponentsLogicalSocial IssuesReapFallacyOften IsElitistEconomic Issues Author:Timothy Noah
“Too many people are stuck on sickness benefits because of issues that could be addressed but instead are not, some have drug or alcohol problems, but refuse treatment. In other cases, people have problems with their weight that could be addressed, but instead a life on benefits rather than work becomes the choice.” PeopleLifeProblemChoicesCasesIssuesDrugBenefitsWeightRefuseAlcoholStuckSicknessTreatment Author:David Cameron
“Equal pay isn't just a women's issue; when women get equal pay, their family incomes rise and the whole family benefits.” WholePayIssuesEqualBenefitsEqualityIncomeSisterhoodWhole FamilyEqual PayEquality Of PeopleEquality For All Author:Michael M. Honda
“About 40 percent of my time is spent on social issues and building new organizations, more for the benefit of the climate or health issues.” SocialIssuesBuildingBenefitsPercentOrganizationClimateMy TimeSocial IssuesHealth Issues Author:Richard Branson
“A dangerous thesis has taken hold among many in the GOP: that it might be better to lose the '06 election and re-group. In American history, when a faction in the majority party decides the party is tired and could benefit from some time in the wilderness, the voters usually oblige. Most recently, the latest issue of Washington Monthly includes a cover story featuring seven such articles from prominent Republican strategists, insiders and commentators.” StoriesMightLosesPartyIssuesTakenGroupsDangerousRepublicanBenefitsElectionMajorityTiredSevenWildernessLinksVotersArticlesAmerican HistoryCommentatorsFactionsProminentThesisStrategistGopInsiders Author:Larry Sabato
“A more just world is possible. In most of the global issues, and also in so many of the development issues I'm involved in in our region, the young people that I am working with are seizing the tools at their disposal and trying to use them well, for issues far larger than their immediate personal benefit and concerns. That's what gives me hope.” PeopleWorldGivingTryingWellsUseYoungIssuesDevelopmentInvolvedBenefitsConcernToolsGive MeRegionsSeizingGlobal Issues Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“Ozone and climate are global issues, and it's hard to find a way in which the benefits of shutting down carbon emissions are going to pay for themselves for any given power-plant, say.” WayHardGivenPayIssuesBenefitsPlantClimateCarbonEmissionsPower PlantsCarbon EmissionsOzoneGlobal IssuesShutting Down Author:Ramez Naam
“On the most recent battles on health insurance reform, the women led the battle to end gender discrimination by the insurance companies [where] women paid more and got less of a benefit, and also the whole issue of prevention.” EndsWholeCompanyIssuesBattleBenefitsPaidGenderDiscriminationReformPreventionInsurance CompaniesGender Discrimination Author:Barbara Mikulski
“But private lands development around the periphery of the parks - Grand Teton and Yellowstone - is a crucial issue because if those private lands are transformed from open pastures, meadow, forest land to suburbs, to little ranchettes, to shopping malls, to roads, to Starbucks - if those places are all settled for the benefit of humans, then the elk are not going to be able to migrate in and out of Yellowstone Park anymore. And if the elk can't migrate into the park, then that creates problems for the wolves, for the grizzlies, for a lot of other creatures.” IfsHumansLittlesProblemAbleIssuesLandDevelopmentCreaturesBenefitsForestsParksCrucialShoppingTransformedSuburbsMallsMeadowsStarbucksPasturesPeripheryMigrateGrizzliesYellowstoneElk Author:David Quammen
“I think, from a progressive point of view, to have a Democratic Congress and a Democratic White House, and to have spent the time on Obamacare, which had real benefits, 20 million insured, but not on inequality, was a major cost to the Democratic Party, costing them their majorities, but also a bit of a cost to the country, because it didn't address the fundamental issues that led to Donald Trump and that led to a lot of unhappiness, just the continued widening inequality.” ThinkingRealCountryHouseBitsWhiteViewsPartyMillionsIssuesTrumpCostBenefitsMajorsFundamentalsMajorityDemocraticCongressPoint Of ViewInequalityAddressesUnhappinessWhite HouseProgressiveDemocratic PartyObamacare Author:David Brooks
“I think people who have all kinds of debilitating mobility issues will benefit from robotic augmentation. That is even before we get into organ replacement and organ printing and synthetic biology and so on and so forth.” PeopleThinkingKindIssuesBenefitsAll KindsBiologyOrgansPrintingRoboticsReplacementsMobilitySynthetic Author:Jason Silva
“That's not to say that women's priorities are better than men's. Rather, when women are empowered, when they can speak from the experience of their own lives, they often address different, previously neglected issues. And families and whole communities benefit.” MenDifferentWholeSpeakCommunityIssuesBenefitsPrioritiesAddressesEmpoweredNeglected Author:Dee Dee Myers
“You know that you've healed an issue when you can talk about it and you're not weeping, when you can speak to it and identify the lesson. You know that you've healed an issue when, having gone through that, has a benefit that you live today.” KnowsTodaySpeakGoneIssuesLessonsBenefitsWeepingHealedLive For Today Author:Iyanla Vanzant
“Keep in mind that part of growing up is dealing with difficult issues, and the benefits can be great if you have the courage to ask for help. Human beings are not designed to go through life alone. No one has to bear the burden of tough times all by themselves.” IfsInspirationalMindHumansHelpingAsksDifficultHuman BeingsFamilyGrowing UpIssuesGrowingBearsBenefitsToughBurdenTough Times Book:Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff: Stories of Tough Times and Lessons Learned Source: Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff: Stories of Tough Times and Lessons Learned
“On the one hand we have got to ask, are there some areas of universal benefits that are no longer affordable? But on the other hand let us look at the issue of dependency where we have trapped people in poverty through the extent of welfare that they have.” PeopleLooksHandsAsksPovertyIssuesBenefitsAreasUniversalWelfareTrappedAffordableDependency Author:David Cameron