“With his decision to use force against the violent extremists of the Islamic State, President Obama ... is stepping once again - and with understandably great reluctance - into the chaos of an entire civilization that has broken down. Arab civilization, such as we knew it, is all but gone. The Arab world today is more violent, unstable, fragmented and driven by extremism - the extremism of the rulers and those in opposition-than at any time since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire a century ago.” WorldStatesUseTodayForcePresidentDecisionGoneCenturyBrokenCivilizationChaosDrivenViolentIslamicOppositionEmpiresPresident ObamaCollapseRulersExtremismWorld TodayExtremistUnstableFragmentedReluctanceArab WorldBroken DownIslamic StateOttomansOttoman Empire Author:Hisham Melhem
“We are in a crisis today because the practical consensus between the left and the right, linking economic efficiency with social protection, has broken down” TodayLeftSocialEconomicBrokenCrisisProtectionPracticalsEfficiencyConsensusBroken DownEconomic Efficiency Author:Andre Glucksmann
“I really believe, in my heart and soul, that if we would rebuild and strengthen the family structure in the country, you'd start to really deal with a number of the most difficult problems we're having in the country today, in poverty, education, and in crime, but we've broken the family structure up.” IfsBelieveHeartSoulCountryProblemTodayDifficultDealsNumbersPovertyCrimeBrokenMy HeartStructureHeart And SoulDifficult Problems Author:Sam Brownback
“I have a toothache today. I never seem to be able to rise above a toothache. It makes me want to howl, break things, pull noses, tweak ears, screech.” WantSeemsTodayAblePainBreakBrokenEarsRoseNosesRise AboveHowlTweakToothache Author:John Colton
“If we are going to compete in this world we're in today, there is no possible way we can do it with lowering expectations and dumbing down everything. Children are going to suffer and families' hearts are going to be broken that their kids won't be able to get a job in the 21st Century.” IfsWorldWayHeartChildrenKidsTodayAbleJobsSufferingCan DoCenturyThis WorldBrokenExpectations21st CenturyDumbing Down Author:Jeb Bush
“God is inviting you today to appropriately grieve your pains and losses and to acknowledge the world is seriously broken.” WorldTodayPainLossBrokenAcknowledgeGrievingInvitingPain And Loss Author:Tullian Tchividjian
“America's high schools are obsolete. By obsolete, I don't just mean that they're broken, flawed, or underfunded, though a case could be made for every one of those points. By obsolete, I mean our high schools-even when they're working as designed-cannot teach all our students what they need to know today.” KnowsNeedsMeanMadeTodaySchoolAmericaTeachCasesStudentsBrokenHigh SchoolFlawedObsolete Author:Bill Gates
“I testify to you today that turning away from God brings broken covenants, shattered dreams, and crushed hopes. Such a quagmire of quicksand I plead with you to avoid. You are of a noble birthright. Eternal life in the kingdom of our Father is your goal.” DreamTodayFatherGoalBrokenEternalNobleKingdomsOur FatherCrushedEternal LifeCovenantShatteredBirthrightQuicksandQuagmireShattered Dreams Author:Thomas S. Monson
“After absorbing the news of today, one expects to face a world consisting entirely of strikes, crimes, power failures, broken water mains, stalled trains, school shutdowns, muggers, drug addicts, neo-Nazis, and rapists. The fact is that one can come home in the evening, on a lucky day, without having encountered more than one or two of these phenomena.” WorldTwoFactsHomeTodaySchoolFacesWaterCrimeBrokenDrugLuckyNewsTrainStrikesEveningComing HomeNaziAddictAbsorbingDrug AddictMuggersLucky DayPower Failure Author:Barbara Tuchman
“The matriarchal society is thus the decadent and broken. The strongly matriarchal character of Negro life is due to the moral failure of Negro men, their failure to be responsible, to support the family, or to provide authority. The same is true of American Indian tribes which are also matriarchal today.” MenCharacterTodayLife IsMoralSupportBrokenAuthorityResponsibleDuesIndianTribesBeing ResponsibleAmerican IndianIndian TribesMoral Failure Author:R.J. Rushdoony
“Don't start your day with broken pieces of the past. Yesterday ended last night. Today is a brand new day and it's yours.” TodayLastsPastNightPiecesBrokenYesterdayBrandsLast NightNew DayBrand NewBroken PiecesBrand New Day Author:Zig Ziglar
“No. It is not acceptable that the 6 largest financial institutions in this country have assets of almost 10 trillion dollars, and issue half of the mortgages and two-thirds of the credit cards. That is too much wealth and power in the hands of a few. If Teddy Roosevelt were alive today he'd tell us to 'break them up.' And he'd be right. These huge banks must be broken up.” IfsTwoCountryHandsTodayWealthHalfBreakIssuesToo MuchAliveHugeBrokenThirdsInstitutionsDollarsFinancialCreditCardsAssetsAcceptableMortgageCredit CardLive For TodayTeddyBroken UpFinancial Institutions Author:Bernie Sanders
“One of the major symptoms of the general crisis existent in our world today is our lack of sensitivity to words. We use words as tools. We forget that words are a repository of the spirit. The tragedy of our times is that the vessels of the spirit are broken. We cannot approach the spirit unless we repair the vessels. Reverence for words - an awareness of the wonder of words, of the mystery of words - is an essential prerequisite for prayer. By the word of God the world was created.” WorldUseTodaySpiritPrayerForgetWonderMysteryAwarenessBrokenEssentialsApproachMajorsToolsTragedyCrisisOur TimeOur WorldWord Of GodReverenceSensitivitySymptomsVesselWorld TodayPrerequisites Author:Abraham Joshua Heschel
“The Iraq War is the first war in history, in which there were huge demonstrations before the war was launched, not beginning five years later and then being broken up. All of these are changes, and the people who are writing in journals today lived through these changes.” PeopleWritingYearsFirstsWarTodayFiveHugeBrokenIraqFive YearsJournalDemonstrationIraq WarBroken UpBeing Broken Author:Noam Chomsky
“Today China is a first world economy, in terms of development. The U.S. may still be in first in GDP but it is a broken economy in reality.” WorldFirstsMayStillsRealityTodayTermEconomyBrokenDevelopmentChinaGdpWorld Economy Author:Alejandro Castro Espin
“I declare today for the world to hear that the West will never, ever be broken. Our values will prevail. Our people will thrive. And our civilization will triumph.” PeopleWorldTodayValuesBrokenThrive Author:Donald Trump
“I think we need to be human. Nobody is objective. We need to go in and be human - especially today, especially given everything that's happening around us, especially given the divides between populations that are growing and what's at stake in terms of our collective humanity, and the fact that our moral compass is broken.” ThinkingTodayHumanityTermMoralBrokenCompassMoral Compass Author:Arwa Damon
“Remember: Life is short, break the rules (they were made to be broken) Forgive quickly, kiss slowly Love truly, laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything that makes you smile. The clouds are lined with silver and the glass is half full (though the answers won't be found at the bottom) Don't sweat the small stuff, You are who you are meant to be, Dance as if no one's watching, Love as if it's all you know, Dream as if you'll live forever, Live as if you'll die today” IfsKnowsMadeDreamTodayRememberLife IsDiesFoundStuffAnswersHalfBreakLaughingForeverRegretBrokenKissingWho You AreForgivingBottomCloudsGlassesSilverMeant To BeSweatLife Is ShortLive ForeverNever RegretHalf FullMake You SmileSmall StuffNever Regret AnythingSweat The Small Stuff Author:James Dean
“Naturally I feel no shame in writing these things because of the time which separates the moment when they are written--when only I can see them--from the moment when they will be read by other people, a moment which I feel will never come. By then I could have had an accident or died; a war or a revolution could have broken out. This delay makes it possible for me to write today, in the same way I used to lie in the scorching sun for a whole day at sixteen, or make love wihout contraceptives at twenty: without thinking about the consequences” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsWritingI CanWarWholeMomentsTodayUsedLyingSunWrittenBrokenRevolutionConsequenceDiedTwentiesShameAccidentsMaking LoveDelaySixteenContraceptivesScorching Book:Simple Passion Source: Simple Passion
“Today I know this: when it comes time to take stock, the most painful wound is that of broken friendships; and there is nothing more foolish than to sacrifice a friendship to politics.” KnowsTodaySacrificeBrokenPainfulWoundsFoolishFriendship Broken Author:Milan Kundera