“One of the real dilemmas we have in our country and around the world is that what works in politics is organization and conflict. That is, drawing the sharp distinctions. But in real life, what works is networks and cooperation. And we need victories in real life, so we've got to get back to networks and cooperation, not just conflict. But politics has always been about conflict, and in the coverage of politics, information dissemination tends to be organized around conflict as well.” WorldNeedsWellsRealCountryInformationVictoryConflictOrganizationDrawingReal LifeOur CountryAround The WorldOrganizedDistinctionGet BackCooperationDilemmaCoverageDissemination Author:William J. Clinton
“We all know as we travel around this country or around the world that there are huge problems, and also people doing amazing things on the ground - but those people rarely get reported. Our media are so into conflict that they sometimes say to me, "Bring an 'anti' with you."” PeopleKnowsWorldCountrySometimesProblemMediaHugeConflictAround The WorldAmazing Things Author:Gloria Steinem
“The United States has faced threats from criminal groups, from terrorists, from spies throughout our history, and we have limited our responses. We haven't resorted to total war every time we have a conflict around the world, because that restraint is what defines us. That restraint is what gives us the moral standing to lead the world.” WorldGivingWarStatesUnitedMoralUnited StatesGroupsHavensConflictStandingThreatResponseCriminalsTerroristAround The WorldRestraintSpyTotal War Author:Edward Snowden
“Racism is not nearly as important as poverty. That's the same around the world. What look like ethnic problems are really economic issues. If you look closely at all these conflicts around the world, they come down to poverty and economics and resources. The more poverty, the worse the war.” IfsWorldLooksImportantWarProblemPovertyIssuesEconomicConflictRacismResourcesEconomicsAround The WorldEconomic Issues Author:Marjane Satrapi
“I just want to live as a simple Buddhist monk, but during the last thirty years I have made many friends around the world and I want to have close contact with these people. I want to contribute to harmony and peace of mind, for less conflict. Wherever the possibililty is, I'm ready. This is my life's goal.” PeopleWorldWantYearsMindMadeLastsGoalSimpleReadyConflictHarmonyContactAround The WorldBuddhistThirtyPeace Of MindMonkThirty YearsMany FriendsBuddhist Monk Author:Dalai Lama
“We only gain collectively by acting now. We gain by one day not having to pay a thing for fuel. We gain by having cleaner air, water, and food so that we are healthier and our health care costs come down. We gain by deflating the global fossil fuel markets that drive much of the conflict around the world.” WorldCareWaterPayActingAirOne DayCostConflictGainsAround The WorldHealth CareFuelFossilsFossil FuelCleanersHealth Care CostsActing Now Author:Mark Ruffalo
“For Donald Trump's business partners around the world, including the developers of this luxury golf course in Dubai, what some in the U.S. may see as a conflict of interest is, for them, money in the bank.” WorldMayCoursesInterestTrumpConflictGolfIncludingPartnersLuxuryAround The WorldGolf CourseDevelopersConflict Of InterestDubaiBusiness Partners Author:Brian Ross
“It's important to understand that the president [Donald Trump] is now entering a world of public service. He's going to be asking his own appointees to make sacrifices. He's going to be asking our men and women in uniform to risk their lives in conflicts around the world.” MenWorldImportantPresidentRiskSacrificeTrumpConflictMen And WomenAskingAround The WorldUniformsEnteringPublic Service Author:Reince Priebus
“I would say I need two things: the first one is to be objective in every statement he could make regarding any conflict around the world, including Syria. The second one is not to turn Secretary-General office into a part or branch of the State Department of the United States.” WorldNeedsFirstsTwoStatesTurnsUnitedUnited StatesConflictOfficeIncludingStatementsObjectivesAround The WorldBranchesTwo ThingsDepartmentSecretarySyria Author:Bashar al-Assad
“There is a lot that happens around the world we cannot control. We cannot stop earthquakes, we cannot prevent droughts, and we cannot prevent all conflict, but when we know where the hungry, the homeless and the sick exist, then we can help.” KnowsWorldHelpingHappensConflictSickHungryAround The WorldHomelessEarthquakesDrought Author:Jan Schakowsky
“The pretense in disputed elections is that the great conflict is between the two major parties. The reality is that there is a much bigger conflict that the two parties jointly wage against large numbers of Americans who are represented by neither party and against powerless millions around the world." (p. 65)” WorldTwoRealityPartyNumbersMillionsConflictMajorsBiggerElectionAround The WorldPowerlessPretenseLarge Numbers Book:A Power Governments Cannot Suppress Source: A Power Governments Cannot Suppress
“As I travel around the world, people think the only place where there is potential conflict [over] water is the Middle East, but they are completely wrong. We have the problem all over the world.” PeopleThinkingWorldProblemWaterMiddleConflictEnvironmentalEastAround The WorldMiddle EastWorld Water Day Author:Kofi Annan