“I don't understand why people in this country are so bent on doing the 'perfect,' when you have something that is good and makes sense from a cost-benefit point of view.” PeopleCountryPerfectViewsCostBenefitsPoint Of ViewMake SenseBent Author:George Voinovich
“To its devotees the bowtie suggests iconoclasm of an Old World sort, a fusty adherence to a contrarian point of view. The bowtie hints at intellectualism, real or feigned, and sometimes suggests technical acumen, perhaps because it is so hard to tie. BowTies are worn by magicians, country doctors, lawyers and professors and by people hoping to look like the above. But perhaps most of all, wearing a bow tie is a way of broadcasting an aggressive lack of concern for what other people think.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayLooksRealCountrySometimesHardViewsConcernDoctorsPoint Of ViewLawyerTiesProfessorsAggressiveBowsWornMagicianHintsIntellectualismOld WorldBroadcastingDevoteeAdherenceAcumenBow TieIconoclasm Author:Warren St. John
“My mind was by no means easy about the need to carry out a clandestine action in the sovereign territory of a friendly country, and the question of whether it was permissible to do so — from both the ethical and political points of view — had to be faced in all its gravity.” NeedsMindMeanCountryActionPoliticalEasyViewsPoint Of ViewFriendlyEthicalTerritoryGravitySovereignClandestine Book:the house on garibaldi street Source: the house on garibaldi street
“You grow up Latin in this country and you're a third class citizen from the word go, and so you have to deal with everything around you from that point of view and trying to feel entitled.” FeelsTryingCountryGrowsViewsDealsClassGrowing UpCitizensThirdsPoint Of ViewLatinEntitled Author:John Leguizamo
“The imbalance between developed and underdeveloped countries - caused by the relationships of dependence - becomes more acute if the cultural point of view is taken into consideration.” IfsCountryViewsTakenPoint Of ViewConsiderationDependenceImbalanceUnderdeveloped Countries Book:A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation Source: A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation
“We had to be very careful on our best behaviour when we went to these other countries. And then I made a living, I had a chance to support my wife and my kids. It was a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful program from that point of view.” MadeCountryKidsChanceViewsSupportWifeWonderfulProgramCarefulMy WifePoint Of ViewOther CountriesBehaviour Author:Gavin MacLeod
“Politics in this country [USA] is always tough. It's always contentious, because this is a big country and a diverse country, and people have strong points of view, and we've got a great diversity of interests.” PeopleCountryBigsStrongInterestViewsDiversityToughPoint Of ViewUsaDiverseContentiousGreat Diversity Author:Barack Obama