“In the face of nature's overwhelming forces, humans needed a God who would protect them from harm. When they felt that they had broken the law or committed wrongdoing, people turned to a God who would judge them on the one hand and redeem their sins on the other. In this way, purely from slef-interest, the project of creating God in our own image proceeded--and continues to proceed.” PeopleWayHumansHandsFacesLawForceFeltInterestSinJudgingBrokenNeededProtectProjectsCreatingCommittedHarmOverwhelmingWrongdoingOverwhelming Force Author:Deepak Chopra
“Creating-that is the great salvation from suffering, and life's alleviation. But for the creator to appear, suffering itself is needed, and much transformation.” SufferingNeededCreatingTransformationSalvationCreator Book:Thus Spoke Zarathustra Source: Thus Spoke Zarathustra
“Simply cutting the taxes for America's wealthiest families is clearly not creating the needed new jobs, and that strategy is unlikely to succeed in the future.” JobsAmericaCuttingNeededSucceedTaxesCreatingStrategyUnlikelyNew Job Author:Tim Johnson
“For the institutions of the European Union are at present incomplete. A European Senate is badly needed to complete them. By creating an upper chamber in the European parliament, a new bridge could be built between national political classes, which retain democratic legitimacy, and the decision-making process in Brussels. Such a Senate should be recruited by indirect election from exisiting national parliaments.” ShouldPoliticalProcessDecisionClassNeededCreatingBuiltElectionInstitutionsUnionsDemocraticBridgesDecision MakingSenateParliamentChamberIncompleteEuropean UnionLegitimacyIndirectBrusselsDecision Making Process Author:Larry Siedentop
“There is a clear connection between developing the skills and talents of young people, and our economic success as a province. Initiatives like the Make Your Pitch competition and the Ontario Social Impact Voucher help us nurture the next generation of business leaders. We will continue creating an inviting environment for our next generation of entrepreneurs, ensuring they develop the right skills needed to succeed in a globally competitive economy and build the future of Ontario.” PeopleHelpingYoungNextSocialLeaderEconomyClearEnvironmentGenerationsEconomicTalentNeededSucceedSkillsCreatingConnectionsImpactEntrepreneurCompetitionDevelopingInitiativeNurtureNext GenerationProvincesInvitingBusiness LeadersOntarioVouchersSocial ImpactEconomic SuccessSkills And Talent Author:Brad Duguid
“Generating diverse ideas requires being clear about the kind of input needed and creating multiple ways for diverse team members to share their ideas (e.g. use more than just a brainstorming session).” WayKindIdeasUseClearTeamShareNeededMembersCreatingDiverseMultipleSessionInputBrainstormingTeam MemberDiverse Teams Author:David Livermore
“I have long been in favor of a balanced budget restriction at the level of the federal government of the United States. Because the federal government has money-creating powers it can, in fact, be very damaging if it runs a series of budget deficits. With the state government in the United States, they don't have money-creating powers. The automatic discipline imposed by the fact that they are in a common monetary unit and don't have control over the money power means that the balanced budget restriction is less needed.” IfsMeanLongStatesFactsGovernmentRunningLevelsUnitedCommonUnited StatesNeededDisciplineCreatingSeriesFavorsBudgetsBalancedUnitsFederal GovernmentDeficitRestrictionMonetaryState GovernmentMoney PowerBalanced BudgetBudget Deficit Author:James M. Buchanan
“There were profound reasons for his attachment to the sea: he loved it because as a hardworking artist he needed rest, needed to escape from the demanding complexity of phenomena and lie hidden on the bosom of the simple and tremendous; because of a forbidden longing deep within him that ran quite contrary to his life's task and was for that very reason seductive, a longing for the unarticulated and immeasurable, for eternity, for nothingness. To rest in the arms of perfection is the desire of any man intent upon creating excellence; and is not nothingness a form of perfection?” MenReasonFormLyingDesireArtistSimpleSeaArmsNeededCreatingPerfectionTasksEternityLongingExcellenceProfoundContraryRanComplexityAttachmentNothingnessForbiddenBosomsSeductiveDeep WithinHardworking Author:Thomas Mann