“Washington's answer to a self-inflicted financial crisis reminded Americans why they so deeply distrust the political class. The 'fiscal cliff' process was secretive and sloppy, and the nation's so-called leadership lacked the political courage to address our root problems: joblessness and debt.” SelfProblemPoliticalNationsProcessAnswersClassRootsCrisisFinancialDebtAddressesDistrustJoblessnessCliffsFinancial CrisisSloppySecretiveSelf InflictedPolitical CourageFiscal Cliff Author:Ron Fournier
“Here's my answer to the very real existential crisis that grips me midway through everything I've ever tried to do: I think stories help us fight the nihilistic urges that constantly threaten to consume us.” ThinkingWritingRealHelpingStoriesFightingAnswersCrisisUrgesExistentialExistential CrisisMidway Author:John Green
“In times of crisis our nation depends on the courage and determination of the Guard. You know the call of active duty can come at any time. You stand ready to put your lives on hold and answer that call, ... And you did so because you love your state and your country. America appreciates your courageous decision to serve. Together with your comrades in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Reserves, you are showing that patriotism is alive and well in Idaho and throughout the United States.” KnowsWellsCountryStatesTogetherAmericaForceNationsDecisionAnswersUnitedUnited StatesCourageAliveAirLove YouReadyDutyDependsDeterminationAppreciateArmyCrisisActiveCourageousReservesNavyMarineComradeAir ForceIdahoAppreciate YouTimes Of CrisisCourage And DeterminationArmy NavyCourageous Decisions Author:George H. W. Bush
“With such compelling information, the question is why havent we been able to do more to prevent the crisis of underage drinking? The answer is: the alcohol industry.” AbleAnswersInformationIndustryCrisisDrinkingAlcoholCompellingUnderage Drinking Author:Lucille Roybal-Allard
“There is no real answer [to the U.S. economic crisis] but to remove brick by brick the capitalist system itself, rebuilding the entire society on socialist principles.” RealAnswersPrinciplesEconomicCrisisRemoveCapitalistSocialistBricksRebuildingEconomic Crisis Author:Robert Waterman McChesney
“It is one of my faults, that though my tongue is sometimes prompt enough at an answer, there are times when it sadly fails me in framing an excuse; and always the lapse occurs at some crisis, when a facile word or plausible pretext is specially wanted to get me out of painful embarrassment.” SometimesEnoughWantedAnswersFailingCrisisFaultsPainfulExcuseTongueEmbarrassmentPromptsPlausiblePretextLapsesFraming Book:Jane Eyre Source: Jane Eyre
“Perhaps one of the most meaningful ways to sense the impact of the environmental crisis is to confront the question which is always asked about Lake Erie: how can we restore it? I believe the only valid answer is that no one knows. For it should be clear that even if overnight all of the pollutants now pouring into Lake Erie were stopped, there would still remain the problem of the accumulated mass of pollutants in the lake bottom.” IfsKnowsWayShouldBelieveStillsProblemI BelieveWaterAnswersClearMassCrisisImpactEnvironmentalBottomMeaningfulLakesPouringMost MeaningfulEnvironmental CrisisLake Erie Author:Barry Commoner
“After having been lost in the world, suddenly, through the pressure of suffering, the realization comes that the answers may not be found out there in worldly attainment and in the future. That's an important point for many people to reach. That sense of deep crisis-when the world as they have known it, and the sense of self that they have known that is identified with the world, become meaningless.” PeopleWorldMayImportantSelfSufferingFoundLostAnswersKnownPressureCrisisRealizationMeaninglessWorldlyAttainmentSense Of Self Author:Eckhart Tolle
“Our generation, and that of our children, will face its share of crises, just like every generation in the past. When those calls come, will you be ready? The answer depends on how we educate the next generation.” ChildrenPastFacesNextAnswersGenerationsShareReadyDependsOur ChildrenCrisisEducateNext GenerationOur Generation Author:Oliver DeMille
“While it may come as a profound surprise to those of us who are in the throes of an emotional or life crisis, the fact remains that the answer to virtually all of our problems resides within us already. It exist in the form of a vast reservoir of free-flowing energy that, when channeled to our muscles, can give us great strength and, when channeled to our brain, can give us great insight and understanding.” GivingMayFactsProblemFormEnergyUnderstandingAnswersBrainEmotionalCrisisRemainsSurpriseProfoundInsightMusclesReservoirsLife Crisis Author:Bruce Lee
“Every candidate running for president has got to answer the following very simple question: At a time when we need to address the planetary crisis of climate change, and transform our energy system away from fossil fuels and into energy efficiency and sustainability, should we continue to give $135 billion in tax breaks and subsidies over the next decade to fossil fuel companies?” NeedsGivingShouldRunningNextEnergyPresidentSimpleAnswersCompanyBreakTaxesCrisisClimateClimate ChangeFollowingDecadesBillionsCandidatesFuelAddressesSustainabilityEfficiencyFossilsFossil FuelSubsidiesTax BreaksEnergy Efficiency Author:Bernie Sanders
“There is an old saying, "How did you go bankrupt?" And the answer is, "Gradually, and then suddenly." The impending fiscal crisis in the United States will make its appearance in the same way.” WayStatesAnswersUnitedUnited StatesCrisisAppearanceOld Saying Author:Seth Klarman
“I didn't want to hear the usual answers about what's wrong because I believe these are symptoms: global warming, genocide, hunger, poverty, war, environmental crisis. If we can identify the root cause, we can change our ways.” IfsWayWantBelieveWarI BelieveCausesAnswersPovertyRootsCrisisEnvironmentalHungerGlobal WarmingGenocideUsualSymptomsRoot CauseEnvironmental CrisisHunger Poverty Author:Tom Shadyac
“At this time - we're in a dramatic crisis - euro bonds are precisely the wrong answer. They lead us into a debt union, not a stability union. Each country has to take its own steps to reduce its debt.” CountryAnswersStepsCrisisUnionsDebtDramaticStabilityEuroWrong Answers Author:Angela Merkel
“Over the years I have learned that when I need answers to deal with crises, people, and issues, I must go to God. God will help us in everything we do if we stay in tune and if we will call on him. We must each plan our future with him in our homes, our families, and our relationships with others. If we make him our senior partner, our lives can be successful.” PeopleIfsNeedsYearsHelpingHomeAnswersDealsIssuesSuccessfulOur LivesPlansCrisisPartnersGods WillOur FamilyBeing SuccessfulTunesOur FutureOur RelationshipI Have LearnedSeniorRelationships With Others Author:Marvin J. Ashton
“We can choose this moment of crisis to ask and answer the big questions of society's evolution — like, what do we want to be when we grow up?” WantMomentsBigsAsksGrowsAnswersGrowing UpEvolutionCrisisBig Questions Author:Paul Gilding