“To maintain our economic and national security, we must maximize all of our nation's energy resources, including renewable sources, alternative fuels, and fossil fuels, all in a way that balances economic development and protecting our environment.” WayEnergyNationsEnvironmentEconomicSecuritySourceDevelopmentBalanceResourcesIncludingAlternativesFuelNational SecurityFossilsOur EnvironmentFossil FuelEconomic Development Author:Joe Heck
“Nevada is poised to lead our nation in renewable development and we must harness those resources.” NationsDevelopmentResourcesHarnessNevada Author:Joe Heck
“The development of space technology, including space warfare today, is similar in its technological-industrial significance to the development of navies a hundred years ago.” YearsTodaySpaceTechnologyDevelopmentHundredYears AgoIncludingSignificanceWarfareTechnologicalNavy Author:Noam Chomsky
“We're looking at the dawn of a new arms race. For example, Germany technically opposes the US space militarization program, but is bound to get involved. Otherwise it will be left behind in the development of advanced technology. Germany understands that very well. The US understands it too, and they fully expect that Germany and other countries that they want on board will go along with the program.” WantWellsCountryLeftSpaceRaceBehindsTechnologyExampleArmsDevelopmentInvolvedProgramBoundsDawnBoardsGermanyOther CountriesLeft BehindGet InvolvedArms RaceAdvanced Technology Author:Noam Chomsky
“We know that things like energy independence, getting off oil, getting out of the Middle East, and creating jobs and economic development in the new clean energy industries of the future are much higher priorities for most voters than capping carbon emissions or taxing dirty energy sources. So why not redefine our agenda as the solution to those problems?” KnowsProblemJobsEnergyEconomicMiddleSourceDevelopmentIndustryHigherCreatingSolutionsIndependenceCleanOilEastPrioritiesDirtyAgendasWhy NotVotersMiddle EastCarbonEmissionsEconomic DevelopmentClean EnergyEnergy SourcesCarbon EmissionsCreating JobsEnergy IndependenceEnergy Industry Author:Ted Nordhaus
“I have an organization called BLIND [Beautiful Love Incorporated Nonprofit Development], so named because even though my interest is in the black community, because that's where I grew up and that's where I'm most skilled in fixing things, it doesn't end there.” EndsBeautifulBlackInterestCommunityGrewDevelopmentGrew UpOrganizationBlindFixingBlack CommunityNonprofitsBeautiful LoveFixing Things Author:Erykah Badu
“The Reformed tradition at the beginning of the twenty-first century is different as a consequence of this - and different in nontrivial ways. Some may scoff at this, saying that such "developments" don't represent Reformed thought. But by what standard? Perhaps by the Westminster Confession. But this is only one Reformed confession, and it was only ever a subordinate standard.” WayFirstsMayDifferentCenturyDevelopmentStandardsConsequenceTraditionTwentiesConfessionSubordinatesWestminster Author:Oliver D. Crisp
“When you get talking to people in positions of power, you find that often their worldview is framed either in terms of their disciplinary studies at university and/or the country where they first got interest in development.” PeopleFirstsCountryTermInterestTalkingStudyPositionDevelopmentUniversityWorldviewFramedPosition Of Power Author:Duncan Green
“All of us were tuned in during our early development but we lose our connection to intuition over time as other things come into play.” PlayLosesDevelopmentConnectionsIntuition Author:Peter Buffett
“It's no surprise that if you look at the development of the economy, of consumerism, of all these things that have gotten out of hand over the last hundred years, it happened when men were purposeless, when they didn't actually have a legitimate reason to be moving the species forward because the machines were doing all the hard work.” IfsMenYearsLooksHardReasonHandsLastsMovingEconomyHappenedHard WorkDevelopmentHundredMachinesSurpriseSpeciesConsumerism Author:Peter Buffett
“China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.” HumansStillsDifferentRightsStageDevelopmentHuman RightsChinaImprovementStages Of Development Author:Ai Weiwei
“Mexico and the USA are friends, partners and allies and should continue to work together for competivity and development across North America.” ShouldTogetherAmericaDevelopmentPartnersUsaWorking TogetherAlliesMexicoNorth America Author:Enrique Pena Nieto
“The path of America's development is never a straight line. Sometimes we move in ways that are forwards; sometime that seem back.” WaySometimesSeemsAmericaMovingLinesPathDevelopmentStraight Lines Author:Barack Obama
“I'm so familiar with what Malcolm X wrote at certain stages of his own life and development.” CertainStageDevelopmentFamiliar Author:Manning Marable
“In November 1963, [Malcolm X] gives his famous message to the grassroots address in Detroit, which really kind of marks off the real turning point in his own development.” GivingKindRealDevelopmentMessagesMarkAddressesNovemberDetroitTurning PointsGrassroots Author:Manning Marable
“Malcolm X envisions a broad-based pluralistic united front, which is spearheaded by the Nation of Islam, but mobilizing integrationist organizations, non-political organizations, civic groups, all under the banner of building black empowerment, human dignity, economic development, political mobilization.” HumansPoliticalNationsBlackUnitedGroupsEconomicFrontsBuildingDevelopmentEmpowermentDignityOrganizationIslamBroadsCivicsHuman DignityBannerEconomic DevelopmentMobilizationNation Of IslamNon PoliticalUnited Front Author:Manning Marable
“If you look at the lives of artists, sitting in nature, painting, having the freedom. I think it's over. I think we're living in such a difficult moment of human development. Artists have more responsibility than ever before.” IfsThinkingHumansLooksMomentsArtistDifficultResponsibilityPaintingDevelopmentSittingHuman DevelopmentDifficult Moments Author:Marina Abramovic
“Pakistan will never be able to match the Indian militarily and the effort to do so is taking an immense toll on the society. It's also extremely dangerous with all the weapons development.” AbleEffortDangerousDevelopmentWeaponsIndianImmensePakistanTolls Author:Noam Chomsky
“The military has a huge role in the economy [of Pakistan] with big stakes and, as you say, it has constantly intervened to make sure that it keeps its hold on policy making. Well, I hope, and there seem to be some signs, that the military is taking a backseat, not really in the economy, but in some of the policy issues. If that can continue, which perhaps it will, this will be a positive development.” IfsWellsBigsSeemsRolesEconomyIssuesMilitaryPolicyHugeDevelopmentStakesPakistanBackseatPolicy Making Author:Noam Chomsky
“[CIA manipulating] has its roots in internal Pakistani affairs. It's a horrible development and phenomenon which goes back to radical Islamisation under Zia and taking away the long standing rights of people in the tribal areas [who were left largely alone].” PeopleLongLeftRightsDevelopmentAreasStandingRootsAffairHorribleRadicalInternalsPhenomenonCia Author:Noam Chomsky
“We have seen very clearly over these past years that there are quite a few people who are sceptical, or let us put it another way, are cautious about the development of Russian-American relations, but the underlying fundamental interests of the United States and Russia demand that our relations be normalised.” PeopleWayYearsStatesPastInterestUnitedUnited StatesDevelopmentDemandRelationFundamentalsRussiaAnother WayCautious Author:Vladimir Putin
“I must admit that we have yet to understand how [Donald Trump] will develop his idea, his pledge to make America great again, but I hope this will not hinder the development of our cooperation.” IdeasAmericaDevelopmentTrumpCooperationPledgeHinder Author:Vladimir Putin
“Let's be realistic about that. I think Mercedes when it started the engine [development] didn't have a budget. It spent. And then lots of teams don't and can't. I mean Red Bull, for example, that won four world championships, didn't know the word "budget", and it's a case that it hadn't got the ability to have the engine that it should have had. Because somebody else [Mercedes] had the engine, wouldn't let them have it, because they didn't want competition.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWantShouldMeanAbilityCasesFourTeamExampleDevelopmentRedShould HaveCompetitionBudgetsRealisticEnginesChampionshipBullsRed Bull Author:Bernie Ecclestone
“We were able to conclude a Paris climate agreement, which will lead the way for the rest of the world, which is groundbreaking. And together with the sustainable development goals of the agenda 2030 for the whole world, this is indeed a sea change, I think, that we see here, and, step-by-step, it will be implemented.” ThinkingWorldWayWholeAbleTogetherGoalStepsSeaDevelopmentClimateWhole WorldParisAgreementAgendasGroundbreakingSea Change Author:Angela Merkel
“There's another point that I wanted to mention here, particularly the engagement and commitment to Africa. For us Europeans, Africa as a neighboring continent is of prime importance. The development of African countries is in our very own vested interest.” CountryWantedInterestDevelopmentCommitmentImportancePrimeEngagementContinents Author:Angela Merkel
“We are growing the economy in smart ways and rebuilding our infrastructure and investing in science and development and that we stay true to those values that helped to get us here.” WayValuesEconomyGrowingDevelopmentSmartInvestingInfrastructureStay TrueRebuilding Author:Barack Obama
“Australia is a very healthy country which goes along with the fact that it's very high on the Human Development Index, high wealth, good levels of education. So Australia ranks right up there, second or third on the Human Development Index. And Indigenous Australians, if you treated them as if they were a separate country, would rank probably about 100th or below 100.” IfsHumansCountryFactsWealthLevelsDevelopmentHealthyThirdsTreatedAustraliaIndigenousHuman Development Author:Michael Marmot
“For every dollar spent on early child development you save $7 over the life course because children with better early child development are less likely to end up delinquent, involved in crime, unemployed and so on.” ChildrenEndsCoursesCrimeDevelopmentInvolvedDollarsUnemployedChild DevelopmentDelinquents Author:Michael Marmot
“Saying we can't afford to invest in early child development means we're storing up bigger costs in the future.” MeanChildrenDevelopmentCostBiggerChild Development Author:Michael Marmot
“The urban, on the other hand, is often seen as more real and mundane, even though it is obviously far more recent in terms of planetary development. I think this might be because nature corresponds to the unconscious and the artificial world of the city and human culture to the conscious mind.” ThinkingWorldMindHumansRealHandsMightCultureTermCitiesDevelopmentConsciousUnconsciousArtificialUrbanMundaneConscious Mind Author:Quentin S. Crisp
“Every day, there's a new development. ... There's no limit to the things that are happening.” DevelopmentLimitsHappenings Author:Stan Lee
“I think that some of these plays are lost in this new horror called development, which is a place for dramaturgs to say "let me tell you what your play means," and the life gets sucked out of a play.” ThinkingMeanPlayLostDevelopmentHorrorLet Me Author:John Guare
“If we get agriculture right in Africa, where most of the people now are working in that sector, not only would it help boost development but we will be secure in terms of food and nutrition and then be able to move on to other areas.” PeopleIfsHelpingAbleMovingTermDevelopmentAreasSecureNutritionAgricultureBoost Author:Kofi Annan
“Good, healthy democratic societies are built on three pillars: there's peace and stability, economic development, and respect for rule of law and human rights. And where all three are present, you stand a very good chance of making a go of it.” HumansLawThreeChanceRightsEconomicDevelopmentHealthyBuiltDemocraticVery GoodHuman RightsStabilityRule Of LawGood HealthPillarsDemocratic SocietyEconomic DevelopmentGood Chance Author:Kofi Annan
“The greatest economic minds of the 19th century, all of them without exception, considered economic growth as a temporary necessity. When all human needs are satisfied, then we will have a stable economy, reproducing every year the same things. We will stop straining ourselves worrying about development or growth. How naïve they were! One more reason to be reluctant about predicting the future. No doubt they were wiser than me, but even they made such a mistake!” NeedsYearsMindHumansMadeReasonGrowthMistakeWorryEconomyDoubtEconomicCenturyDevelopmentSatisfiedNo DoubtExceptionTemporaryStableWiserEconomic GrowthReluctant19th CenturyHuman NeedsPredictingPredicting The FutureReproducing Author:Zygmunt Bauman
“The fact that so many of your people are today residents and citizens of the United States, lending their influence to our civic and economic life, which has meant so much to our development.” PeopleStatesFactsTodayUnitedUnited StatesInfluenceEconomicDevelopmentCitizensCivicsResidentsLending Author:Frank B. Kellogg
“I've been interested in the reports on Rojava. It seems clear that there are positive developments.” SeemsClearDevelopmentReports Author:Noam Chomsky
“One of the great things about the United States is that when it comes to world affairs, the president obviously is the leader of the Executive Branch, the Commander-in-Chief, the spokesperson for the nation, but the influence and the work that we have is the result not just of the president, it is the result of countless interactions and arrangements and relationships between our military and other militaries, and our diplomats and other diplomats, the intelligence officers and development workers.” WorldStatesNationsPresidentUnitedResultsLeaderUnited StatesInfluenceMilitaryDevelopmentWorkersAffairGreat ThingsChiefsBranchesExecutivesOfficersInteractionArrangementsCommandersDiplomatsCommander In ChiefExecutive BranchWorld AffairsIntelligence Officers Author:Barack Obama
“I would definitely like to work at Microsoft, since software development and exploring new technologies has always been my passion, and Microsoft is best when it comes to next-generation software technologies.” PassionNextTechnologyGenerationsDevelopmentSoftwareExploringNext GenerationMy PassionMicrosoftNew TechnologySoftware Development Author:Arfa Karim
“When State Way Gardens and The Robert Taylor Homes were being torn down, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to use that as a backdrop for the development of a super hero narrative.” WayStatesUseHomeOpportunityPerfectDevelopmentHeroGardenNarrativeTornBackdropSuper Hero Author:Kerry James Marshall
“I think we knew that this would be just like raising the kids together, this would be a fun thing to do in partnership. And you know, we're so lucky because we get to hire in very smart people. We get to partner with governments like the Canadian Development Organization - CIDA, USAID - tonnes of scientists doing this work. This is fascinating.” PeopleThinkingKnowsGovernmentWould BeKidsTogetherFunDevelopmentLuckySmartOrganizationScientistPartnersThings To DoFascinatingPartnershipSmart PeopleSo LuckyVery SmartFun ThingsUsaid Author:Bill Gates
“I'm saying we need to be aware of it, and we need to be able to distinguish when political developments are occurring that are contrary to the public interest.” NeedsAblePoliticalInterestDevelopmentContraryPublic Interest Author:Edward Snowden
“Trump has been very, very open and clear on what he's going to do. He's going to make the U.S. very competitive on taxes, corporate and personal. He's eliminating policy on carbon and the regulatory environment on shale and energy and pipeline development. These are all things that Canada has to do and we no longer have a competitive environment to do them in. It manifests itself in the slow grind of our economy.” Has BeensEnergyEconomyClearEnvironmentPolicyDevelopmentTrumpTaxesAll ThingsCorporateCanadaCarbonGrindEliminatingPipeline Author:Kevin O'Leary
“Russia is modernizing its nuclear systems. They're moving toward more effective tactical nuclear systems. They're moving toward delivery systems designed to evade anti-ballistic missile defenses. The Russians are investing, by the way, in robotic weapons, including a potential robotic tank. Their investment in new technology, I suspect, outweighs all of the European defense research and development spending combined.” WayMovingTechnologyDevelopmentWeaponsResearchInvestmentIncludingInvestingSpendingDefenseNuclearRussiaSuspectsTanksMissilesDeliveryNew TechnologyRoboticsResearch And DevelopmentTacticalMissile Defense Author:Newt Gingrich
“The Soviet Union represents a threat in terms of might. It is a joke in terms of its economy and what it has to offer the Third World - a laughingstock to countries that are looking for an economic-development model.” WorldCountryMightTermEconomyEconomicDevelopmentOffersModelsJokesThirdsUnionsThreatSovietSoviet UnionThird WorldEconomic Development Author:Jack Kemp
“We raised the matter of an agreement that was reached at the Growth and Development Summit, which was that we should access a certain part, 5% was mentioned, of the funds in the hands of the institutional investors, domestically, for investment in the real economy. That being an agreement of the Growth and Development Summit, we will engage South African business to see how we can make that a practical thing. So, there is a different set of engagement with local business.” ShouldDifferentRealMatterHandsCertainGrowthEconomyDevelopmentInvestmentSouthRaisedAccessPracticalsLocalsAgreementFundInvestorsEngagementSouth AfricaSummitPractical ThingsLocal Business Author:Thabo Mbeki
“People agree to say that it is rationality and science which have eliminated what is called magic and religion. But ultimately, the ironic outcome of this techno-scientific development is a renewed need for the idea of God.” PeopleNeedsIdeasMagicDevelopmentAgreeOutcomesIronicRationalityTechno Author:Paul Virilio
“For the US, the Kosovo War was a success because it encouraged the development of the Pentagon's 'Revolution in Military Affairs' (RMA). The war provided a test site for experimentation, and paved the way for emergence of what I call in Strategie de la deception 'the second deterrence'.” WayWarMilitaryRevolutionDevelopmentTestsAffairDeceptionSiteExperimentationEmergencePentagonKosovoDeterrence Author:Paul Virilio
“I am of course thinking here about new planes such as the Sukhois. There is very little discussion about such developments but, for me, I am constantly astonished by the current developments within the Russian airforce.” ThinkingLittlesCoursesDevelopmentCurrentsPlanesDiscussion Author:Paul Virilio
“Of course, one of the most disturbing features is the fact that while we have had roughly a ten year pause in the arms race where a lot of good work was done, this has now come to an end. For what we are seeing at the present time are new developments in anti-missile weaponry, drones, and so on.” YearsEndsDoneFactsCoursesRaceSeeingArmsDevelopmentTenFeaturesGood WorkPausesDisturbingMissilesDronesPresent TimeArms RaceWeaponry Author:Paul Virilio