“It is easy to talk about tax simplification, and we all know it is very difficult to accomplish; but for the last three Congresses, I have offered a tax simplification bill that would include a paid-for repeal of alternative minimum tax.” KnowsLastsThreeEasyDifficultTaxesPaidBillsCongressAccomplishAlternativesMinimumSimplification Author:Richard Neal
“We are now facing a difficult situation in Peru, where there are attempts to cut back the territorial rights of the indigenous peoples, including moves to divide, fragment and privatise our communal organisations. Now more than ever, it is a matter of urgency for us to consolidate our own indigenous alternatives for development.” MatterMovingDifficultSituationCuttingRightsDevelopmentIncludingAlternativesDividesFragmentsIndigenousUrgencyOrganisationIndigenous PeoplePeruDifficult SituationsTerritorial Author:Evaristo Nugkuag
“I think it's important for those of us in a position of responsibility to be firm in sharing our experiences, to understand that the babies out of wedlock is a very difficult chore for mom and baby alike... I believe we ought to say there is a different alternative than the culture that is proposed by people like Miss Wolf in society... And, you know, hopefully, condoms will work, but it hasn't worked.” PeopleThinkingKnowsBelieveImportantDifferentHumorPoliticalCultureI BelieveDifficultResponsibilityMissingPositionBabyMomOughtHopefullyAlternativesFirmChoresPolitical HumorCondomWedlock Author:George W. Bush
“Even when alternative views are clearly wrong, being exposed to them still expands our creative potential. In a way, the power of dissent is the power of surprise. After hearing someone shout out an errant answer, we work to understand it, which causes us to reassess our initial assumptions and try out new perspectives. “Authentic dissent can be difficult, but it’s always invigorating,” Nemeth says. “It wakes us right up.”” WayTryingStillsCausesDifficultAnswersViewsCreativePsychologyPerspectiveSurpriseUniversityHearingAlternativesCaliforniaAssumptionProfessorsExposedInitialsDissentNew PerspectiveBerkeleyInvigoratingShout Out Author:Jonah Lehrer
“If your project or organization depends on knowing things that other people don't know (but could find out if they wanted to), your days are probably numbered. Ask a travel agent The alternative, while difficult, is obvious. Provide enough non-commodity service and customization that it doesn't matter if the ideas spread. In fact, it will help you when they do.” PeopleIfsKnowsIdeasMatterEnoughFactsHelpingWantedAsksDifficultKnowingDependsProjectsOrganizationObviousSpreadAgentsAlternativesCommodityKnowing ThingsTravel Agent Author:Seth Godin
“If you look at many of the women who find themselves with cold, distant, difficult, cruel men, it's because they had cold, distant, difficult, cruel fathers who made them feel that there was no alternative or, at a minimum, who made them choose someone like their father in order to change in this other man what they couldn't change in their fathers.” IfsMenFeelsLooksMadeOrderFatherDifficultColdAlternativesMinimum Author:Gloria Steinem