“The State idea is not according to my heart. I cannot understand why it is needed. It is connected with narrow-minded and economic obstacles. I believe it is bad. I have always been against it.” BelieveHeartIdeasStatesI BelieveEconomicNeededMy HeartObstaclesConnectedNarrow-minded Author:Albert Einstein
“Art and work and art and life are very connected and my whole life has been absurd. There isn't a thing in my life that has happened that hasn't been extreme - personal health, family, economic situations...absurdity is the key word.” Has BeensArtWholeSituationHappenedEconomicKeysExtremesConnectedWhole LifeAbsurdAbsurdityArt And LifePersonal Health Author:Eva Hesse
“Peace, development, and justice are all connected to each other. We cannot talk about economic development without talking about peace. How can we expect economic development in a battlefield?” JusticeTalkingEconomicDevelopmentConnectedBattlefieldsEconomic Development Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“But that's not how most of the people mentioned in this book became wealthy. Most of them became wealthy by being well connected and crooked. And they are creating a society in which they can commit hugely damaging economic crimes with impunity, and in which only children of the wealthy have the opportunity to become successful.” PeopleWellsChildrenBookPoliticalOpportunityPoliticsSuccessfulEconomicCrimeCreatingConnectedCommitWealthyCrookedImpunityOnly ChildBecoming Successful Book:Inside Job: The Financiers Who Pulled Off the Heist of the Century Source: Inside Job: The Financiers Who Pulled Off the Heist of the Century
“I'd go to conference after conference and it would essentially be the talking points. Either pro or con. It's amazing how polarized the tech conversation is. There's also this neurological fixation, the incessant wondering what the Internet's doing to our brain: "Does it make us stupid, does it make us distracted?" And then the other guys say, "No, it's making us smarter than ever, and better than ever, and more connected." And it's like, where is the economic and social context? Why is that rarely considered?” DoeGuySocialBrainTalkingWonderEconomicStupidInternetConversationConnectedSmarterConferencesDistractedOther GuysIncessantFixation Author:Astra Taylor
“It didn't seem to have relevance, except in Central America or South America, countries where the church was connected to the fight of the people for economic justice. That's why it was so interesting to find myself back with Sister Helen [in Dead Man Walking], this new breed of nuns who were making a difference in the community.” PeopleMenCountrySeemsAmericaFightingCommunityDifferencesChurchJusticeInterestingEconomicWalkingSouthConnectedMaking A DifferenceRelevanceNunDead ManSouth AmericaHelenEconomic JusticeCentral America Author:Susan Sarandon