“If individuals start to walk on the path of spirit and feel a sense of the sacred connectedness, then social, economic and political problems will also begin to get resolved.” IfsFeelsProblemPoliticalSpiritIndividualSocialWalksPathEconomicSacredConnectedness Author:Satish Kumar
“Historically, education has been about batch processing: standardize everything against the average, rank kids, sort them to see who gets more and who really doesn't deserve to be there. The problem, even if you're just being selfish from an economic standpoint, is we're not producing the talent we need.” IfsNeedsHas BeensProblemKidsEconomicTalentDeserveAverageSelfishJust BeingStandpointProcessingBeing Selfish Author:L. Todd Rose
“China reformed its state sector before, in the late 1990s. Tens of millions were laid off at the time. That was scary and we had warnings of social unrest. But it did not happen. Instead, there was a restructuring in our economic system. I am not sure if China will follow a Western playbook in this respect.” IfsStatesHappensSocialMillionsEconomicLateWesternScaryChinaNot SureWarningEconomic SystemsUnrestRestructuringPlaybooksLaid OffSocial Unrest Author:Zhang Xin
“Theres a clear and strong connection between fertility reduction and womens literacy and empowerment, including womens gainful employment. If you look at the more than 300 districts of India, the strongest influences in explaining fertility variations are womens literacy and gainful economic employment.” IfsLooksStrongClearInfluenceEconomicEmpowermentConnectionsIndiaIncludingEmploymentStrongestLiteracyExplainingVariationReductionFertilityStrong Connection Author:Amartya Sen
“When I tell people I was in the St. Justin Martyr parish, if they are native Chicagoans they know exactly where I was and what that was like. The Sunday before this particular march, the archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Cody, had required all of his pastors to read a letter in support of open housing and economic justice in every parish in the city.” PeopleIfsKnowsJusticeCitiesSupportEconomicParticularLettersNativeSundayMarchChicagoPastorHousingMartyrCardinalsJustinParishEconomic Justice Author:Sara Paretsky
“And with the Occupy Movement, it's really ironic how the police come as representatives and enforcers of the powers that be, even though the people in the Occupy Movement are really on their side - not in terms of their behavior, but in terms of their economic status, in terms of who the police are in society and how much they're paid, and if you boil it down to the economics of it, the police should be out there marching with the Occupy Movement.” PeopleIfsShouldSidesTermEconomicMovementBehaviorEconomicsPaidPoliceIronicRepresentativesOccupy MovementEconomic Status Author:Oren Moverman
“Jews know the Palestinians. And they know they're not really different. And they know they are from the same background. And they know if they coordinated that they could be an economic success and a real basis for a rebirth in the Middle East.” IfsKnowsDifferentRealEconomicMiddleBasesJewEastBackgroundsMiddle EastPalestinianRebirthEconomic Success Author:Russ Feingold
“The problem is, if at all, in the different view of the economy, of economic growth. Growth is too low, even for us. That needs to change: More investments, a stronger role by the European Central Bank. Otherwise, there are no tensions between Italy and Germany. But on this point, compromises must be reached and we will reach them.” IfsNeedsDifferentProblemGrowthViewsRolesEconomyEconomicLowsStrongerInvestmentCompromiseTensionGermanyEconomic GrowthNeed A ChangeCentral BanksDifferent Views Author:Paolo Gentiloni
“We've got to be prepared to stop these guys if they ever try to use their economic power once again, to hurt the economy, and to hurt so many Americans. And my plan, Paul Krugman, Barney Frank, a lot of experts who understand what the new challenges might be, have said I am exactly on point, and the Wall Street guys actually know that.” IfsKnowsTryingSaidUseMightGuyChallengesHurtEconomyPlansEconomicStreetsWallPreparedExpertsFrankBe PreparedNew ChallengesEconomic Power Author:Hillary Clinton
“I have always paid careful attention to social and economic conflicts, to the dialectic - if we can call it that - between high and low. Maybe it's because I was not born or brought up in affluence.” IfsSocialBornAttentionEconomicConflictLowsPaidCarefulAffluenceHighs And LowsDialectics Author:Elena Ferrante
“There is no difference in a country between military, economic, and political affairs. It's useful for Business Insider to divide things that way. That's useful for a college program. But a country is a country. How do you understand China's economy without China's army? If you take these all into account you're ready to explain a question like, "How come the US doesn't have a debt problem?"” IfsWayCountryProblemPoliticalDifferencesEconomyEconomicMilitaryCollegeReadyProgramAccountsArmyAffairChinaDebtDividesInsiders Author:George Friedman
“I think people cast their votes for a number of reasons. I think if you look at your polls, you'll probably find that many, many people think that our views are closer to what they believe the future of America should be. That our views are closer on economic issues. And a lot of those polls come down to demographics, to age, to how much money you are making.” PeopleIfsThinkingShouldBelieveLooksReasonAgeAmericaViewsNumbersIssuesEconomicVoteCastsPollsDemographicsEconomic IssuesFuture Of America Author:Bernie Sanders
“We know taxes slow down economic growth, so if you add a carbon tax you have to also minus other taxes. You can't take more money out of people's pockets. I don't think you can build a consensus in this country about environmental policy if you're going to make people poor.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsCountryGrowthPoorEconomicPolicyTaxesAddEnvironmentalPocketsMore MoneyCarbonSlow DownConsensusEconomic GrowthMinusEnvironmental PolicyCarbon Tax Author:Christy Clark
“I became very much, if I have to describe myself, I'm sort of a Libertarian Capitalist, and I was looking for, what's the economic engine that's going to drive us into space?” IfsSpaceEconomicLibertarianEnginesCapitalistDescribe Myself Author:Peter Diamandis
“If you think about the last 50 years, Africa's proximity and historical context has absolutely been with Europe and the United States, but their approach in dealing with the economic challenges that Africa faces in particular has been one of handing out aid, not developing economies, not building a long term relationship around agriculture and so on.” IfsThinkingYearsLongHas BeensStatesLastsFacesTermChallengesUnitedUnited StatesEconomyEconomicBuildingParticularApproachEuropeHistoricalAidsDevelopingLong TermAgricultureProximityLong Term RelationshipHistorical Context Author:Dambisa Moyo
“If you wish to prosper, let your customer prosper. When people have learned this lesson, everyone will seek his individual welfare in the general welfare. Then jealousies between man and man, city and city, province and province, nation and nation, will no longer trouble the world.” PeopleIfsMenWorldIndividualNationsWishCitiesLibertyTroubleEconomicLessonsEconomicsCustomersWelfareProvincesGeneral Welfare Author:Frederic Bastiat
“It is like using a smoke screen, the same thing for an individual. The topic here is Islam. If French politicians are no longer talking about Islam, they know they will have to talk about something else, which brings the spotlight on their inefficiency. They will have to talk about domestic social and economic issues and they will have to justify their foreign policy, which is obviously something they need to avoid at all costs.” IfsKnowsNeedsIndividualSocialTalkingIssuesEconomicPolicyPoliticianCostIslamScreensSmokeJustifyForeign PolicyTopicsSpotlightInefficiencyEconomic Issues Author:Tariq Ramadan
“I think we are making a mistake, a very big mistake if we look at what we call the Arab Awakening only by looking at the whole dynamics in political and not in economic terms.” IfsThinkingLooksWholeBigsPoliticalTermMistakeEconomicAwakeningMaking MistakesDynamicsBig Mistake Author:Tariq Ramadan
“I remember Secretary of State [George] Shultz one day saying that America is an economic model for the world. I replied to him that America represents 5 percent of the world's population and consumes 30 percent of the world's energy. What if everyone in the world lives like Americans? Where do we get the energy for this standard of living?” IfsWorldStatesAmericaRememberEnergyEconomicOne DayModelsStandardsPercentPopulationWhat IfSecretaryStandards Of LivingWorld LifeEconomic Models Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“If I could say something about Capricornia, and it came out in your previous report, there is no doubt that the end of the mining boom has led to an economic downturn in central Queensland, and that is why people in Capricornia, and elsewhere in central Queensland too, are so desperate for a government that will protect their jobs and create new opportunities for jobs in the future. And that is why [Malcolm] Turnbull government's message of jobs and growth and its six point economic plan is so important to them.” PeopleIfsImportantEndsGovernmentJobsOpportunityGrowthDoubtPlansEconomicProtectSixMessagesNo DoubtDesperateIf I CouldReportsElsewhereMiningNew OpportunityQueenslandDownturnEconomic Downturn Author:George Brandis
“If there were to be a Labor-Greens government, that would be the end of the Adani mine, that would be the end of coal mining in central Queensland, and that would be the end of their best shot at economic prosperity in the future.” IfsEndsGovernmentWould BeEconomicMinesShotsLaborProsperityCoalMiningQueenslandBest ShotEconomic ProsperityCoal Mining Author:George Brandis
“This is a very practical discussion about the fact that one of the largest coal companies in the world, Adani, wants to build one of the, develop one of the largest coal mines in Australia in this region of Australia. And if they get the green light to do that, that will secure the economic future of people in Rockhampton, and people in central Queensland. It will secure their jobs in the future, and that's what they're concerned about.” PeopleIfsWorldWantFactsLightJobsCompanyEconomicMinesConcernedGreenPracticalsSecureDiscussionAustraliaRegionsCoalQueenslandGreen Lights Author:George Brandis
“The problem of numbers can only be dealt with by recognizing that people have a fundamental right to economic security. If you provide them with economic and environmental security, the population will stabilize itself.” PeopleIfsProblemNumbersEconomicSecurityFundamentalsEnvironmentalPopulationRecognizingEconomic Security Author:Vandana Shiva
“What I know is that if you put the right policies in place that will lead to economic growth, society will be better.” IfsKnowsGrowthEconomicPolicyEconomic Growth Author:Anthony Scaramucci
“If you look at the statistics regarding Native Americans, you will see that most of the tribes since the 70s have improved their economic situation in some form. And this has been brought about by their aggressive assertion of their sovereign treaty rights.” IfsLooksHas BeensFormSituationRightsEconomicNativeStatisticsAggressiveNative AmericanSovereignTribesAssertionTreaties Author:Leonard Peltier
“Whether it's social class status or your economic status, it is very evident that the top, if they get their way, will survive and be strong. They will lead those who are helpless, in many ways, to suffer.” IfsWaySufferingStrongSocialClassEconomicHelplessEvidentSocial ClassClass StatusEconomic Status Author:Edwin Hodge
“When you look at police violence, over the last three or four years, whether you call it a social, economic or racial thing, these are the guys that we're supposed to trust. These are the guys who are given these guns and weapons to protect us. Not to use them upon us, but to protect us, and they can't even get it right. So, if they can't get it right, how can you fault a society for fearing them, and fearing them in a way that makes them want to take up arms and fight back.” IfsWayWantYearsLooksUseLastsGuyFightingThreeGivenSocialFourViolenceEconomicArmsProtectWeaponsGunPoliceFaultsFour YearsPolice Violence Author:Edwin Hodge
“There's something profoundly liberating about giving, yet we don't do it often enough. It begs the question: why not? For some of us, our demanding schedules overtake our time to volunteer. For others, our fear of economic instability manifests a mindset dominated by pernicious lies like, "You can't afford to give" and "If you give, you won't have enough". However, truth of the matter is we simply cannot afford to not give back!” IfsGivingMatterEnoughLyingEconomicLike YouMindsetOur TimeWhy NotVolunteerSchedulesGiving BackLiberatingInstabilityPernicious Author:Jen Lilley
“For decades, I thought that scientific truth, solid economic case studies, and common sense were enough to bring about change on the environmental front. After all, the data is so compelling! I thought that if people just understood the severity of today's environmental threats and knew about available solutions, those solutions would happen. Not so.” PeopleIfsEnoughHappensTodayCommonCasesStudyEconomicFrontsSolutionsUnderstoodThreatEnvironmentalAvailableDecadesCommon SenseDataCompellingSeverityScientific TruthCase Studies Author:Annie Leonard
“I personally think that people should get the book because it is like a blueprint. It shows you the work that needs to be done if we're ever going to get economic equality, health, reproductive health, violence. I mean, it's every category.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsShouldMeanBookDoneShowsViolenceEconomicCategoriesBlueprintsReproductive HealthEconomic Equality Author:Eleanor Smeal
“If we don't rebuild that connection with people we will really find even bigger gaps, because our gap on inequality is not just economic.” PeopleIfsEconomicConnectionsBiggerInequalityGaps Author:Hillary Clinton
“For too long we have placed an irrational burden upon our oceans by demanding only a narrow selection of species, which has led to unsustainable fishing and economic practices. If we instead ask the ocean what it is willing to supply, we engage in an inherently more sustainable relationship.” IfsLongAsksPracticeEconomicWillingOceanSpeciesBurdenFishingIrrationalSelection Author:Barton Seaver
“With economic opportunity, sometimes it's making sure that if they're not in a place where they can have good jobs, that when they have economic opportunity, they have digital tools to use.” IfsSometimesUseJobsOpportunityEconomicToolsDigitalGood JobDigital Tools Author:Melinda Gates
“As a woman finds economic opportunity, even if she's only earning a couple of dollars a day, if she can save it on her phone, she then makes different decisions for her household than her husband might.” IfsDifferentMightOpportunityDecisionEconomicCoupleHusbandDollarsPhonesHouseholdEarning Author:Melinda Gates
“I think it's important for people to say look, what does each party and each candidate have to offer for you. If you want a better future that is going to be reliant on making smart economic policies, compare my husband's eight years with Ronald Reagan's eight years. 23 million new jobs, more than seven million people lifted out of poverty.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantYearsLooksDoeImportantJobsPartyPovertyMillionsEconomicPolicyOffersHusbandSmartSevenEightCompareCandidatesMy HusbandBetter FutureNew JobEconomic Policy Author:Hillary Clinton
“Sometimes people say to me, 'Well, what was the difference between Kosovo, which was a successful intervention, and Iraq and Afghanistan that have been so difficult?' And the answer is perfectly simple. In Kosovo, you have, after the removal of the loss of its regime, you had a process of political and economic reconstruction that took its part without the intervention of terrorism. If you had the intervention of terrorism, by the way, it would have been extremely difficult there - but we didn't.” PeopleIfsWayWellsHas BeensSometimesPoliticalProcessDifficultDifferencesLossSimpleAnswersSuccessfulEconomicIraqTerrorismAfghanistanRegimesInterventionReconstructionRemovalKosovo Author:Tony Blair